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<b>Command History</b>
 
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<div style="background:#ebebeb" width="100%">Available since <span style="color:orange">v3.7</span></div>
 
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Allows you to start any "called by other action" you include!
 
 
 
 
 
Syntax:
 
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startAction(action)
 
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Example 1: basic start action method
 
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--[[
 
!important: you must take care when using this method that you don't have multiple instances of actions with the same name otherwise it will not work correctly!
 
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-- shortened get action method; !important: see comment above!
 
startAction("Actions[action_name]")
 
 
 
 
 
-- full get action method; !recommended
 
startAction("Scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].SceneActions[action_name]")
 
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Example 2: start action via a variable
 
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-- you can of course use variables with actions stored in them instead!
 
local act = getObject("Actions[action_name]")
 
startAction(act)
 
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<b><u>Arguments</u></b>
 
 
 
action: path <br/>
 
The path to the action to be started! ("path"."object_id"."action")
 
 
 
Flags: none
 
 
 
Return: visionaireObject <br/>
 
The visionaire object representing the active action!
 
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|<b>Relevant Pages</b>: [[StopAction|stopAction]]
 
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