Lua:autoAssembleCheck

function autoAssembleCheck(AutoAssemblerScript, Enable OPTIONAL, TargetSelf OPTIONAL) : nil - boolean

Checks the script for syntax errors. Returns true on succes, false with an error message on failure.

Tip: Use '[[ ]]' or '[==[ ]==]' quotes for multiline script.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
AutoAssemblerScript	string	The script to run with Cheat Engine's auto assembler.
Enable	boolean	If true the [Enable] section will be checked, else the [Disable] section is checked.
TargetSelf	boolean	If set it will check as if assembling into Cheat Engine itself.

Examples

 local checkOk, errMsg = autoAssembleCheck("{$lua}\n print('Checked Form Auto Assembler Script!')")

 local scriptStr = [==[
   alloc(memExample, 0x100)
   label(returnHere)
    
   memExample:
     mov eax,123
     jmp returnHere
    
   00400500:
     jmp memExample
     returnHere:
 ]==]
  
 local checkOk, errMsg = autoAssembleCheck(scriptStr)
 if not checkOk then
   print('The auto assembler script failed.')
   print(errMsg)
 else
   print('The auto assembler script passed.')
 end

 local scriptStr = [==[
   [Enable]
   alloc(memExample, 0x100)
   label(returnHere)
    
   memExample:
     mov eax,123
     jmp returnHere
    
   00400500:
     jmp memExample
     returnHere:
   [Disable]
     dealloc(memExample)
 ]==]
  
 local checkOk, errMsg = autoAssembleCheck(scriptStr, true)
 if not checkOk then
   print('The auto assembler script failed.')
   print(errMsg)
 else
   print('The auto assembler script passed.')
 end

 local scriptStr = [==[
   [Enable]
   alloc(memExample, 0x100)
   label(returnHere)
    
   memExample:
     mov eax,123
     jmp returnHere
    
   00400500:
     jmp memExample
     returnHere:
   [Disable]
     dealloc(memExample)
 ]==]
  
 local checkOk, errMsg = autoAssembleCheck(scriptStr, false, true)
 if not checkOk then
   print('The auto assembler script failed.')
   print(errMsg)
 else
   print('The auto assembler script passed.')
 end

See also

• Lua
• Script engine

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• disassemble
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• readPointerLocal
• writeBytesLocal
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• qwordToByteTable
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• byteTableToWord
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