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

["fondlezz" <amkilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

Certainly have...!
Do you have any determinators which fire on an HV variable change...?
Work OK for you...?

It MUST be something I'm not understanding/doing wrong...!

Thanks,
Andy.

--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> Hi Andy
>
> I *think* after changing the Exclude file you need to restart
> xPL-HVISION...??? have you tried that ????........
>
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@n...>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 6:15 PM
> Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with
xPL_HomeVision
> (detecting variable chang
>
>
> > 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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