How to load text file into sort of table-like variable in Lua?
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How to load text file into sort of table-like variable in Lua?
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function read_addresses(filename)
local database = { }
for l in io.lines(filename) do
local n, a, e = l:match '(%S+)%s+(%S+)%s+(%S+)'
table.insert(database, { name = n, address = a, email = e })
end
return database
end