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Re: [ECS] 4.0.023 upload Mark Gilmore Sat, 13 Mar 1999 07:46:22 -0800

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Sorry Ingo, but this will not work, as 4.0 only
changes the particular Item/Group/Event being edited.

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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