Scripting issues - Solved!

[simonmason]

I am trying to query the status of some of the control variables:

Syntax:

temp = hs.DeviceStatus("]4")

Tested Panel Control and Panel Status. They both report 3 all of the time. I have also tested some of the zones and get the same thing? What am I doing wrong? thanks.

[Rupp]

Are you wanting what is shown in the status field on the Status HomeSeer screen? If so you need to use temp = HS.deviceString("]4")

[simonmason]

No, thanks. I am looking for the actual device values. According to the documentation they report as below but either it is not working correctly or I am querying them incorrectly.

Panel Control Device Values are..
Disarmed = 1
ArmedAway = 2
ArmedStay = 3
Fire = 4
SirenOn = 5
NoConnection = 6
UserCodeRequired = 7

Panel Status Device Values are..
Ready = 0
Faulted = 1
Fire = 4
SirenOn = 5
Troubled = 10

[Rupp]

Did you try hs.deviceValue?

[simonmason]

I didn't, and if I did I would have found that the values are reporting correctly! I was thrown off by the word status in the documentation - I should have dug deeper. Thanks.