Change lua config startup overwrite

EXE/REM/Lua/DYNAMIC/config.lua

@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ setglobal('manhattan_gen', "origin")
 setglobal('rochester_gen', "origin")
 setglobal('toledo_gen', "origin")
 
--- This Config File has currently no effect, because it has no integration
--- Idea is to combine it with dofile to thn scripts
+-- This Config File effecting Character Animation References, Planet & Station Enviorments and Mission Cutscenes
+-- Files in DATA\SCRIPTS GCS,BASES and EXTRAS using these defined globals
+-- Included with dofile('..\\EXE\\REM\\Lua\\DYNAMIC\\config.lua') in .thn scripts

EXE/REM/Lua/luastart.lua

@@ -26,72 +26,78 @@ rem.ConfigureWeaponFire({
 
 -- Dynamic Enviroments and Characters
 
-local char_gen = "trent"
-local fileChar = io.open(".\\REM\\Avatars\\characters.cfg", "w")
-if fileChar then
-    fileChar:write(char_gen)
-    fileChar:close()
-	print("Setting Character to " .. char_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening characters.cfg")
+-- Function to modify the config.lua file
+
+function modifyLuaConfig(filePath)
+    -- Read the file
+    local file, err = io.open(filePath, "r")
+    if not file then
+        print("Error opening file: ".. err)
+        return
+    end
+
+    -- Read all lines from the file into a table
+    local lines = {}
+    for line in file:lines() do
+        table.insert(lines, line)
+    end
+    file:close()
+
+    -- Get the current day and month
+    local currentDay = os.date("%d")
+    local currentMonth = os.date("%B")
+
+    -- Modify the lines as needed
+    for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
+	
+        -- Change day_gen to the current day
+        if line:find("setglobal%('day_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('day_gen', \"".. currentDay.. "\")"
+			
+        -- Change months_gen to the current month
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('months_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('months_gen', \"".. currentMonth.. "\")"
+			
+        -- Change gcs_state to "off"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('gcs_state',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('gcs_state', \"off\")"
+			
+        -- Change char_gen to "trent"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('char_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('char_gen', \"trent\")"
+			
+        -- Change gcs_voice to "trent"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('gcs_voice',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('gcs_voice', \"trent\")"
+			
+        -- Change anm_gen to "stand"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('anm_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('anm_gen', \"stand\")"
+			
+        -- Change manhattan_gen, rochester_gen, toledo_gen to "origin"
+		
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('manhattan_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('manhattan_gen', \"origin\")"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('rochester_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('rochester_gen', \"origin\")"
+        elseif line:find("setglobal%('toledo_gen',") then
+            lines[i] = "setglobal('toledo_gen', \"origin\")"
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Write the modified lines back to the file
+    file, err = io.open(filePath, "w")
+    if not file then
+        print("Error writing to file: ".. err)
+        return
+    end
+    for _, line in ipairs(lines) do
+        file:write(line.. "\n")
+    end
+    file:close()
+
+    print("File modified successfully.")
 end
 
-local gcs_state = "off"
-local fileGCS = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\gcs_state.cfg", "w")
-if fileGCS then
-    fileGCS:write(gcs_state)
-    fileGCS:close()
-	print("Setting gcs_state to " .. gcs_state)
-else
-    print("Error while opening gcs_state.cfg")
-end
-
-local months_gen = os.date("%B")
-local fileMonths = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\months.cfg", "w")
-if fileMonths then
-    fileMonths:write(months_gen)
-    fileMonths:close()
-	print("Setting Month to " .. months_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening months.cfg")
-end
-
-local day_gen = os.date("%d")
-local fileDay = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\day.cfg", "w")
-if fileDay then
-    fileDay:write(day_gen)
-    fileDay:close()
-	print("Setting Day to " .. day_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening day.cfg")
-end
-
-local manhattan_gen = "origin"
-local fileManhattan = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\manhattan.cfg", "w")
-if fileManhattan then
-    fileManhattan:write(manhattan_gen)
-    fileManhattan:close()
-	print("Setting Manhattan Scene to " .. manhattan_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening manhattan.cfg")
-end
-
-local toledo_gen = "origin"
-local fileToledo = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\toledo.cfg", "w")
-if fileToledo then
-    fileToledo:write(toledo_gen)
-    fileToledo:close()
-	print("Setting Toledo Scene to " .. toledo_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening toledo.cfg")
-end
-
-local rochester_gen = "origin"
-local fileRochester = io.open(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\rochester.cfg", "w")
-if fileRochester then
-    fileRochester:write(rochester_gen)
-    fileRochester:close()
-	print("Setting Rochester Scene to " .. rochester_gen)
-else
-    print("Error while opening rochester.cfg")
-end
+-- Execute modify function
+modifyLuaConfig(".\\REM\\LUA\\DYNAMIC\\config.lua")