Lua is a small scripting language created specifically to be embedded in a host program such as FileMaker Pro. It is easy to learn and runs very efficiently.

Lua is used in many software products as an embedded scripting language for both user-level scripting and primary functionality. Because of its speed it is very popular as a game scripting language.

Some Online References for Learning Lua

• Lua 5.1 Reference Manual
• Programming in Lua

Some Published Books for Learning Lua

• Amazon's Lua bookstore - Books published by Lua.org
• Beginning Lua Programming (Programmer to Programmer)