Hi Tuomo! Thanks for your help!
> On 2005-04-21, Stefan Reich�r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The following works, but I get an error message: >> >> % ionflux -e 'mod_query.show_about_ion(ioncore.find_screen_id(0))' >> Error: >> [string "return tostring(arg[1]())"]:1: bad argument #1 to >> `tostring' (value expected) > > Fixed. Confirmed. :-) >> And, is it possible to run a lua function and give a string result >> back to the calling ionflux? > > You must 'return' the value. Here is what I tried first: % ionflux -e "ioncore.version()" nil I thought, the return value of the called function will be used (coming from a lisp background). And for reference, here is the way it works: % ionflux -e "return ioncore.version()" "3ds-20050116" You can even use it as calculator: ;-) % ionflux -e "return 7+3" 10 Stefan.
