Lua DSL for configuration

[Joshua Jensen <jjensen@...>]

There is a configuration file I deal with that has a syntax like so:

VARIABLE "MyVar" = "Hello"

I thought that, perhaps, Lua could read it directly.  Having a function 
called VARIABLE that works with Lua's simplified single parameter string 
syntax will solve the VARIABLE "MyVar" portion:

function VARIABLE(name)
    --
end

At this point, I am uncertain what I would have VARIABLE() return that 
would allow me to pick up the right side (= "Hello") of the 
configuration line.

Any thoughts?  Is it possible?

Thanks.

Josh