Write ET Global variables to log

[TC1]

I've got an event that triggers when a device in a group changes value, works great.

In that event I'm able to successfully send the ET global variables in an email.

When I try to write those same variables to HS4 log in an immediate script in the same event, I'm getting compilation errors. The WriteLog script works fine if I take out the ET global variables.

&nhs.WriteLogEx ("Alarm", $$GLOBALVAR:ETDeviceName: & " in " & $$GLOBALVAR:ETDEviceLocation1: & " is " & $$GLOBALVAR:ETDeviceStatus:, "#FF0000")

What am I doing wrong?

[jon00]

You cannot use global variables directly in scripts.

You have to use the scripting command hs.ReplaceVariables to 'extract' the value i.e.

 &nhs.WriteLogEx("Alarm", hs.ReplaceVariables("$$GLOBALVAR:ETDeviceName:") & " in " & hs.ReplaceVariables("$$GLOBALVAR:ETDEviceLocation1:") & " is " & hs.ReplaceVariables("$$GLOBALVAR:ETDEviceLocation1:"), "#FF0000")

[TC1]

I did not know about the hs.ReplaceVariables function, works like a charm!

You once again saved the day, thanks Jon!