script before speak

[peterpc]

You can run a script before speak, but is it also possible to run a script before channel change?
I want to check if the player is on or off with a script, but IR is allready transmitted when the script before speak runs.
I found hstvtuner.asp. When is this run and can I use this to check on/off of recorder?
Peter

[CFGuy]

hstvtuner.asp is the page that is run when you click one of the channels on the tv grid page. It would be possible to do your check in that page but that will only work when you are viewing the grid page.

As to the reminder/record events I don't know of any way to run a script before the event sends the IR. From the post for HS 2.0, it sounds like it will be possible then.

For now, you could use the Run Script on the event edit page and then in the Run Script Parameters include the channel number. Then in a custom script you could do your checks, then send the IR from your script as well.

[peterpc]

CFGuy,

I have the following script:

sub main()
dim aan, topfield
topfield = "t12"
if hs.IsOff(topfield) then
hs.writelog "av","topfield was uit"
hs.SendIR "topfield,power"
end if
hs.SetDeviceStatus "t20", 2
hs.speak "de opname wordt gestart"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,green"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,stop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
hs.SendIR "topfield,3"
hs.speak "naar kanaal 3"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,rec"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,exit"
hs.speak "hij moet nu opnemen"

end sub

hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3" is to change to channel 3
you sayed I could use a parameter, how do I do this?
I save the file as topfield.txt in the script dir.

Peter

[CFGuy]

On the HSTV event editor, there is a place to select a sript. It is labeled Run Script. Just below that is Run Script Params.
In the Script Params, you can enter a delimited list of the values you want sent to your script. The variables are listed in the Speak section.
They are:
#showTitle# - Show Title
#chanName# - Channel name
#chanNick# - Channel nickname
#chanNum# - Channel number
#showDate# - Start date
#showTime# - Start time
#showEnd# - Stop time
#showLength# - duration
#showDesc# - description
#showRating# - rating

So you might enter something like this in the Run Script Params.
#showTitle#,#chanName#,#chanNum#

Then you would change your script to something like this.

Sub Main(strParams)
dim aan, topfield
topfield = "t12"
arrParams = Split(strParams,",")
strTitle = arrParams(0)
strChan = arrParams(1)
strChNum = arrParams(2)

if hs.IsOff(topfield) then
hs.writelog "av","topfield was uit"
hs.SendIR "topfield,power"
end if
hs.SetDeviceStatus "t20", 2
hs.speak "de opname wordt gestart"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,green"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,stop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
hs.SendIR "topfield,3"
hs.speak "naar kanaal 3"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,rec"
hs.SendIR "topfield,,,,,exit"
hs.speak "hij moet nu opnemen"

End Sub

Then just use the variables (strTitle, strChan and strChNum) where you need them in your script.

[peterpc]

Thanks for your explenation.

It works great!
Is it possible to put the script name and the arguments fixed in the form?
They are allways the same now.
Is it also possible to do something simular for the stop record event?
I want to check if the tv is on and then stop the record, but leave the satrecorder on and if the tv is off, also switch the satrecorder off.

Thanks for your help!

Peter

[CFGuy]

hmm, no, I didn't add the ability to set those as defaults. I will add that to my to do list though.

[peterpc]

Thanks for your explenation.

It works great!
Is it possible to put the script name and the arguments fixed in the form?
They are allways the same now.
Is it also possible to do something simular for the stop record event?
I want to check if the tv is on and then stop the record, but leave the satrecorder on and if the tv is off, also switch the satrecorder off.

Thanks for your help!

Peter

CFGuy,
how is your todo list going?

Peter