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Re: [ECS] 4.0.023 upload Mark Gilmore Sat, 13 Mar 1999 07:44:07 -0800

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Your basic idea is correct Dan, but you would need to edit ECS.BK
(after ECS.CFG) and just save it with no changes. This will
change the file's time-stamp (copying won't do that).

Dan Carrington wrote:
> 
> 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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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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