DeviceString(ByName) oddity?

[alevey]

When I use a statement such as:
<%= hs.DeviceStringByName("Network Laptop")%>

I find that the status displays fine if the status was set via a script but does not display any status at all if HS sets the status line on the device.

Same thing happens if I use DeviceString.

How can I display the device status on my web page no matter how it was set?

[Hunter Green]

The string is blank by default unless you put something there. That's how it's supposed to work.

What you really want is a function that uses the string if it's there, and if not, builds some kind of default string, perhaps based on the status of the device. That's a pretty easy function to write. You just have to decide what you want it to return if the string is blank.

Nucleus Home Automation

[alevey]

do you have an example on how to detect this?

[Skibum]

How about something like this:
Skibum
Skibumsplace

[Hunter Green]

Then just substitute DeviceStatusString("A1") for hs.DeviceString("A1") whereever you were going to use the latter. Customize the inner part of the code to change what gets displayed when there's no string.

Nucleus Home Automation

[alevey]

I used Hunter's and it worked perfectly!