tArgs from file question - sorry if repeat

Just what the title says. I have used tArgs, but am having trouble setting the variables from a file IF it exists or prompting for input IF it doesn't. I am somewhat new to lua and this is probably not that hard, but after googling "write/load tArgs to/from file" and looking through programs on the forums here I haven't found a solution :(/>

I won't bother repeating the standard tArgs code, and my attempts to modify it have utterly failed. Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Jnky

Just serialize the arguments and save them. With this setup, the file is read only if there are no arguments:

local configPath = shell.getRunningProgram() .. ".cfg"
if fs.isReadOnly(configPath) then configPath = fs.getName(shell.getRunningProgram()) .. ".cfg" end
local shellArgs = {...}

local function saveConfig(tbl)
    local handle = fs.open(configPath, "w")
    if not handle then error("failed to save config") end
    handle.write(textutils.serialize(tbl))
    handle.close()
end

local function loadConfig()
    local handle = fs.open(configPath, "r")
    if not handle then error("failed to load config") end
    local serialized = handle.readAll()
    handle.close()
    return textutils.unserialize(serialized)
end

if not fs.exists(configPath) or #shellArgs > 0 then
    saveConfig(shellArgs)
end
local tArgs = loadConfig()

-- do whatever you want with tArgs

Thank you for the response LBPHacker, I do believe that may be just what I am looking for. Trying to wrap my head around the code you posted and use it like I want it to be used.

Thanks again