Lua Save Table to File

--[[
   Save Table to File
   Load Table from File
   v 1.0
   
   Lua 5.2 compatible
   
   Only Saves Tables, Numbers and Strings
   Insides Table References are saved
   Does not save Userdata, Metatables, Functions and indices of these
   ----------------------------------------------------
   table.save( table , filename )
   
   on failure: returns an error msg
   
   ----------------------------------------------------
   table.load( filename or stringtable )
   
   Loads a table that has been saved via the table.save function
   
   on success: returns a previously saved table
   on failure: returns as second argument an error msg
   ----------------------------------------------------
   
   Licensed under the same terms as Lua itself.
]]--
do
   -- declare local variables
   --// exportstring( string )
   --// returns a "Lua" portable version of the string
   local function exportstring( s )
      return string.format("%q", s)