[JW Lua] Using the 'Optional' code field in RGP Lua

[Robert Patterson]

I don't think you need a local variable at all. In your script write

if tacet_text == nil then
   tacet_text = "TACET'
end

In your prefix write:

tacet_text = "IT WORKS!"


On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 2:02 PM Jacob Winkler <jacob.winkler at mac.com> wrote:

> Hey folks, and by folks I may mean mostly Robert Patterson, can anyone
> offer some advice on how to use the new 'Optional' field in RGP Lua? It
> seems like the perfect place for a user to store their own custom
> variables, but I'm having a little difficulty with it.
>
> In the screenshot below, you can see that I am successfully setting up my
> 'user variable'. However, I want the script to not RELY on the presence of
> the user variable, I want it to work no matter what. To that end, I set up
> an if/then that tests to see if my user variable is nil. If it is not nil,
> then the script will use its value. If it IS nil, then it will use another
> value that I have hard coded. Seems like it should work... But it doesn't.
>
>
> Any suggestions on how this could be set up better?
>
> -Jake
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