ecsl@netbloc.com: 6928: Reading a text file into a number

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Reading a text file into a number
A.J. Griglak
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 01:06:07 -0500

Fri, 3 Mar 2000 01:06:07 -0500

Can someone please explain how to read a text file into a Number Item in
ECS???

I have been looking at the TVL Parse event that's in Example.CFG and for the
life of me can't figure it out!!!

I have a text file called cur_temp.txt that holds the current temperature,
parsed from weather.com.  It looks like this:

36degrees

I would like to have an Item in ECS that is of type number that I can do
something like

If       cur_temp#        IS LT     32
Then  msg:It's Cold   Set        Speak

I just don't get the Set/Char operator and all the

Do   Character-A    Set/Char    Text-A

lines...

Also, where in the Event TVL Parse is the actual filename of the text file??

Clueless,
-=A.J.

Can someone please explain how to read a text file into a Number Item in ECS???

I have been looking at the TVL Parse event that's in Example.CFG and for the life of me can't figure it out!!!

I have a text file called cur temp.txt that holds the current temperature, parsed from weather.com. It looks like this:

36degrees

I would like to have an Item in ECS that is of type number that I can do something like

If cur temp# IS LT 32

Then msg:It's Cold Set Speak

I just don't get the Set/Char operator and all the

Do Character-A Set/Char Text-A

lines...

Also, where in the Event TVL Parse is the actual filename of the text file??

Clueless,

-=A.J.