Hi ... new poster, frequent lurker. Thanks for all the help in the past, guys.

I could use some assistance. I'm trying to reduce the number of pages in my program by having TV channel selection pages (the ones with icons for CNN, etc.) send the relevant IR codes to an output port on the RP-6 that corresponds to the previously selected source (one of several DVRs).

Here's what I'm trying to do ...

On the home page, I have a button called "TV1" that does the following
1. turns on the TV (with LOCAL/Standalone IR)
2. sends an RF signal to the RP6, to control a video switch, selecting the source TV1 to go to the TV I am watching
3. sets a flag (TV1 selected)
4. transitions to a channel selection page

On the channel selection page
1. each button on that page corresponds to a different TV channel (e.g., CNN 202)
2. each such button would output the IR code for CNN , but choose the port based on the setting of a flag ...
2a. If TV1 is selected, the macro should output to port 1
2b. If TV2 is selected, the macro should output to port 2

The problem is that the flag set by the first button ("TV1") is not visible to the channel button because the "TV1" button is a LOCAL IR output and the channel button (CNN) uses RF to the RP-6 to send the IR command to a satellite receiver near the RP-6. In short, I don't seem to be able to share flags between a button with local IR and a button with RF output.

I might be able to fake it with a hidden button that does nothing more than issue the local commands and then goes to the channel selection page that uses RF commands. But then I get stuck again ....

The Page Link option comes close, but what I want is to be able to transition to and INVOKE another specific button on a given page, not just go to a page and let the user push the button.

Does anyone have a tip on how to re-use a channel selection page so that it will output IR codes on a port corresponding to a user-selected video source, so as to avoid having duplicate very similar and memory-consuming pages?

Thanks!

Forgot to mention that I have TC-2s as the remotes ...

Why not just copy the page and change the IR routing?

If you make a system macro for each channel on the RP6, then you can do a local flag test and a system macro for the result w/ the system channel macro

You could also try this- set a system macro to set a RP6 flag and add that macro to your standalone button. Now your system flag is set.

Why not copy? It's a pain to have, say, three sets of ten pages of channels. Especially withe multiple remotes. And especiallly if I want to add or change a channel on each!

But I think the idea of putting the channel changers on the RP6 is a good one. Then I can have one page of channel buttons that tests a flag to invoke the system macro for TV1 or TV2 etc. That page is stand alone so it can share flags with other buttons on the device.

I guess I have been under using the system macros!

Thanks

Yes, most of your macros and flags should be on the control processor. You need to use a flags.

Let me see if I understand you:
1. You are a DIY'er.
2. You have gotten ahold of the software.
3. You are programming it yourself without taking any of the training classes.
4. You do have experience programming your old Pronto.