Self-Editing Scripts?

Hey, all! I've been thinking about a project that I'd like to work on.. but I'm pretty sure it's impossible.. but just to be sure, I'll ask.

Is it possible, in any way, to edit a script (itself or just another script in the same object) from a string of code? Like, to be able to take any string, and try to convert it into a script. I highly doubt that it is, but if somebody has some far out explanation for making this work, I'd love to here it.

-Vekk Sonic

No, but it might be possible to make a complex parsing routine that can do basic commands and control structures, like an extension of a calculator script.

Yeah, I was sort of thinking about that. It would take a long time to code, and it might be pretty limited, but.. at least the project could be somewhat functional.

I've done something like this .. out of sheer necessity, rather than experimental purposes.

LSLs message passing requirements lends itself well to this particular problem.

You could examine my implementation of Forth that is in the script libraries - it can create functions within itself (and even has an eval word to run commands stored in a string). If interested, I also have been working on a more advance (although less Forth and more a new language).

Now there's an idea!

: TOOT FORTH LOVE IF HONK THEN ;

The great thing about Forth is, you don't need to buy an obfuscator if you're distributing source, it's a built-in language feature. <laughs>

*grin*

yes, it can tend to l little bit write-only.

Paul.