Script variable query

[MJH001]

Just taking the first tentative steps with scripting in HS3. I'm trying to use the replacement variable $$TIMER to speak the value of a two-minute timer called Light_Monitor_Timer.

I'm using the syntax explained here: http://help.homeseer.com/help/HS3/st...ment_variables, thus:

hs.Speak "Timer value is $$TIMER:Light_Monitor_Timer:"

... but what it actually speaks if I run it (at say 3pm) is "Timer value is three P M R light underscore monitor underscore timer" - in other words it's as though it's seeing $$time and speaking that before going on to speak the rest of the phrase, not recognising $$TIMER as a different command to $$time.

Any light anyone can shed would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a noob's typing mistake.

[sparkman]

Replacement variables do not work inside of scripts. You need to use equivalent function calls instead.

[MJH001]

Thanks Sparkman for the speedy response.

The online help page for Replacemnt variables does not indicate that these cannot be used in scripts, and the Replacement Variable "$$time" works just fine in a script. So is it just Replacement Variables that have additional parameters, like $$TIMER and $$DSA that can't run in a script?

Also, how would I go about using an equivalent function call, please.

[zwolfpack]

According to the page you linked, the variable needs a trailing ":" character, i.e. $$TIMER:Light_Monitor_Timer:

[jon00]

Just taking the first tentative steps with scripting in HS3. I'm trying to use the replacement variable $$TIMER to speak the value of a two-minute timer called Light_Monitor_Timer.

I'm using the syntax explained here: http://help.homeseer.com/help/HS3/st...ment_variables, thus:

hs.Speak "Timer value is $$TIMER:Light_Monitor_Timer:"

... but what it actually speaks if I run it (at say 3pm) is "Timer value is three P M R light underscore monitor underscore timer" - in other words it's as though it's seeing $$time and speaking that before going on to speak the rest of the phrase, not recognising $$TIMER as a different command to $$time.

Any light anyone can shed would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a noob's typing mistake.

You should be using hs.replacevariables in a script:

Example:

hs.Speak "Timer value is " & hs.replacevariables("$$TIMER:Light_Monitor_Timer:")

[sparkman]

Thanks Sparkman for the speedy response.

The online help page for Replacemnt variables does not indicate that these cannot be used in scripts, and the Replacement Variable "$$time" works just fine in a script. So is it just Replacement Variables that have additional parameters, like $$TIMER and $$DSA that can't run in a script?

Also, how would I go about using an equivalent function call, please.

Ok, perhaps the hs.speak command does invoke the replacement routine when it runs, but testing I have done before (and others with similar issues in the past) indicated none worked in script. Typically you would use the device value/string scripting commands: https://help.homeseer.com/help/HS3/s...or_last_change. Are you just doing an immediate script command in an event, or creating a full script (.vb file)?

[MJH001]

Thanks zwolfpack - it was indeed the missing colon at the end. Note to jon00 and sparkman - the $$TIMER (and other replacment variables) work just fine in the script - which is just a txt file invoked from within an event. No need to use hs.replacevariables or devicevalue.

[sparkman]

Thanks zwolfpack - it was indeed the missing colon at the end. Note to jon00 and sparkman - the $$TIMER (and other replacment variables) work just fine in the script - which is just a txt file invoked from within an event. No need to use hs.replacevariables or devicevalue.

Thanks for the update. Was your testing with the replacement variables inside the hs,speak command only?

[MJH001]

Yes, it was only inside an hs.Speak command.