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Re: [ECS] 4.0.023 upload Dan Carrington Fri, 12 Mar 1999 22:27:05 -0800

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Couldn't you just edit your ecs.cfg, then copy the backup file to some
name and copy it back so it is actually newer and the states will be
pulled from the backup not your ecs.cfg?  It sounds like it would work
and be much easier.


Dan Carrington




Ingo Dean wrote:
> 
> That explains a lot of things.  And it makes perfect sense.
> 
> So, if we want our states to be saved when we know we're going to edit
> ECS.CFG manually, will saving the config file first also save the current
> states in the Initial State portion of each item that's set to Backup?
> 
> Mark Gilmore wrote:
> 
> > I guess I need to explain further:
> > If you edit ECS.CFG manually, ECS assumes that you wish
> > for the initial states in ECS.CFG to override those in
> > ECS.BK (for the next run only). ECS has no way of knowing
> > WHAT you modified in ECS.CFG. Again, this is by design.
> >
> > peter kraus wrote:
> > >
> > > that is too bad.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Gilmore <omnip@usit.net>
> > > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > > Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 3:43 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ECS] 4.0.023 upload
> > >
> > > :Peter,
> > > :If ECS detects that ECS.CFG is NEWER than ECS.BK,
> > > :then ECS.BK is ignored (by design), since it is
> > > :assumed that you have edited the file manually.
> > > :
> > > :peter kraus wrote:
> > > :>
> > > :> today i stopped ecs and then edited the file with notepad.
> > > :> then restarted.
> > > :> no backup information was restored correctly.
> > > :>
> > > :> -----Original Message-----
> > > :> From: Mark Gilmore <omnip@usit.net>
> > > :> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > > :> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 2:38 PM
> > > :> Subject: [ECS] 4.0.023 upload
> > > :>
> > > :> :ECSU.ZIP (ECS.EXE/ECSD.EXE/ECST.EXE) has been uploaded,
> > > :> :and incorporates the following changes (download by clicking
> > > :> :"ECS UPDATES" at the bottom of http://www.usit.com/omnip).
> > > :> :
> > > :> : 4.0.023 (03/10/98)
> > > :> :
> > > :> :    74) A bug has been corrected which could prevent backed-up Item
> > > :> : States from being restored properly IF Items had been added
> > > :> : or deleted on the previous execution of ECS.
> > > :> :--
> > > :> :Mark Gilmore
> > > :> :Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > > :> :omnip@usit.net
> > > :> :http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > :
> > > :--
> > > :Mark Gilmore
> > > :Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > > :omnip@usit.net
> > > :http://www.usit.com/omnip
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > omnip@usit.net
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 
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