a_table = {x = 0, y = 0} for i = 0,1000000 do a_table.x = a_table.x + i if i % 1000 == 0 then io.write( "Done: ", a_table.x, " " , a_table.y, " \r" ) end end for i = 0,1000000 do a_table.y = "String " .. i*2 if i % 1000 == 0 then io.write( "Done: ", a_table.x, " " , a_table.y, " \r" ) end end io.write( "Done: ", a_table.x, " " , a_table.y, " \n" )