Re: More than 256 arguments?

[HyperHacker <hyperhacker@...>]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 02:27, Matthieu CARON <matbbox@hotmail.fr> wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> I'm having an issue with my program and you might have the solution.
>
> I'm using Lua in C++ and I'm executing my commands with
> LuaL_dostring(LuaState, str.data()).
> The string passed looks like :
> "LuaFunction("arg1","arg2","arg3",......,"arg280")"
>
> Everything works fine when my fonction has less than 250 arguments but I
> receive an error for more arguments.
> The Lua error I receive for more than 250 arguments is [string
> "LuaFunction("arg1","arg2","arg3..."]:1: function or expression too complex
> near 'arg250'
>
> So I changed the Lua value of MAXSTACK in llimits.h and set it to 1000
> Now the function works fine for more than 250 arguments, but I can't go over
> 256 arguments.
> The Lua error I receive for more than 256 arguments is [string
> "LuaFunction("arg1","arg2","arg3..."]:1: attempt to call a string value
>
> What did I do wrong? Do I have to change another parameter in Lua?
>
> Thanks in advance for your replies
>
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The real question is what in the world are you doing that requires
over 256 arguments to a function instead of just a table?

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