[slinkelist] Map commands not executing

[kgeoffrion]

Thanks, Colby!   You're right, the line of sight between my transmitter and
receiver did change slightly.

Your recommended solution is much better, though.  Thanks for the great
support and products!

Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "Colby Boles" <cboles@nirvis.com>
To: "kgeoffrion" <kgeoffrion@hotmail.com>; <help@nirvis.com>;
<slinkelist@nirvis.com>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: RE: [slinkelist] Map commands not executing


> Hi Ken-
>
> That's because you can't really do what you are trying to. The maps work
on
> RECEIVED signals, so SENDING avir:power_off is no guarantee that it will
be
> received by CDJ unless there is a receiver module in sight which will pick
> up this signal and cause the map to run. The alternative is to add the
> attached devrxtx.cde "device file" to CDJ and give it some name, say
> "mydev", and load it with no ports selected. Now you can pass any message
> you want in your maps:
>
> sending
>
> mydev:message1
>
> will execute
>
> mydev:message1
> {
> .....
> }
>
> Colby
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of kgeoffrion
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 7:25 PM
> To: help@nirvis.com; slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: [slinkelist] Map commands not executing
>
>
> Help!  Something recently happened that has caused some commands (macros)
in
> my Map file to suddenly quit working.  One difficulty is that I can't
> identify exactly when the problem started.  It's very possible that it
> happened at the same time I installed the 01/06/01 version, although after
I
> uninstalled that version and reinstalled the 12/14/00 the problem
continues.
>
> The problem is that certain commands are completely ignored when executed
> from the CDJ command line (debug window) or as commands included in other
> Map macros.   For example, when the avir:dvd button or the avir:power_off
> buttons (see below) are pressed on the remote control, the assocated
macros
> work properly.   But, nothing at all happens when these commands are
entered
> on the debug window or are included in other macros.
>
> Note the md:power macro below IS executed when the md:power remote control
> button is pressed, evidenced by the successful execution of the X10
> commands, however the avir:power_off command is ignored.
>
> This has always worked flawlessly in the past.  I can't think of anthing I
> could have done to cause this problem.
>
> Thanks for any ideas/suggestions.  I'll try anything.
>
>
> Extract from Map File:
>
> avir:dvd
>     {
>     tv:power_on
>     av:power_on
>     av:input_dvd
>     vcr:power_off
>     dvd:power_on
>     cdj:sleep
>     tv:dvd
>     }
>
> avir:power_off
>     {
>     cdj:sleep
>     dvd:power_off
>     av:power_off
>     vcr:power_off
>     tv:power_off
>     }
>
> md:power                                   # shut everything down
>
>
>     avir:power_off                             # shut equipment off
>     x10:all_lights_off[a]                    # shut all the lights in the
> room off
>     x10:off[a16]                               # (a16 is not working with
> all_off for some reason)
>     x10:on[a8]                                # turn light by stairs back
on
>     }
>
> Extract of Device File:
>
> desc=Sony Audio/Video Amp STR-D965  Remote RM-P351
> name=avir
> include=sonyir.cde
> prefix=
> suffix=       # not used in order to facilitate multiple suffixes in same
> cde file
>
> # Basic Audio/Video Receiver - device code 00001
>
> 010001000001:video1
> 011110000001:video2
> 010000100001:video3
> 101111100001:dvd
> 000110000001:tv
> 111101000001:power_off
>