Re: [ANN] Lua For Windows v5.1.3.3 Public Alpha2 released

[Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@...>]

On 21/05/2008 15:30, gary ng wrote:
> Yes, but you need to specfically write such a
> script(to support DND)

With the proper file association, files you drag'n'drop on the script 
are seen as parameters to the script. No special coding needed.

> and as I said in another post,
> these things better use a different extension(like
> .wlua) to seperate them from the standard .lua which
> can be a module, a command line that needs no
> argument, a command line that print a help screen.

I agree with you here, it is a good idea to distinguish pure command 
line utilities from stuff popping out message boxes or GUIs...

> There may be a reason 'for' it like running
> 'myscript.lua' in the command window instead of 'lua
> myscript.lua' but personally I don't find it to have
> such an advantage over the 'double-click' case I think
> do more harm than good.

Just to be clear: you can perfectly set a file association to .lua that 
doesn't support double click for running it. Such default action can be 
edit, or anything else. Or nothing. At "worse", file association can be 
used only to define an icon and a file type description for Lua scripts 
in Windows Explorer (and compatible programs).
That's what I did for PHP files, which are rarely run from the command 
line, even less with double-click!

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