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

["fondlezz" <amkilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmmm, can you send me your version (offlist)...?

Thanks,
Andy.

--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> Hi Andy
>
>             Im using 4.4.0.7  might be an idea to go to steves site
and get
> the latest version.....
>
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fondlezz" <amkilgore@n...>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:41 AM
> Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL newbie (still!) needs help with
xPL_HomeVision
> (detecting variable chang
>
>
> > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> > > Hi Andy
> > >
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > Just on the off-chance, what version of xPLHVision.exe do you
have...?
> > Mine is 4.4.0.9 (4.04.0009)...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > 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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