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+++ action:Execute_a_Macro [2022/09/27 05:15] (current) – peternlewis
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-====== Execute Macro From Another Macro ======
+====== Execute a 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 [[token:TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]] token.
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 ===== See Also =====
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 === Triggers ===
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 * [[:Triggers|See all Triggers]]
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+=== Actions ===
+* [[action:Execute_a_Subroutine|Execute a Subroutine]] action
+* [[/Actions|Actions]]