running cs lua through server side file

[FelixCrimson]

i'd like learn how to make a clientside lua file run on a players chat message
for example, writing !help would open a cs lua file. if anyone has any examples themselves or know sites that could make
this function more clear, it would be appreciated.

[MysteryPancake]

You could just use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/OnPlayerChat]OnPlayerChat[/url] and check if the text is !help, then just run whatever code you want...you probably shouldn't be trying to run a CSLua file from a client because that could be exploited pretty easily...unless you want that to happen, then you could use something like [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Global/RunString]RunString[/url] after doing [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/File/Read]File:Read[/url] on the CSLua file

What are you trying to do? There's probably a less dangerous alternative

hook.Add( 'OnPlayerChat', 'UNIQUE_NAME', function( ply, txt, team, dead )
    if txt == '!help' then
        --put the code here or do whatever you want to read the lua file
    end
    return false -- this stops the chat message from being surpressed
end )

[FelixCrimson]

let me try to explain more,

i have a client side script that ive made, and i want it to open on the player once they've typed !help

sorry for any confusion, trying your example now.

[MysteryPancake]

Well, can't you just put the script inside the 'if' statement?

hook.Add( 'OnPlayerChat', 'UNIQUE_NAME', function( ply, txt, team, dead )
    if txt == '!help' then

        --Insert the code you want to run

    end
    return false
end )

It'd be a lot easier to put the contents of the file your script is in inside the 'if' statement than trying to actually RUN the whole file

[FelixCrimson]

i did the following example and put my derma code into the if statement, put it into E:\garry\garrysmod\addons\Hmenu\lua\server, and it still doesn't seem to be working

[MysteryPancake]

That's because [URL="https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/OnPlayerChat"]OnPlayerChat[/URL] is a clientside hook. I thought you said your script was clientside?
[QUOTE=FelixCrimson;49567760]i have a [B]client side[/B] script that ive made, and i want it to open on the player once they've typed !help[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=FelixCrimson;49567705]i'd like learn how to make a [B]clientside[/B] lua file run on a players chat message[/QUOTE]
If you want it to work serverside, you should use [URL="https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/PlayerSay"]PlayerSay[/URL] instead:

hook.Add( 'PlayerSay', 'UNIQUE_NAME', function( ply, text, team )
    if text == '!help' then

        --Your code here

    end
end )

Also, try putting the file in this file path instead:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons\Hmenu\lua\autorun\server

Perhaps then it'll work. I've never heard of GMod running any Lua files from the E: drive...

[NiandraLades]

I think you're over-complicating it - the net library would do fine

[MysteryPancake]

Why use the net library when there are two versions of the PlayerSay function- one clientside and one serverside?

[looter]

Yeah if it's not using any data generated from server-side code, keep it all client-side.