Re: [misterhouse-users] Reading an X10 Object name from a File

[David N. <jud...@ad...>]

You might want to take a look at triggers.  You can use the trigger web =
to change timings on your x10 objects.

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  What I am trying to do is to create the equivalent of the alarm =
function for X10 objects.  For example I would enter the name of the X10 =
object along with the time and action I want to perform into a text file =
which would be read and the applicable command executed.

  Right now if I want to change the timing on my X10 objects I have to =
reprogram.

  Peter

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  The object should already be defined in your MHT, so unless I'm =
reading this wrong, doing a "set $attic_fan ON ;" should work.  Unless =
for some reason you're trying to tie the fan to the variable =
($x10_object) ?

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  I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. J

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  This is a newbie Perl Question, but here it is using an example:

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  I have an object name (for example $attic_fan) which is an X10 object =
that was defined in an items.mht.  I have this name stored in a text =
file which I want to read in from a file and then be able to use it in a =
SET command to turn the $attic_fan device on and off based upon logic =
found in the alarm.pl module.

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  Right now I read it into a variable called $x10_object, then try:

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      SET $x10_object ON;

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  Which does not work, but I'm not sure why (once I learn more about =
Perl it will become obvious but not right now).

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  Would appreciate some help on this

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  Peter Woodall

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