Google Aps Script - Trigger function when Column is "START" - javascript

I need function to simply trigger another function if a specific Google Sheet column's value (or values) is "START".
Something like this:
If column AUTO!N2:N is "START", then trigger the function letsStart()"
If column AUTO!N2:N is not "START", then do nothing.
Simple as that :)
Is this possible?
The letsStart() function already ends with:
var sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("AUTO")
.getRange('N2:N')
.createTextFinder('START')
.replaceAllWith('STOP')
...and working fine.
This is to avoid unintended looping.

I believe your goal is as follows.
You want to run a function of letsStart() when the cells AUTO!N2:N includes a value of "START".
In this case, how about the following 2 patterns?
Pattern 1:
In this pattern, when a cell in AUTO!N2:N is edited and the cell value is "START", letsStart() is run.
function onEdit(e) {
const { range, source } = e;
const sheet = range.getSheet();
const value = range.getValue();
if (sheet.getSheetName() != "AUTO" || range.columnStart != 14 || range.rowStart == 1 || value != "START") return;
letsStart();
// or range.setValue("STOP");
}
In this sample, a simple trigger of OnEdit is used. So, when you use this script, please edit a cell of AUTO!N2:N. By this, the script is run. When you put "START" to AUTO!N2:N, letsStart() is run.
Please be careful about this.
In this case, I thought that range.setValue("STOP"); might be able to be also used instead of letsStart();.
Pattern 2:
In this pattern, when the cells AUTO!N2:N includes a value of "START", letsStart() is run.
function myFunction() {
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("AUTO");
const lastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
if (lastRow == 0) return;
const textFinder = sheet.getRange("N2:N" + lastRow).createTextFinder("START").matchEntireCell(true);
if (!textFinder.findNext()) return;
letsStart();
// or textFinder.replaceAllWith("STOP");
}
When this script is run, when the cells AUTO!N2:N includes a value of "START", letsStart() is run. Althought I'm not sure your whole script of letsStart(), when I saw your script of letsStart(), I thoug that in this case, I thought that letsStart(); might be able to be replaced with textFinder.replaceAllWith("STOP");.
For example, when myFunction is modified to onEdit, this script can be also used with the simple trigger of OnEdit.
References:
createTextFinder(findText) of Class Range
Simple Triggers

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