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

["fondlezz" <amkilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the reply...
I have removed the variable's corresponding entry from HVExclude.hvx
and will try removing the "CURRENT = " when I (finally) get home.

However my main concern is that xPL_HomeVision doesn't seem to detect
the variable update until I do a manual resync.

Thanks,
Andy.

--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> 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@n...>
> 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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