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BETA (web server) Mark Gilmore Sun, 06 Feb 2000 12:20:09 -0500

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I am now uploading this beta, primarily so you can
play with the new web server stuff (see #215 below).
Ready in 15 minutes....

	4.2.010 (02/06/00)

   207)	On Group saves, the height/width of windows withOUT icons are
	now preserved.

   208)	Corrected WEATHER-SETTING-A DAILY-RAIN/YEARLY-RAIN problem,
	whereby decimal place was off.

*  209)	Numerous TVL-related Items/Events have been updated in
EXAMPLE.CFG,
	so as to support a custom TV-CHAN Type (whose State names are your
	{lineup}.CHN channels), and channels from multiple programming
	sources.

	A new utility program TVLM.EXE will merge 2 TV-listings into 1
	(example of usage: "TVLM TVLNEW0.TXT TVLNEW1.TXT TVLNEW.TXT").
	I leave the specific use of this program (presumably in TVL.BAT)
	to the user.

	NOTE: YOU NEED NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR FILES, UNLESS YOU REALLY
	DESIRE THESE ENHANCEMENTS. Merging the required Items/Events from
	EXAMPLE.CFG into your ECS.CFG WILL require a "significant effort".
	But if you choose to do so:

        1) Backup ECS.CFG & ITPCST.DEF.

	2) Edit ITPCST.DEF and append these lines to the bottom:
		|TYPE:	TV-Chan
		|	Unknown

	3) Start a DOS session, and enter the following:
		CD "/PROGRAM FILES/ECS"
		EDM {lineup}.CHN /K:CHNITPCST.EDM
	   This will define the States of the TV-CHAN Custom Item
	   Type (in ITPCST.DEF) so as to reflect your channels.

	4) Replace all your TVL/CBAND-related Events with those listed below.
	   Then attempt to read ECS.CFG and correct errors as they are
	   reported. Note that the easiest way to re-read the cfg is to
	   enter <ALT-F><Enter<Enter>.
	   GOOD LUCK!.

		TVL DL
		TVL
		TVL Parse
		TVL Chan Parse
		TVR
		TVR Stop Check
		TVR Rec Bypass
		TV-Guide
		TV-Listings
		TV Chan Monitor
		TV Chan Set
		CBand Monitor

   210)	A new Adjustment Operator (STT<-T1) is now supported which sets
	the 1st Item to the State whose name is specified in the Text-Line
	associated with the 2nd Item. For example, if a TEXT's Text-Line
	was "ON", this Event-Line would set LIGHT to ON:
		Do	Light	Stt<-T1		Text

   211)	TVL4.EXE (which generates TV-GUIDE.TXT) now completes in approx
	1/3 the time taken by the previous version.

   212)	State VALUES for custom Item Types are now optional:
	Where none exists, ECS will define the value to be 1 greater
	then the previous State value (or 0 if the 1st).

*  213)	Corrected some problems related to the control/monitoring of
	SECURITY-AREA-C (NAPCO) Items, AND changed this Type's State
	names from OFF/ON to DISARMED/ARMED.

   214)	A bug has been corrected could result in a "TTS not operational"
	error on a KEYPAD-SESSION Item with "Voice Help=NO".

   215)	ECS can now act as a "web server" which will read any requested
	web page, update any Item States within it, and return the
	modified page to the browser.

	NOTE: This feature is still in the EARLY stages
	(numerous changes/enhancements are forthcoming).


	TO ENABLE THE ECS WEB SERVER, enter:
		SET ECS_WEB_SERVER=1
		ECS

	Then to make ECS process a page, enter the page as follows:
		http://{host}/{file}
	where {host} may be "localhost" (for local control) or an IP
	address (for remote control). See "Accessing Your Pc Via The
	Internet" in ECS.HTM for a discussion of IP addresses.


	TO MAKE ECS CREATE/MAINTAIN WEB PAGES FOR EACH GROUP, enter:
		SET ECS_HTM_GEN={d}
		ECS

	The resulting pages may then serve as examples of what ECS
	"expects to see" when searching pages for Item States.


	NOTE: If you get this message on startup:

		A REQUIRED .DLL FILE, WS2_32.DLL, WAS NOT FOUND

	Then your W95 PC does not have the "WINDOWS SOCKET 2 UPDATE" installed.
	You can do so via:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp.
	You should only get this message if you are running W95.
	where {d} is the auto-refresh rate in seconds (0 for NONE).
-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026

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