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Re: [ECS] ECS and other software Don Tue, 1 Jun 1999 20:36:56 -0700

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Hi Dave;


> Is there:
>
> 1. a means for Windows ECS to launchanother program and get output back
from
> it and integrate that info into ECS?

Yes; You can launch any program; the trick is getting data back. ECS has
many ways of doing this, DDE, Writing a file, etc.
>
> 2. Is there means for another Windows program to share the X10 output
device
> (RS232 port) with Windows ECS so that it can occaisionally send info onto
> the port. Or is there some way it can ask ECS to do something and get the
> information back?

 Check out ACE.  http://www.infinet.com/~dhoehnen/software/ace.htm

>
> 3. Is the Windows ECS user manual downloadable if I have not yet bought
the
> product?

Uhh, I think you can certainly get a taste of ECS by d/l the lite version.
Talk to Mark Gilmore at   http://www.infinet.com/~dhoehnen/software/ace.htm
>
> 4. Windows NT and 2000 supported?

ECS does run under NT but I don't know how well. Win2000 is anyone's guess.
Don

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