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[Geforce Fan]

Alright, before I say anything, I want to tell you I have tried looking at the default pastebin program but I could not make sense of it. I tried even replication its code but there was something I was missing.
Anyhow, basically I want to know how to implement paste bin's "run" feature into my program. How would I do this and could this be explained line-by-line?
Sorry for any mistakes, auto-correct on Mac OSX is annoying sometimes.




How to fix(for anyone who's searched here or found this looking for help)
First of all, you do
variable = http.get("http://pastebin.com/raw.phpi=PASTEIDHERE")
then you do
variable = loadstring(variable)
Then
setfenv(variable, getfenv())
then run variable in any way you want and you will have all your global functions and variables inside it but not local variables.

Edited by Hithere__, 27 April 2014 - 05:28 AM.

[KingofGamesYami]

I usually use something like this

shell.run("pastebin get code")

if I need something from pastebin. I prefer not to run from pastebin, as that will require you to connect every time.

[Geforce Fan]

I do not need this file except for one time in my application. I cannot use shell.run("pastebin blah blah blah") in my program. I need to replicate pastebin run's functionality WITHOUT using shell.run("pastebin blah blah blah") or creating any kind of temporary file.

[HometownPotato]

http.get to return the text in 'http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=IDHERE' and with that, I believe you could just run the loadstring function

[Geforce Fan]

HometownPotato, on 27 April 2014 - 04:39 AM, said:

http.get to return the text in 'http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=IDHERE' and with that, I believe you could just run the loadstring function

Thank you! This really clears things up. With this, I might be able to release a public alpha of my my project tonight!

Edited by Hithere__, 27 April 2014 - 04:47 AM.

[Geforce Fan]

Wait. How do I get things like functions to work inside of this? I've defined a global function but it will not work inside of this!
If there's no way to get my global variables/functions in there, could I pass them into it like a normal function?

Edited by Hithere__, 27 April 2014 - 05:08 AM.

[HometownPotato]

At the very bottom of your code (don't use local variables if you want to be able to access that variable) add:
return getfenv();

So you could assign the loadstring to a variable and you will now have a table of everything you need.

I forgot to add, if you are using an infinite loop then returning the environment is useless, since well you can't really do anything I guess.

Edited by HometownPotato, 27 April 2014 - 05:10 AM.

[Geforce Fan]

HometownPotato, on 27 April 2014 - 05:04 AM, said:

At the very bottom of your code (don't use local variables if you want to be able to access that variable) add:
return getfenv();

So you could assign the loadstring to a variable and you will now have a table of everything you need.

I forgot to add, if you are using an infinite loop then returning the environment is useless, since well you can't really do anything I guess.

wait, I add this before launching the string, or before doing load string?
I am inside a function inside an infinite loop inside a function.
AHA: I think I figured it out
setfenv(stringfunction, getfenv())
stringfunction
Of course it's not called stringfunction, but you get the point.

Edited by Hithere__, 27 April 2014 - 05:24 AM.

[HometownPotato]

I was thinking more of the lines like:

-pastebin code:
--etc code...
--return getfenv()

-CC code
--x = loadstring(pastebincrap)();
--x.functionInPB();

something like that

[Geforce Fan]

what?
first of all nothing special can really be in the pastebin code-- not stuff like that. I'll link you to the finished program when I upload it shortly
Uploading it now. Will be full of bugs, graphical glitches, pointless buttons, weird APIs, useless functions, and inefficient code. I need to fix it up but I will release it for developers.

Edited by Hithere__, 27 April 2014 - 05:31 AM.

[Geforce Fan]

here's the link
http://www.computerc...eed-for-a-host/
will pm you it too