New Furnace Room Light adventure

[James Sentman]

On Jan 8, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Steve Hume wrote:

> Trouble #6)
> I found my light was going on and then off immediately now. Upon  
> investigation, the unit properties needed for the scripts had  
> vanished. I presume this happened as I was fixing smart settings on  
> the unit. I'm using Gamma1 build 553. I could try a newer version  
> but I would have to quit XTension:-P
>

any errors in the log? If the script objects that they really are  
failed to save there should be something in the log about it. They  
either save or they dont but they shouldn't just disappear at some  
random later date. Unless your HD fills up and other major things are  
involved... The only thing I can think of off hand would be creating  
unit properties for a new unit that wasn't saved yet? I know I wrote  
some special handling for that but it's always possible that it's  
broken now. Had you just created the database unit and were adding  
properties to it before you had saved it? I am not aware of any  
problem there, I just remember having to special case that  
possibility in the past in the code.

You're doing something over complicated aren't you where you store  
the time to leave the light on in a unit properly ;) I used to do  
that...

> Trouble #3) Update
> I have a registered SAF complaint already! The light went off after  
> 10 minutes and since the local switches don't seem to turn the  
> light on, I heard some "queries" emanating from the basement. I  
> bought the Appliance modules thinking I could use them with CF  
> lighting, but if they don't allow turning on by local lamp  
> switches, then they are not too useful other than in full XTension  
> controlled situations. Maybe that is why the price was so good!

I have lots of regular appliance modules with CF bulbs on them that  
still allow local control. I haven't experimented a whole lot with  
the 2 way ones, but I imagine that like the regular appliance modules  
it depends on the specific kind of CF bulb. I have some that work  
wonderfully and others that wont work at all and require other more  
creative solutions.

-James