-- import
function import(module,intoglobal)
	-- imports the file into the program
	-- for a module example
	-- this must load 'example.dll'
	-- and look for the fn 'Example_Init()' (note the capitalisation)
	
	local libname=module..".dll"	-- windows
	--libname=module..".so" -- unix
	
	-- capitialising the first letter
	local c=string.upper(string.sub(module,1,1))
	local fnname=c..string.sub(module,2).."_Init"
	
	assert(loadlib(libname,fnname),"error loading module:"..module)()
	
	-- moving to global namespace
	if intoglobal then
		--m=raw_get(_G,module)	-- gets the module object
		local m=_G[module]	-- gets the module object
		assert(m~=nil,"no module table found")
		local k,v
		for k,v in m do _G[k]=v end
	end
end