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On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 02:15:36PM +0200, Charles Smith wrote:
> Okay, I got it to work:
> 
> v = "m1"
> 
> function m1 ()
>     print ("hello world")
> end
> 
> _G[v]()

I'm trying, and failing, to see a situation where this is the most
elegant solution.

Can't you just define the function first?  Calling functions by name
rather than value is fraught with horror.

B.