Hs.writeLog command errors

[Bmurph213]

Hi All,

I have been searching the forum pages and I cannot get any scripts to run without throwing errors. What I am looking to do is write a event log each time an event is triggered. I started off by trying:

Command to execute immediately, but when I do, I get the following error.
&hs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")

Error -> 'Running script(2) &hs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")("Main"), init error: Class doesn't support Automation: 'hs.writelog'

Any help here would be appreciated as I am at a loss as to why this simple command will not execute.

aslo tried with same results.
&nhs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")

[w.vuyk]

With HS4 the hs.writelog statement does not work anymore. Instead use &hs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "")
The extra parameter can be a hex color or empty string

Wim

[Bmurph213]

Thanks Wim. Still getting an error with this change...

I have a simple Event setup. Run manually and Initiate command immediately.

Command: &hs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "")

Here is the error I am receiving in the log. What is strange to me is that this is a single line event and I see two (2) entries for the log followed by an error.
1. Clearly the code worked (twice)
2. Then it fails.

Not sure what this can be as I am at a loss why it is running twice and presenting errors in the log. Not sure if this is a bug, but feel it might be me.

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM HomeSeer Error Running script(1) &hs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "")("Main"), init error: Type mismatch

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM Legacy-Plugin/Script Title Log Text!

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM Legacy-Plugin/Script Title Log Text!

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM HomeSeer Event Running script statement immediately (Event Log): &hs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "")("Main")

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM HomeSeer Event Event Trigger "Notifications Event Log"

8/18/2020 12:03:25 PM HomeSeer Event Event Notifications Event Log triggered by the event page 'Run' button.

[ewkearns]

try: &nhs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "")

Second thought, you may have to:

try: &nhs.writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "#000000")

[jon00]

Also

&nhs.writelog("Title","Log Text!") works as well.

[Bmurph213]

Thanks All. Making me think there is something messed up in my deployment as these commands should work. Here is why I am at a loss.

Testing what ewkerans suggested:

8/18/2020 12:55:12 PM HomeSeer Error Running script(1) &writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "#000000")("Main"), init error: Type mismatch: 'writelogex'

8/18/2020 12:55:12 PM HomeSeer Event Running script statement immediately (Event Log): &writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "#000000")("Main")

8/18/2020 12:55:12 PM HomeSeer Event Event Trigger "Notifications Event Log"

Testing what jon00 suggested:

8/18/2020 12:57:54 PM HomeSeer Error 3 Running script C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS4\Temp\K16.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.->Does entry point Main exist in script? at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Obj ect obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at Scheduler.clsRunVBNetScript.ExecuteScript()

8/18/2020 12:57:54 PM Script Title Log Text!

8/18/2020 12:57:54 PM HomeSeer Event Running script statement immediately (Event Log): &nhs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")("Main")

8/18/2020 12:57:54 PM HomeSeer Event Event Trigger "Notifications Event Log"

8/18/2020 12:57:54 PM HomeSeer Event Event Notifications Event Log triggered by the event page 'Run' button.

Contents of K16.vb.
Function Main(parm as object)
dim result as object
result=hs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")("Main")
return(result)
End Function

And for a added test with writelogex

8/18/2020 1:01:08 PM HomeSeer Error 3 Running script C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS4\Temp\K17.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.->Does entry point Main exist in script? at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Obj ect obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at Scheduler.clsRunVBNetScript.ExecuteScript()

8/18/2020 1:01:08 PM HomeSeer Event Running script statement immediately (Event Log): &nhs.writelogex("Title","Log Text!")("Main")

8/18/2020 1:01:08 PM HomeSeer Event Event Trigger "Notifications Event Log"

8/18/2020 1:01:08 PM HomeSeer Event Event Notifications Event Log triggered by the event page 'Run' button.

[jon00]

Get rid of the ("Main") in the statement. Not sure why you have added that.

[Bmurph213]

I give up the Main that is added is done by Homeseer when it creates the temp script.

[jon00]

Please don't give up. Post how you are trying to execute this command.

To prove it works, Go to Tools, Script Commands and enter the following in the text field:

&nhs.writelog("Title","Log Text!")

Then press 'Run'

[w.vuyk]

Thanks All. Making me think there is something messed up in my deployment as these commands should work. Here is why I am at a loss.

Testing what ewkerans suggested:
8/18/2020 12:55:12 PM HomeSeer Error Running script(1) &writelogex ("Title","Log Text!", "#000000")("Main"), init error: Type mismatch: 'writelogex'

I think you forgot the hs in front for the writelogex. Here is an image of an event action that is working for me, maybe this helps:

[Bmurph213]

Thanks w.vuyk , that is exactly what I was trying to do.

here is what I ran under Tools -> Script commands:
&hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!")
and it still does not work.

8/19/2020 2:21:48 PM HomeSeer Error Running script(2) &hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!"), init error: Invalid procedure call or argument: 'hs.writeLogEx'


When I use &nhs.writeLogEx, it adds in the (main) at the end... Seems it might be something with my installation and less of a product issue.

[w.vuyk]

You are missing the last parameter!!!
use

&hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!","" )

instead. The last parameter can be a color hex code like "#C0000"

[Bmurph213]

w.vuyk - Thank you so much. Yes, I must have dropped that at some point and your are right, I need it. I added it back and ran the same test from two points in the system

I am trying to RTM and not ask silly questions.

Still getting an error in Events, but not in Script Commands.




From the above event manually run

8/19/2020 4:40:28 PM HomeSeer Error Running script(2) &hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!","" )("Main"), init error: Type mismatch: 'hs.writeLogEx(...)'

8/19/2020 4:40:28 PM HomeSeer Event Running script statement immediately (Event Log): &hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!","" )("Main")

This is from Tools -> Scripts
8/19/2020 4:34:58 PM HomeSeer System Control Panel Immediate Script: &hs.writeLogEx("Title","Log Text!","" )

[jon00]

If you edit the event action, do you have "Main" in the Sub or Function field? If so, you need to delete that.

[Bmurph213]

There is no main function in the event. When you see the screenshot above, it is in edit mode to prove I am not adding (main) in my code. HS4 is doing that automatically and I cannot remove it. This is what is so frustrating and extremely annoying