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Manually execute a trigger.

Syntax

trigger(obj);

Description

trigger(obj) manually executes a trigger. After trigger is issued:

The absolute time of the trigger event is recorded in the TriggerTime property.
Logging or Sending is set to On.
The M-file specified by TriggerAction is executed.

trigger can only be invoked if TriggerType is set to Manual, Running is On, and Logging is Off. The trigger action is recorded in the device object's EventLog property.