Targeting via SecureFrames

[Jaffy]

Ok, I've created a button to do a should-be-simple task: target a unit.

The problem is, I cant figure out how to target a unit thats derived from a saved variable or local (ill explain in a second).

(for the following, im trying to target a guy named Lar in Sen'jin Village)

It works if the target is built into the macro, such as this:

self:SetAttribute("type1", "macro")
self:SetAttribute("macrotext", "/target Lar")

It dosnt work though if the target comes from a local:

(SUPERTARGET is used for a lack of a better name atm)

local SUPERTARGET = "Lar";
self:SetAttribute("type1", "macro")
self:SetAttribute("macrotext", "/target" ..SUPERTARGET)

I tried it with a different attribute type, but that didnt work either:

local SUPERTARGET = "Lar";
self:SetAttribute("type", "target")
self:SetAttribute("unit", "Lar")

So, does anybody have any idea on how to get this to work?

[Duugu]

So, does anybody have any idea on how to get this to work?

Your can't.
afaik the attribute "unit" must be a UnitID. A unit name is not valid. (however I'm not 100% sure about that)


Edit:
Your second example should work. Just add a space before the name:

local SUPERTARGET = " Lar";

[Jaffy]

Holy crap, works like a charm. Thanks a bunch man!

[Seerah]

Yeah - before you had /targetLar