Script TTS Pronounciation

[Gogs]

I have a script which speaks the outside temprature and under HS2 I used the following line to get it to say minus instread of dash for minus tempratures.

x = Replace(x,"-","minus ")

Under HS3 it does not work, any ideas how to get it to work under HS3

[Uncle Michael]

It looks like it should work.
What is the text in X?
What error messages do you get?

[Gogs]

It looks like it should work.
What is the text in X?
What error messages do you get?

[Gogs]

Here is the main part of the script -

sub main()
	Dim a
	Dim b
	Dim c
	Dim d
      Dim x
x = Replace(x,"-","minus ") 
hs.speak "Good "& TimeOfDay() & ".. The time is " & myTime() & "..It is" & WeekdayName(DatePart("w", Date)) & MonthName(DatePart("m", Date))& ",,the" &  myday() & "," & "and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:.." & "," & "but it feels like $$Dsr:418: ..",TRUE,"Control:Livingroom"

Dsr 408 and 418 are the temperature devices.

[Uncle Michael]

I think you need to assign the string to be spoken to x first, then do the replacement, then do the speaking.
I'd expect it to look something like:

x = "Good "& TimeOfDay() & ".. The time is " & myTime() & "..It is" & WeekdayName(DatePart("w", Date)) & MonthName(DatePart("m", Date))& ",,the" &  myday() & "," & "and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:.." & "," & "but it feels like $$Dsr:418: ..",TRUE,"Control:Livingroom"
x = Replace(x,"-","minus ") 
hs.speak x

[Gogs]

I think you need to assign the string to be spoken to x first, then do the replacement, then do the speaking.
I'd expect it to look something like:

x = "Good "& TimeOfDay() & ".. The time is " & myTime() & "..It is" & WeekdayName(DatePart("w", Date)) & MonthName(DatePart("m", Date))& ",,the" &  myday() & "," & "and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:.." & "," & "but it feels like $$Dsr:418: ..",TRUE,"Control:Livingroom"
x = Replace(x,"-","minus ") 
hs.speak x

Thanks for the suggestion. No that does not work, still sway's "dash" rather than "minus""

[Uncle Michael]

That's a puzzle. I think it's time for a simpler test.
I'm thinking of a very short script, something like:

x = "This is a - test. This is a -test. This is -5 test."
x = Replace(x,"-","minus ") 
hs.WriteLog "sub test", x

[Gogs]

That's a puzzle. I think it's time for a simpler test.
I'm thinking of a very short script, something like:

x = "This is a - test. This is a -test. This is -5 test."
x = Replace(x,"-","minus ") 
hs.WriteLog "sub test", x

That little script works perfectly. Found the problem when I changed the greeting script to write to log,

	Good Evening.. The time is 9, O7..It isSundayJanuary,,the7th,and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:..,but it feels like $$Dsr:418:

x does not know what $$Dsr:* actually is

[Uncle Michael]

Found the problem when I changed the greeting script to write to log, x does not know what $$Dsr:* actually is

A step forward! I use writelog a lot for that very reason. Now you just have to find a way to translate the replacement variable before applying the replacement function.

[Gogs]

A step forward! I use writelog a lot for that very reason. Now you just have to find a way to translate the replacement variable before applying the replacement function.

Hoping someone will jump in here as I have not a clue how to do it under HS3

[Uncle Michael]

What if you substitute hs.DeviceString() for the replacement variable? Then

& "and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:.." & ","

would become

& "and the current outside temperature is " & hs.DeviceString(408) & ","

[Gogs]

What if you substitute hs.DeviceString() for the replacement variable? Then

& "and the current outside temperature is $$Dsr:408:.." & ","

would become

& "and the current outside temperature is " & hs.DeviceString(408) & ","

Thanks tried that, HS3 does not support hs.DeviceString or Value!

[randy]

Thanks tried that, HS3 does not support hs.DeviceString or Value!

Two things

1. $$DSRevREF: is not the string value, it is the Device Status. $$DTRevREF: is the Device String See help.
2. The HS3 Device Class does support hs.DeviceString and hs.DeviceValue see help. There is not an equivalent (that I have found) to return the Device Status.

.

[Gogs]

Two things

1. $$DSRevREF: is not the string value, it is the Device Status. $$DTRevREF: is the Device String See help.
2. The HS3 Device Class does support hs.DeviceString and hs.DeviceValue see help. There is not an equivalent (that I have found) to return the Device Status.

.

Thanks, but $$DTR still will not reveal the value to x,

Jan-08 20:16:00
sub test Good Evening.. The time is 8,16..It isMondayJanuary,,the8th,and the current outside temperature is $$Dtr:408:..,but it feels like $$Dtr:418: ..

[Uncle Michael]

Thanks tried that, HS3 does not support hs.DeviceString or Value!

My installation of HS3 supports both. What have you tried that leads you to think that HS3 doesn't support hs.DeviceString()?