Re: [mh] problems geting state of RF item (a DS10a)

[storemike <sto...@ya...>]

that did it!  Thanks Chris.

Mike


--- In mis...@ya..., "Chris Barrett" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > I'm trying to get the state of a DS10.  The web UI and the DOS 
window
> > show the state changes just fine, but the code I wrote isn't 
getting
> > the state, although it is getting pulled in and is running.  
Here's
> > what I have (it's very basic so far):
> > 
> > my $mailbox_state =3D state $mailbox;
> > #print $mailbox_state."\n";
> > 
> > if ($mailbox_state =3D~ /^alert/i){
> > 	print $mailbox_state;
> > 	speak "You have mail, man";
> > }
> > 
> > but, when I uncomment the 2nd line above, the DOS window scrolls 
up
> > with blank lines.  The speak bit is never executed.  The item is
> > defined in my items.mht as:
> > 
> > RF,C9,mailbox,Sensors
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> 
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> Try this:
>  
> if (state_now $mailbox eq OPEN){
>   speak "You have mail, man";
> }
> if (state_now $mailbox eq CLOSED){
>   speak "You have just cleared the mail";
> }
> 
> You may need to reverse the OPEN and CLOSED, depending on how the 
switch and
> its sensor are configured.
> 
> 
> FWIW, here's some code that I use to monitor the status of a closet 
door and
> control a light within the closet.
> 
> ### Closet Door ###
> $DOTL_ClosetDoor_timer =3D new Timer();
> $DOTL_ClosetDoor_flag =3D new Generic_Item();
> my $DOTL_ClosetDoor_timeout =3D 10;
> 
> if (state_now $ClosetDoor eq OPEN) {
>   set $Closet_light ON if $Dark;
>   print_log "Closet door is open";
>   set $DOTL_ClosetDoor_timer ($DOTL_ClosetDoor_timeout * 60);
> }
> 
> if (state_now $ClosetDoor eq CLOSED) {
>   unset $DOTL_ClosetDoor_timer;
>   print_log "Closet door is closed";
>   set $Closet_light OFF;
> }
> 
> if (expired $DOTL_ClosetDoor_timer) {
>   set $Closet_light OFF;
> }
> 
> I have the following defined in my mht file:
> 
> RF,     d3,     ClosetDoor_sensor
> DOOR,   ClosetDoor_sensor, ClosetDoor,  Doors|Closet(1;1.5)
> 
> rather
> 
> 
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