Trying to set target via LUA code.

[IndigoThinker]

I am unable to use this protected LUA function in WoW.

TargetUnit("nameExample");

So I tried the alternative below.

btn = CreateFrame("Button","myButton",UIParent,"SecureActionButtonTemplate");
btn:SetAttribute("type","target");
btn:SetAttribute("unit","nameExample");
btn:Click("yo");

Same problem.

Is there anyway to set target via LUA without getting blocked?

Thanks in advance.

[Smashbolt]

As far as I know, there is not. Like you said, targeting is protected; it can only be done by an addon in response to a physical hardware event.

So your button in example 2 should target just fine if it's actually clicked by the player (I think), but clicking it programmatically won't work.

[IndigoThinker]

How about calling a macro that is defined as

/target exampleName

[IndigoThinker]

or maybe set the button i used to call the script and just press it twice?

[Phanx]

Not possible. You cannot automatically set your target, run a macro, or click a secure button. See the Things Addons/Macros Can't Do sticky thread. All of the actions you've mentioned require a hardware event -- a button press or mouse click. An addon cannot do them for you.