If you would like to store your data separated from the code, you would create your own file format and code a parser for it, or you search for the XML userlib in the forums, can't remember exactly, or you might try my Lua wrapper, which works well for storing human readable configuration data.
Get it here:
http://files.filefront.com/BlitzLua114Bzip/;9955481;/fileinfo.html
Or i missed your point completely ;-)
Get it here:
http://files.filefront.com/BlitzLua114Bzip/;9955481;/fileinfo.html
Or i missed your point completely ;-)