# LUBE.bin:pack

Packs a table into a single string in order to send it across a network. Used in conjunction with LUBE.bin:unpack once the data reaches the other side.

## Function

### Synopsis

    string= lube.bin:pack( table )

### Arguments

`table table`
  A user defined table that you want to update.

### Returns

`string string`
  The table returned as a string, separated by predefined characters.

## See Also

- LUBE
- LUBE.bin:setseperators
- LUBE.bin:unpack

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Category:

- Functions