Executing a subtrigger from a Lua function

This example shows how to execute a subtrigger from a Lua function, along with passing a value into the subtrigger and receiving an output from the subtrigger.

The export file for this project, trigger, and subtrigger is here: Trigger_MyNewTrigger_subtrigger.dwx

Assumptions

  • You know how to define and edit triggers. The trigger List Editor is shown, the Canvas Editor can be used as well. The flow is similar.
  • You are familiar with the Lua language syntax.

The example

The following will walk you through the steps to define a trigger that will execute a Lua function from a Lua script:

Go to: Step 1 - Defining the subtrigger