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ECS 4.1.002 release Mark Gilmore Thu, 01 Jul 1999 10:13:11 -0700

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ECS 4.1.002 has been released/uploaded, and incorporates the changes
below. For upgrade instructions, see "DOWNLOADING/INSTALLING UPDATES
VIA THE INTERNET" in ECS.HTM.

	4.1.002 (06/10/99)

    44)	If the Text-Line of a Text Item is updated and that Item is
	monitored via the DDE API, ECS will now send an update packet
	to the applicable client(s).

*   45)	As Rockwell has dropped support for handset rec/pb in their
	latest chipsets, ECS now normally suppresses all handset-related
	States (e.g. SPEAK->PC:HS), and uses the sound-card to record
	local messages in the Message window. IF YOUR MODEM SUPPORTS
	HANDSET REC/PB, you can override this behavior by inserting the
	following line in \AUTOEXEC.BAT and reboot:

		SET ECS_PHN_C_HS_SUPP=1

*   46)	So as to be compatible with current naming convention (which
	uses "Speech-Recognition" instead of "Voice-Recognition"), we
	have renamed the following:

		Old			New
		------------------	----------
		VR.EXE			SR.EXE
		VOICE-SESSION		SR-SESSION
		VOICE-COMMAND		SR-COMMAND
		SPEECH-INTERFACE-B	TTS

*   47)	A new Parameter ("SESSION") is now supported for the PASSWORD
	Type, which denotes the session the password will apply to.
	In ECS.CFG, insert this new Parameter below the password as
	shown in this example:
	|Item:Remote Phone Passwd	Type:Password	. . .
	|	Initial State:(None)			. . .
	|	Password     :123
	|	Session      :Remote Phone
	|	Access       :Owner

    48)	Phone Keypad-Sessions having passwords (see #47) now prompt
	for the password BEFORE the macro.

    49)	NON-Phone Keypad-Sessions no longer require an initial <Enter>
	to enter a macro (or a password).

    50)	Fixed bug which kept the .RPC file (modem version of the .WAV
	file) from being saved when a new VOICE-RECORDING-C Item was
	created. NOTE: ECS creates any missing files at startup, so
	no re-recording is necessary.

*   51)	Two new Item Types have been added which eliminate the need
	for the SETTINGS program. Please insert these definitions in
	your ECS.CFG:

	|Item:Authorization-Code	Type:Authorization-Code		Acc:User/Maint
	|	Initial State:(none)
	|	Code         :{CODE FROM ECS.DT GOES HERE}
	|Item:Message-Purging		Type:Message-Purging		Acc:User/Maint
	|	Initial State:(none)
	|	Max Msg Count:{MAX # OF MESSAGES YOU WANT TO KEEP}
	|	Max Msg Age  :{MAX AGE OF MESSAGES, IN DAYS}
	|	Log stat msg?:No

*   52)	I have deleted all the old obsolete lines from ECS.DT.
	Please delete these lines, such that only the following
	lines REMAIN:
		ECS Aborted ?         :...
		Year    (at last exit):...
		Month   (at last exit):...
		Date    (at last exit):...
		Weekday (at last exit):...
		Hour    (at last exit):...
		Minute  (at last exit):...
		Second  (at last exit):...
		IR2B-2 TX Hdr (3-4)   :...
		IR2B-2 RX Hdr (2-6)   :...
		IR2B-3 TX Hdr (3-4)   :...
		IR2B-3 RX Hdr (2-14)  :...

    53)	Fixed bug which caused /X dumps to be written for ALL Items
	(rather than just "external" Items like Lights/Appliances).

    54)	Corrected bug which corrupted the State-choice-list for the
	PHONE-BOX Type.
-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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