Hey guys, just started with experimenting with the Philips Pronto TSU 9600 and i have some questions:

I want to turn the Lights on my Velodyne SMS-1 Equalizer, when I'm adjusting the Subwoofer Volume. I want it to be a button based script where when i push the button it first starts lighting up the DSP and there after adjusts the volume and then turn off af 3-5 seconds after release off the button.

I made this so far. And yes I'm a noob, so go easy on me.

Var SWLightsTimer, s;
SWLightsTimer = 5;
s = page("IRCODES").widget("LIGHT"); // I'm in doubt, how can I call my IR code for the SMS-1 "it's in my on database at the moment"
s.executeActions();
if (SWLightsTimer > 0)
{
SWLightsTimer--;
if (SWLightsTimer === 0)
{
s.executeActions();
}
}

Thank You in Advance.

Hi Kenzo

I'm not one of the forum's ProntoScript gurus, but have a look in file area for examples and docs. It's a good place to start.

There some user made XCFs available. Some of the XCFs use PS and will hopefully give you an insight on using PS.

You'll find the XCFs at this link

www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/files/rcfiles.cgi


Search the forum for 'Project Boredom 2" by alpha. This demo contains a wealth of scripting ideas. Recommended, certainly worth a look.


You'll find a good DEV guide and other docs at this link -

www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/files/rcfiles.cgi


Good luck with your scripting.

2Many

Not sure I understand "my on database" but the way to execute IR codes is using Widget.executeActions() or Widget.scheduleActions() as you are doing in your script.

See the Dev Guide for explicit examples and a search of the forum for executeActions or scheduleActions will also turn up quite a few examples.

Hey Guys Thank you!

Lyndel McGee-> what I meant was that I need to execute a IR code, that i've added my self, so i dont know how to "call" the IR Code with the Widget. action.

You create a button on a page in an activity. Add your IR code to this button. You assign ProntoScriptNames to all 3 (activity, page, button) then you do (assuming the prontoscript names are as coded below):

CF.widget('mybutton', 'mypage', 'myactivity').executeActions();
or
CF.widget('mybutton', 'mypage', 'myactivity').scheduleActions();

You invoked the same executeActions() above in your example. The method you used to retrieve the widget was different.

Hey b00bie

I'm trying to use your examble, but have some troubles "yes I'm a NOOB I know"

My Script is as follows:
______________________________________________

Var SWLightsTimer, s;
SWLightsTimer = 5;
s = CF.widget(''SWLights', 'MyPage', 'MyActivity').executeActions();
s.executeActions();
if (SWLightsTimer > 0)
{
SWLightsTimer--;
if (SWLightsTimer === 0)
{
s.executeActions();
}
}
____________________________________________________________

My Activity is labelled with TEST, but i've name the activity pronto script name: MyActivity.
My page is labelled TEST1 and the pronto script is named MyPage "it's here i'm trying to use the script from above.
I liked it to use the Repeat every 1 sec until I've mastered the ScheduleActions function.

Where is the above code running? In a button or in a page?

If you are trying to use the repeat interval on a page script, you should declare the variable SWLightsTimer at the activity level and assign it a value of -1.

Then, add code to your page script to check to see if timer is equal to -1 and assign an initial value of 5.

Then do the things you want.

However, from a Page script, you should be using scheduleActions and not executeActions as there can be problems with this (The old Prontoscript FAQ on Philips site referenced this).

Also, have you worked through the examples in the Dev Guide?

P.S. This is Lyndel signed @ Boobie's in New York.

Hey B00bie

The script is running in the Page "TEST1" so you recommend that I should use the ScheduleActions(); command instead?

Well I'm trying to use the examples from the dev guide, but the I find them to be not working or I'm doing something wrong. Could you fx. give me a small example in a xcf. on how I'm using a Widget.

I tried use the CF.widget command and used the parameters you showed me.

Thank you for your patience. In the meantime I've read further in the dev guide.

Kenzo,

It was not Boobie to whom you were speaking. It was Lyndel who did not want to disturb the login priviledges on Boobie's borrowed computer. I don't have full context of what you are trying to do at this time other than what appear to be the intentions of the script you have written.

You should NEVER use executeActions from a page script, always use scheduleActions().

I would love to accommodate your request I am out of town and don't have access to my own computer with all my tools to "whip up a script" for you.

Working through the examples in the Dev Guide should help to point you to your problem. Don't just read the dev guide, you will also want to work through the examples such as the light timer example.

The examples will likely give you a better understanding and hopefully help you find the thing you are missing.

It is not obvious to me what you are doing incorrectly other than not declaring the variable SWLightsTimer at the activity level versus at the page level. If you don't follow why this is necessary, you may want to have a look at the section of the Dev Guide on Scopes.

Also, you may want to use System.print, Diagnostics.log, and try/catch (discussed quite a few times by me as a debugging tools) to help isolate where the problem is.