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


  • Subject: Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with xPL_HomeVision (detecting variable chang
  • From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 19:14:04 -0000

Hi Frank,

Just to be safe, I rewrote the determiator and removed ALL variables
from the HVExlcude.hvx. Same problem with xPL_HomeVision not detecting
up the variable change. However, now when I do the manual
"Resync" the
determiator fires and the actions get executed.

All out of ideas... :o(

Thanks,
Andy.
--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> Hi Andy
>
> > This is my problem, xPL-HVISION doesn't seem to notice the
variable
> > change until I manually "Resync" it.
>
> Strange......I got a periodic event running every 5 minutes which
decrements
> or reloads  a variable and its reporting ok........
>
> It works fine with variables which have been deleted from the
EXclude file
> and doesnt report any variable that are not removed from the Exclude
file
> (as expected) ...Sure you have  removed the correct Variable ;-)
>
> HTH
> Frank
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@n...>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 8:52 PM
> Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with
xPL_HomeVision
> (detecting variable chang
>
>
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > > Are you getting the variable change reporting by xPL-HVISION
...??
> > > I assume you have the xPL-MOnitor running to see the xPL
Traffic ??
> >
> > This is my problem, xPL-HVISION doesn't seem to notice the
variable
> > change until I manually "Resync" it. Up until now I've
just been
> > looking at xPL-HVISION's debug view - I haven't tried the monitor
yet,
> > will have a play with it tonight. (I did try using it last night
but I
> > think it complained about a missing plugin or summat).
> >
> > > Its  usually somrthing simple ....
> > Who you callin' simple...? ;o)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andy.
> >
> > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> > > Hi Andy
> > >
> > > > Do you have any determinators which fire on an HV
variable
change...?
> > > > Work OK for you...?
> > >
> > > Had a quick look and couldnt find any ,so wrote  a
Determinator
> > which sends
> > > out an osd message to the pcosd and works fine ......
> > >
> > > Are you getting the variable change reporting by xPL-HVISION
...?? I
> > assume
> > > you have the xPL-MOnitor running to see the xPL Traffic ??
> > >
> > > > It MUST be something I'm not understanding/doing
wrong...!
> > >
> > > Its  usually somrthing simple ....
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@n...>
> > > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 7:19 PM
> > > Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with
> > xPL_HomeVision
> > > (detecting variable chang
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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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