Immediate script command errors

[STCook]

Running the latest HS4 version

• Using an event to run a script or command
• Enter the command in the Sub or Func box
• Select immediate command.

The command I'm running is a http get:

&hs.GetURL("xxx:xxx@192.168.99.45","/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].Config[0]=1",TRUE,80)

I did test that command under the tools -> enter script command and it runs fine. However running the same command with an event generates an error of

Running script(1) &hs.GetURL("xxx:xxx@192.168.99.45","/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].Config[0]=1",TRUE,80)
("hs.GetURL("http://xxx:xxx@192.168.99.45/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].Config[0]=1",TRUE,80)"),
init error: Expected ')'

I've tried a few permutations to fix the syntax error but can't seem to get it right? Any Ideas?

[baudi]

Try removing the leading & in the script.

[STCook]

HS will add it back in for you when you save the event

[baudi]

Try removing the leading & in the script, not the immediate command.

[STCook]

I'm sorry, what script? I was simply entering the command in the "sub or func" box?

[baudi]

Sorry. The error message said "running script" so I thought you were running a script.

[zwolfpack]

I've seen this somewhere before but don't recall where...

Are you running on Windows or Linux?

[STCook]

Its running under windows ... When I searched I did find a beta issue about running a script command from an event did not see a resolution so I think its maybe an ongoing bug.

[zwolfpack]

I fired up HS 4.1.2.0 on my Raspberry Pi and am unable to replicate your error. My immediate script is

&hs.GetURL("xxx:xxx@192.168.1.118","/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].Config[0]=1",TRUE,8000)

and the request makes it to the server.

Note though that the leading "xxx:xxx@" is ignored by hs.getURL. To make that work you'll need instead to use hs.URLAction and build the Authorization: Basic header. Here is an example script I posted at some point.

Sub Main(param As String)
    Const Debug As Boolean = False
    Const logName As String = "relay"

    '=== adjust as required ====
    Const addr As String = "192.168.1.118:8000"
    Const user As String = "admin"
    Const pass As String = "12345678"
    '====

    ' default action is "on" - enter value in 'Parameters' field to override this
    Dim action As String = "on"
    If param <> "" Then action = param

    Dim auth As String = user & ":" & pass
    Dim autha As Byte() = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(auth)
    Dim headers As String = "Authorization: Basic " & System.Convert.ToBase64String(autha)
    Dim url As String = "http://" & addr & "/relay_en.cgi?saida1" & action & "=" & action

    Dim s = hs.URLAction(url, "GET", "", headers)
    If Debug Then hs.WriteLog(logName, s)

End Sub

[baudi]

Note though that the leading "xxx:xxx@" is ignored by hs.getURL. To make that work you'll need instead to use hs.URLAction and build the Authorization: Basic header. Here is an example script I posted at some point.

That's not my experience. hs.geturl definitely honors the

"user:password@"

notation.

[STCook]

Thanks ... Strange it worked for you as running on *nix via the Sub/Func command of an Event. As indicated in my OP the command runs fine from the "tools" run script command so I know the syntax was correct. Just when used in the event as a simple command its tosses the extra ) error.

I gave up on using the simple Func call and created a .vb script to run instead and that appears to be running fine. I did not pull out the auth to a separate header and it ran but if it gives me any problems I'll use your Auth header solution. Really appreciate you taking the time to post that.

[zwolfpack]

That's not my experience. hs.geturl definitely honors the

"user:password@"

notation.

Good to know, thanks. In my test setup, the "bare bonz" web server doesn't require authentication. I guess if the server were to return the 401 auth required response code, hs.getURL will provide the auth header then.