tenScripting Now Available for HS3

[randman]

Here's a translation of one of your vb.net classes.
SpeakAndLogMultipleParms.cs:

public object Main(object[] parms)
{
// Simple Sample Using Multiple Parms
// Specify two parms, separated by a vertical bar character ("|")
// The 1st parm is the text spoken
// The 2nd parm is the text written to the HS log
string parmString;
string[] parmArray;
parmString = System.Convert.ToString(parms[0]);
parmArray = parmString.Split('|'); // split parameter string into parm array
hs.Speak(parmArray[0]); // speak 1st parm
hs.WriteLog("Info", "This is 2nd parm: " + parmArray[1]); // log 2nd parm
return 0;
}

// EDIT: sorry, but don't know why indentation doesn't properly show up after pasting to this forum :-)

[randman]

I tried translating your ScriptWithEmbeddedClassDefinition.
ScriptWithEmbeddedClassDefinition.cs:
///////////////////////////
public class TestClass
{
private string _LogMessage;

private HomeSeerAPI.IHSApplication _hs;
public TestClass(string LogMessage, HomeSeerAPI.IHSApplication hs)
{
_LogMessage = LogMessage;
_hs = hs;
}
public void Logit()
{
_hs.WriteLog("Logit", _LogMessage);
}
}

public object Main(object[] parms)
{
hs.WriteLog("Info", "Running in Main.");
Testclass o;
o = new TestClass("Hello World", hs);
o.Logit();
return 0;
}
////////////////////////

Unfortunately, I get the error:

"Compiling script C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\scripts\ScriptWithEmbeddedClassDefinition.cs: {interactive}(49,4): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `Testclass' could not be found."

If I comment out the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines of Main (so it doesn't use Testclass), then it compiles fine and runs. It's not clear to me what sort of environment HomeSeer is using when calling C# scripts. Maybe I need to preface TestClass with a namespace name (used by HomeSeer)? Still need to try to debug this more. I found another thread with someone else having a similar problem when trying to declare a class within a script.

[reidfo]

Unfortunately, I get the error:

"Compiling script C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\scripts\ScriptWithEmbeddedClassDefinition.cs: {interactive}(49,4): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `Testclass' could not be found."

Haven't tried your code so there could be other errors, but you are trying to declare an instance of Testclass instead of TestClass. It's case sensitive.

[randman]

Haven't tried your code so there could be other errors, but you are trying to declare an instance of Testclass instead of TestClass. It's case sensitive.

Duh!! Thanks, reidfo! Yeah, I know it's case sensitive, but when I was using vim for editing, I somehow overlooked the typo. That's where Visual Studio & tenScripting would have helped :-). Changing Testclass to TestClass resolved the issue.

[randman]

C# is on my list to do. It will require a lot of rework of the text scanning code, but is certainly doable.

Would you be interested in working with me on this? I'm not a C# coder, but not concerned about that. I'd need 3 or 4 sample scripts to test with, something that would be easy to translate to my HS3 installation.

tenholde

Hi tenfolde. Attached are 3 sample scripts. Basically, they are C# versions of your vb.net ScriptWithEmbeddedClassDefinition, SpeakAndLogMultipleParms, and ToggleDeviceSample classes.

Note that scripts should have ".cs" as their extension. However, I had to append ".txt" to the filenames when uploading, since the HomeSeer forum won't let me upload files that end with ".cs".

[reidfo]

Duh!! Thanks, reidfo! Yeah, I know it's case sensitive, but when I was using vim for editing, I somehow overlooked the typo. That's where Visual Studio & tenScripting would have helped :-). Changing Testclass to TestClass resolved the issue.

Can I tell you about the time I spent three days searching for a bug in my code that just wouldn't compile? This was in the days before compilers actually told you what the error was, or even what line of code it was on... I finally printed my code and took it to the computer room operator who knew nothing about coding (it was COBOL back then) and said, "There's an error here somewhere, and I think it's in these 4 or 5 lines." He looked at it for about 5 seconds and said, "Oh, well that's a zero where I think you meant to type an O." I was embarrassed and grateful at the same time.

P.S. I can't believe I just dated myself that badly.

[jayman13]

[tenholde]

Have you added the script vb files to the project? What does the log say?

[jayman13]

Have you added the script vb files to the project? What does the log say?

I think so. Is there a step I missed. I thought I followed the video setup to a T.

Here is an example from the log:

05 Connected, waiting to be initialized...
06 Homeseer Connection Successful
07 tenScripting Initialization Complete
12 Running EtherRain.Main
13 >>> Exception
14 >>> Method 'tenScripting3.tenScripting.Main' not found.
16 EtherRain.Main Finished

Not only that. Homeseer crashes just about everytime after I stop running the debugger.

[tenholde]

Please see private message I just sent to you.

tenholde

[jayman13]

Please see private message I just sent to you.



tenholde

[tenholde]

Try your email

[jayman13]

Try your email

[tenholde]

Out of town, back tonight. Will check then

[jayman13]

Out of town, back tonight. Will check then

Thanks