device string......

[sirbooker]

the following worked just fine in Homeseer 3
now in Homeseer 4 I get the following errors
what am I missing other than Device String is now showing under device properties

Event

&hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring ("2135")

Log file


Running script(2) &hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring ("2135"), init error: Syntax error

[TC1]

Searching on "DeviceString" would yield a lot, including this:

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ho...-string-in-hs4

Hope this helps.

[mulu]

This might be relevant: https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ho...-string-in-hs4

[sirbooker]

nope !

1 read through all 4 pages, and read through the Doc's ( no examples anywhere to learn from ) now I have a headache
i struggle so much with scripting
what i was doing in hs3 is it not possible in hs4 ?

[tenholde]

Try taking the quotes from around 2135. The parameter should be a Device Ref as an integer, not a string

[tenholde]

Should the proper syntax be:

&hs.WriteLog ("Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135))

[dbrunt]

Should the proper syntax be:

&hs.WriteLog ("Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135))

I've been doing some testing &reading here myself. Those 4 pages did not help me either.
Here is what I have so far...

[sirbooker]

Should the proper syntax be:

&hs.WriteLog ("Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135))

i then get this message

Running script(1) &hs.WriteLog ("Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135)), init error: Cannot use parentheses when calling a Sub

[dbrunt]

This is in a script and not immediate command?

[dbrunt]

Try &hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135)

[sirbooker]

Try &hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135)

i get this error
&hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135), init error: Syntax error

[dbrunt]

i get this error
&hs.WriteLog "Kitchen FRIDGE" , hs.devicestring (2135), init error: Syntax error

vb script or immediate/script command?

[sirbooker]

immediate/script command

[dbrunt]

For the hell of it, can you try

&hs.WriteLog("Kitchen FRIDGE",hs.CAPIGetStatus(2135).Status)

[dbrunt]

immediate/script command

In an event or at the control panel?

When I run that in control panel I see nothing on the screen but this is logged:


which doesn't jibe with the error you say you see.
I'm not in front of your system so I've really no idea exactly what you're doing.
Additional info is required on this end. Some pictures would help.......