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[jay5476]

what is the easiest way to insert data from a file after every newline eg.

local table = {}
--[[ file looks like
file
other
test
have a function read that and insert into a table like]]--
table = {"file","other","test"} -- this is what table should be

thanks for help in advanced

[theoriginalbit]

it is quite easy to do this, there are several approaches that people take. This is the approach that I have been taking lately:

--# the lines in the file
local fileData = {}

--# open the file
local handle = assert(fs.open("some_file", 'r'), "Cannot open file for read")

--# read all the lines from the file using an iterator
for line in handle.readLine do
  --# insert the line into the table
  table.insert(fileData, line)
end

--# close the file header
handle.close()

The above is one of the easiest methods.

[jay5476]

derpy me forgot about readLine bean using readAll lately

[theoriginalbit]

Haha, it's ok, we all have those moments from time to time.