RE: xpl newbie: cm12 interfacing with win98 questions

[Tony Tofts]

> Thanks everyone for the tips above. I have been to
> homeseer.com and installed the keware ocx and I have also
> installed Tony's xplcm12 program and run the the xplinstall
> archive above. So far so good.

You also need to have an xpl hub running (vb6 or .net)....
And you need to configure the xplcm12, before it will listen

Do you have xplhal yet?

> Now I am trying to use Ian's x10send to switch a light on and
> off. I am very unsure how to use it! I think the correct
> syntax to switch a1 on is:

Not sure, Ian can answer this though. I'd check it out, but I'm at work at
the mo.

> Does x10send have to be in the same directory as Tonys xpcm12
> or can it be anywhere? DO I have to run it from a dos prompt
> or do I use a shortcut from the win98se desktop? I can't set
> command line parameters with a shortcut.

Anywhere

Regards
Tony