HS3 RPi c#-scripts not working, crashes the system!

[vsl52]

I'm running HS3 on a Raspberry Pi 3B. Works great. I like to do a lot of scripting, preferably C#. However I can't use the option to run a specific sub or function from a script .(see attached screenshot). HS3 crashes when I activate manually the event. Can somebody please help me?

Current HS version is: HS3 ZEE S2 Edition 3.0.0.548

[Guest]

What is the error message you are getting? See the system log.

I do my HS programming in vb.net, but they are very similar. I suspect the problem is that you are declaring your function parameters as an array of objects, but have a non-array object being passed in. (i.e. parameter mismatch.) Try taking the array brackets out? "public object Main(object parm)".

[vsl52]

First of all thanks for the response.

What is the error message you are getting? There is no error message in the system log because the moment I manually trigger the event the system(Raspberry Pi 3B+ or HomeSeer?) is dead. After a couple of minutes it is rebooted and functioning again. The .cs script is working fine on a HS3/Windows 10 system. I've tried your suggestion with the parameters but unfortunately the same negative result. So my conclusion is that calling a specific function in a vb-script works, but not in a cs-script. Actually I can't believe that I'm the first one running into this problem.

Do you have any suggestion where I can drop this problem?

Thanks again for your time.

Kind regards,
Léon

[simplextech]

First of all thanks for the response.

What is the error message you are getting? There is no error message in the system log because the moment I manually trigger the event the system(Raspberry Pi 3B+ or HomeSeer?) is dead. After a couple of minutes it is rebooted and functioning again. The .cs script is working fine on a HS3/Windows 10 system. I've tried your suggestion with the parameters but unfortunately the same negative result. So my conclusion is that calling a specific function in a vb-script works, but not in a cs-script. Actually I can't believe that I'm the first one running into this problem.

Do you have any suggestion where I can drop this problem?

Thanks again for your time.

Kind regards,
Léon

First you should always raise issues to support@homeseer.com. Secondly there is a history of issues with cs-script with Mono and will be very dependent on the version of Mono you are using. I do think the majority of people are using VB scripts so this is not a widely used functionality so you probably won't find too many posts about it which again makes HS support your best option.

[vsl52]

Thanks for the info.

Kind regards,
Léon

[simplextech]

Thanks for the info.

Kind regards,
Léon

Just so you're aware and everyone else can be as well. HomeSeer Support sent me an email telling me that I SHOULD NOT be telling users to contact support about issues they are having in regards to scripting because they don't support it.

[rmasonjr]

Just so you're aware and everyone else can be as well. HomeSeer Support sent me an email telling me that I SHOULD NOT be telling users to contact support about issues they are having in regards to scripting because they don't support it.

Well, thats a new one... Why would they not support scripting?

[simplextech]

Well, thats a new one... Why would they not support scripting?

I would say ask them but they would probably just email me again.

[sparkman]

I would say ask them but they would probably just email me again.

lol. I wonder if they meant that they won't help people with their scripts. rjh Can you clarify what level of support on scripting functions we can expect?

[rjh]

We can support issues like bugs with the scripting interface, but we cannot support questions about how to write a script. The support staff are not programmers and just don't know anything about scripting.

lol. I wonder if they meant that they won't help people with their scripts. rjh Can you clarify what level of support on scripting functions we can expect?

[sparkman]

We can support issues like bugs with the scripting interface, but we cannot support questions about how to write a script. The support staff are not programmers and just don't know anything about scripting.

Thanks Rich, that's what I expected.

[rjh]

I think the issue here is with C# scripting. We added the support to MONO using a third party module. I know it worked when I added it, but I have not used it in quite some time and I guess there is an issue with it now. Might be related to the MONO version. So this is something the developers have to look into and I will log it as an issue to work on.

Thanks Rich, that's what I expected.