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Re: [ECS] A couple more bugs Mark Gilmore Mon, 17 May 1999 07:00:15 -0700

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Mark, this will be fixed in the next UL of ECSU.ZIP.
Thanks.

Mark Sekelsky wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I just loaded/ran the most recent beta version.  The Redac is now fine and
> VR does initiate.  Problems now are:
> 
> There are two ways to do something with VR.  With one ECS requires me to
> begin a command with my defined "initiate" command (in my case "Computer").
> The other is to simply speak a defined phrase.  If I begin a session with
> the initiate phrase all is well.  For my items that do not require me to
> initiate the item is NOT set to true by ECS and hence not executed.  At the
> end of this message I will attach the items/event lines for an item I cannot
> execute (the text does appear in the VR window).  Note that this example is
> from my OLD ecs.cfg so the Voice-session item has the old look to it.
> 
> I have several text items that are actually files that ECS is to read.
> Example readthis.txt.  My text item is then setup as
> @c:\ecs\readthis.txt
> 
> ECS executes this by reading the phrase "@c:\ecs\readthis.txt" rather than
> looking a the file and reading it.
> 
> Mark S
> 
> |Item:Voice-session             Type:Voice-Session
> Acc:User/User
> |       Initial State:(none)                                    Backup:No
> |       Initiate     :Computer:Yes
> |       Acknowledge  :Correct
> |       Terminate    :Thank You:You're welcome.
> |       Access       :User
> |Item:Time text                 Type:Text
> Acc:User/User
> |       Initial State:(none)                                    Backup:No
> |       Text         :The current time is 9:19 PM
> |Item:MSG: The time is          Type:Text
> Acc:User/User
> |       Initial State:(None)                                    Backup:No
> |       Text         :The current time is
> |Item:Voice: The time           Type:Voice-Command
> Acc:User/User
> |       Initial State:(none)                                    Backup:No
> |       Command      :What time is it
> |       Verify ?     :No
> |       Acknowledge  :
> 
> |       If      Voice: The time         Is Now          True
> |       Then    Time text               T1<-T1          MSG: The time is
> |       Then    Time text               Set             <Space>
> |       Then    Time text               T1/A<-Stt       The time
> |       Then    Time text               Set             Speak->VC

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

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