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Title: terminate lua script
Post by: dbt3000files on November 13, 2018, 10:48:24 PM

Does anyone know the best way to terminate a lua script or macro?

I have been using "do return end", but I have run into a problem.  If I run "do return end" from within a function it will end that function but not the entire macro script.

For example:
In a file called macrofunctions I could have the following:

function whatIwanttosay()
   wx.wxmessagebox("good to see you") 
   do return end    --end script so nothing else is said (this is what I was hoping I could use to stop the entire program)
end

function whatIamthinking()
   wx.wxmessagebox("looks like you gained a few pounds")
end

My macro would be:

function m90001()
   whatIwanttosay()
   whatIamthinking()
end

The do return end at the end of the function whatIwanttosay() does nothing to prevent the macro from calling the next function.  Is there a way to end an entire macro from within a function?  If not, I am wondering what is considered best practice for ending a script. 
I realize that I could have each function return a number and I could check for that number before running any further functions, but it doesn't seem like a very elegant solution.  I have quite a few nested functions, and the whole thing becomes a mess if I have to query each one to see if it has completed before continuing.

Thanks for any help!!
David

Title: Re: terminate lua script
Post by: DazTheGas on November 14, 2018, 11:05:50 AM

Quote

I realize that I could have each function return a number and I could check for that number before running any further functions

Thats the route I would take......

DazTheGas

Title: Re: terminate lua script
Post by: dbt3000files on November 18, 2018, 07:55:00 PM

Thanks Daz. I'm glad I'm not just missing something obvious.  So am I right in thinking the best way to do this is to use a return code? I am using return nil to end everything which is what seems to be the normal way to do it, but the examples in the Mach4 Lua manual use do return end. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks!
David

function test()
   if 1 == 1 then
       return 1, mc.MERROR_NOERROR
   else
      wx.wxmessagebox("nope")
      return nil, nil
end
local answer
local rc
answer, rc = test()
if rc ~= mc.MERROR_NOERROR then
   return nil
end