Quick writelog question

[Olbrit]

I want to write the status of a device to the log whenever a particular event runs. In the event actions I can use replacement variables to send myself an email e.g. with subject: UPS Battery Status $$DS:u50, but I can't seem to do the same using writelog in a one-line script, e.g. &hs.writelog "Device Update", $$DS:u50, but that doesn't work.

I'm probably missing something obvious, but is there a quick answer please? Thanks.

[NicolaiL]

You could use a Script command in the event instead. You could write somehing like:

&hs.writelog("Device Update","UPS Battery Status " & hs.devicestatus(u50))

[Olbrit]

Wow, that was quick reply! Perfect, that got me where I needed to be and with a couple of tweaks it does exactly what I need, thank you so much NicolaiL!

I ended up with:
&hs.writelog("Device Update","UPS Battery Status " & hs.devicestring("u50"))

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