change status virtual button without triggering scene which is linked to it

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1

I made some virtual switches which trigger scenes.

I now want to use a specific lua code to set some lighting on specific events using an other scene, when this happens 1 of the virtual switches should also change from ON to OFF our reverse.

But when i use this scene to set this button it triggers an other scene, this is not what i want.

So my question therfore is:

is it possible to change the status of a virtual switch without triggering a scene which has this switch as a trigger as well?

2

No.

But you could possibly accomplish what you want to do using a little bit of LUA programming. For example, setting a global variable that would be checked in the other scene (and abort the other scene as appropriate).

i.e. In the scene that you want the other scene to not run:

gSuppress = 1

in the scene that is triggered:

if gSuppress == 1 then
gSuppress = 0
return false
end

You should use global variables with caution, since they will disappear everytime Vera decides to reboot.

3

With this amount of coupling between scenes you should consider using PLEG.

4

solved the problem bij using variable conatainer, her i set: variableX → true/false
I can read and set this from all scene’s, the variable container is ‘read only’ for users :slight_smile: