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AlainLifchitz add example image
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-====== Execute Macro From Another Macro ======+====== Execute ​Macro Action ​======
  
  
-The *Execute Macro* action allows you to execute another macro like a subroutine. ​ The sub-macro will be executed, and when it is finished, execution will continue on from after this action.+The *Execute Macro* action allows you to execute another macro like a subroutine, though without any ability to pass parameters or receive a result other than through variables (if you want to pass parameters in to a sub-macro or receive a result from it, consider making it a subroutine by adding the [[trigger:​Subroutine|Subroutine]] trigger to it and using the [[action:​Execute_a_Subroutine|Execute a Subroutine]] action instead).  The sub-macro will be executed, and when it is finished, execution will continue on from after this action.
  
-You can optionally configure the action to be *Asynchronous*,​ which means the sub-macro will be executed, and the current macro will continue on without waiting so that both macros will be executing at the same time.+You can optionally configure the action to be *Asynchronous*,​ which means the sub-macro will be executed ​as a new execution instance, and the current macro will continue on without waiting so that both macros will be executing at the same time.
  
-You can optionally configure a parameter for the executed macro which will be available via the %TriggerValue% token.+You can optionally configure a parameter for the executed macro which will be available via the [[token:​TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]] token.
  
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 ExtraSearchTags:​ *Run Macro*, *Run a Macro*, *Call Macro*, *Sub Macro* ExtraSearchTags:​ *Run Macro*, *Run a Macro*, *Call Macro*, *Sub Macro*
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 +===== See Also =====
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 +=== Triggers ===
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 +* [[trigger:​URL|URL]]
 +* [[:​Triggers|See all Triggers]]
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 +=== Actions ===
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 +* [[action:​Execute_a_Subroutine|Execute a Subroutine]] action
 +* [[/​Actions|Actions]]
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action/Execute_a_Macro.1453592007.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/01/23 18:33 by AlainLifchitz