ecsl@netbloc.com: 6641: Re: [ECS] New beta

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Re: [ECS] New beta
Don Stephens
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 06:17:26 -0800
Trying the remote address below (modified for my machine) I ran into a
screen wanting my username and password....Is ECS generating this or Win98?
Where would my username and password be located on the local machine?
Thanks:
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 5:53 AM
Subject: [ECS] New beta


> I just uploaded a new beta.
> NEW web-server instructions follow.
>
> If you have problems with the web-server:
>   1) Run ECS with a SMALL cfg (perhaps with only one Item and one
> Group).
>   2) Press ALT-Z (DEBUG=1).
>   3) Select ECS_GROUPS.HTM in your browser and click one of the links.
>   4) Press ALT-Z (DEBUG=0).
>   5) Email me ELG.TMP & DBG.TMP.
>
>    215) ECS now generates/maintains web pages and acts as a "web
> server":
>
> NOTE: These features are still in the EARLY stages
> (numerous changes/enhancements are forthcoming).
>
> **************************************************************
> WEB PAGE GENERATION
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ECS now creates/maintains a web page for each Group, plus a
> "directory" page (ECS_GROUPS.HTM) which contains links to the
> others.
>
> Note that these pages may serve as examples of what ECS "expects
> to see" when it's web server searches pages for Item States
> (below).
>
> The default refresh rate for these pages is NONE.
> To make ECS generate web pages with auto-refresh commands,
> enter this command in \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> SET ECS_HTM_GEN={d}
> where {d} is the auto-refresh rate (in seconds).
>
> When generating pages, ECS normally uses SELECTION inputs (dropdowns)
> for Items having <= 500 States, and TEXT inputs (text entry boxes)
> for those having > 500 States (to save on browser memory & load-time).
> This default 500-count threshold may be overridden by
> SET ECS_HTM_SEL_MXC={d}
> where {d} is the desired count.
>
> To DISABLE all web-page generation, enter this command in
> \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> SET ECS_HTM_GEN=NO
>
> **************************************************************
> WEB SERVER
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ECS's web server will read any requested web page, update any
> Item States within it, and return the modified page to the
> browser. It also supports State modifications via web pages
> (provided that they conform to the conventions established in
> the ECS-generated web pages).
>
> Then to make ECS process a page, enter the page as follows:
> {host}/{file}
> where {host} may be "localhost" (for local control) or an IP
> address (for remote control).
> Examples:
>
> localhost/program files/ecs/ecs_group_1.htm (local)
> 216.80.147.178/program files/ecs/ecs_group_1.htm (remote)
> c:/program files/ecs/ecs_groups.htm (links to all)
>
> See "Accessing Your PC Via The
> Internet" in ECS.HTM for a discussion of IP addresses.
>
> To DISABLE the ECS web server, enter this command in
> \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> SET ECS_WEB_SERVER=0
>
>
> 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_wunetwo
rkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp.
> You should only get this message if you are running W95.
>
>    216) A problem whereby one-time TVL codes could trigger an announce/
> view/record of the desired show PRIOR to the desired airing has
> been corrected (when the same show aired previous to the desired
> day/time). For one-time codes, the weekday & time are now preserved
> when the line is appended to TVLFAV.TXT. I still clear the date,
> so as to help assure that the show will be processed if the user
> selects a line having a date PRIOR to the current.
>
> *  217) Item States values have been changes as follows:
>
> OLD: NEW:
> Low/High/Unknown Low/High/Unknown
> ---------------- ----------------
> Digital-Input-A 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> Digital-Input-C 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> Digital-Output-F 0/32767/9999 0/1/2
> Digital-Input-F 0/32767/9999 0/1/2
> Digital-Input-G 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> Digital-Input-I 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> Digital-Input-J 0/32767/na 0/1/na
>
> *  218) SECURITY-RTS-C States have been renamed as follows (for
> consistency):
>
> Old New
> ------------------- ------------------
> Alarm-Super-Restore Alarm-Super-Rst
> Burg-Bell-Silen Burg-Bell-Silence
> Bus-2-Restore Bus-2-Rst
> Comm-Restored Comm-Rst
> EZM-Restore EZM-Rst
> Keypad-Ambush KP-Ambush
> Keypad-Bus-Fail KP-Bus-Fail
> Keypad-Bus-Rst KP-Bus-Rst
> Keypad-Fire KP-Fire
> Keypad-Medical KP-Medical
> Keypad-Panic KP-Panic
> Keypad-Tamper KP-Tamper
> Keypad-Tamper-Rst KP-Tamper-Rst
> KP-Restore KP-Rst
> Panel-Gnd-Flt Panel-GF
> Panel-Gnd-Flt-Rst Panel-GF-Rst
> Printer-Restore Printer-Rst
> Ql-Keypad-Reset Ql-KP-Reset
> Restore Rst
> Self-Test-Failure Self-Test-Fail
> Sil-Pls-Burg Silence-Pls-Burg
> Srv-Msg-Activated Srv-Msg-Activated
> Telem-Failure Telem-Fail
> Telem-Failure-Rest Telem-Fail-Rst
> Telem-Restore Telem-Rst
> Telem-Trouble Telem-Tbl
> Trouble Tbl
> V61-FEZM-GndFlt V61-FEZM-GF
> V61-FEZM-GndFlt-Rst V61-FEZM-GF-Rst
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026