Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with xPL_HomeVision (detecting variable change)..

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andy

Remove the current value from the input condition so that the
Determinator will only look for the type.... ie variable... and variable
number... (name).......From memory you must delete the variable from the
your HVExclude.hvx file.......
Hope that makes some sense...
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] xPL newbie (still!) needs help with xPL_HomeVision
(detecting variable change)..


> Hi all,
>
> Last night I sat down and decided to try this whole xPL thing again.
> Now either it's got more idiot-proof or I've got wiser - I'm guessing
> the former.
>
> Anyway, as a simple test I wanted to create a determiator that would
> detect whenever a particular periodic event fired (every minute) and
> display a message on my Squeezebox. And, lo and behold, it worked!!!
>
> OK, next step - the periodic event increments a variable so I scrapped
> my initial determiator and put together a new one pretty much similar
> to the first but with a "variable" condition rather than a
"periodic".
>
> First question:
> What kind of expressions can I do with CURRENT=...?
> Is it just = or can I use <, > etc...?
> Can I use the * wildcard...? e.g. "CURRENT = *"
>
> Regardless of this, the determinator never fires.
> I started xPL_HomeVision with /debug, switched views and
"watched"
> what was happening. I could see the periodic event firing but nothing
> for the variable. However, when I did a "Resync"
xPL_HomeVision
> noticed that the variable had changed. Is this the way it should
be...?
>
> Is there anything I need to enable in the HV software other than
> DDE...? (I noticed various reporting options but none of these are
> enabled).
>
> Last thing: even when I do the manual resync, the determinator doesn't
> fire - not sure why this is.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Many thanks,
> Andy.
>
>
>
>
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