How can I pass parameters to a Lua file when loading it from another Lua file?

Question

I need some help on parsing the Command Line for a lua file. I am executing a lua file and that lua file has a command "dofile(2nd.lua-file)", but, I want to pass some argument to this 2nd lua file through this 1st lua file.

example- a.lua has dofile("b.lua"), and now I have to pass some argument to b.lua through this a.lua and how can I do this.

Answer 1

Try this. In file `a.lua':

assert(loadfile("b.lua"))(10,20,30)

In file b.lua:

local a,b,c=...

or

local arg={...}

The arguments to b.lua are received as varargs, hence the ....