"if" ?

[Phil Pedersen]

A way that has worked very well for me is to use the Sunrise and 
Sunset scripts to block and unblock the lights.  That way, I don't 
have to test the daylight condition when a motion sensor detects 
movement; the script is always the same.  If it's daytime, the light 
is blocked and if it's night the light comes on.

For me, this just seems to be simpler and it's only two places to go 
to set up the blocks/unblocks.

Phil

At 9:11 PM -0500 8/18/05, Randal T Long wrote:
>Hi Charlie,
>I am not sure but you might try reversing the script language.
>Like -
>>
>>if "Sunset" is false then
>>   block "Driveway Spotlight"
>>end if
>
>
>On Aug 18, 2005, at 8:05 PM, Charlie Pendleton wrote:
>
>>I created a pseudo called "Sunset" that I turn off and on with the 
>>Sunset and Sunrise scripts.
>>
>>The on scripts for the motion detector has:
>>
>>if "Sunset" is true then
>>   unblock "Driveway Spotlight"
>>end if
>>
>>then the "Try" routine comes next.
>>
>>The if statement doesn't do boo.  I see the "on" for the motion 
>>enter the DB, but the blocked spotlight does not unblock.  If I 
>>comment out the "if" portion the unblock works.  What am i doing 
>>wrong?  Should I be incorporating the "if" within the "try" routine?