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Re: RE: [ECS] New upgrade experiences Don Stephens Tue, 12 Sep 2000 15:38:54 -0700

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If you are going to send them out privately, please include me.

Thanks:

Don

donstephens@101freeway.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph & Jessica Colson III" <JColson@CajunNet.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: RE: [ECS] New upgrade experiences


> Scott
>
> Thanks for taking the time to elaborate on your setup.
> Would you please email the files to me directly at
> JColson@CajunNet.com.  I'm not able to receive them
> thought the list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Colson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Danks [mailto:sdanks@ci.tulsa.ok.us]
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 10:23 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: RE: [ECS] New upgrade experiences
>
>
> I can attach the home.mdb.  I did some work on the events this weekend,
and
> got the system to open the "|" delimited file and parse it.  I had to make
> changes to the phone event. It now changes the number of rings to answer
on,
> depending on the entry in the database.  And I have it changing the wav
file
> to play for that caller.  My family complained about having the system
play
> a ringing wav file over the load speakers, because it still rings one more
> time after the phone is answered.  I may have to make other changes to get
> this to work.  I was planning on turning off all the phone ringers in the
> house and use the "Caller rings through" setting to play the ringing wav
> file or not. I am still working on it.  I also had to change a couple of
> variable types in the database.  Let me get the newest one from home
> tonight. . . .
>
> >>> "Joseph & Jessica Colson III" <JColson@CajunNet.com> 09/09 7:03 AM >>>
> I'm also interested in knowing more on the database and how
> it all works.  Any chance of getting a copy of your cfg file?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Colson
>
> PS Thanks to everyone who responded to my on the ocelot question,
> Looks like that next on my wish list!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Danks [mailto:sdanks@ci.tulsa.ok.us]
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 9:52 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] New upgrade experiences
>
>
> Well I spent 6 hours last night upgrading to 4.4.006 from 4.4.004.  I
found
> that if I wait too long I REALLY have a lot of updating to do.  Anyway I
> have a few questions (mostly to spawn discussion)  But, I have questions,
> you have answers. . . .
>
> I found that if I have a mistake and duplicate a group it seems to
"IGNORE"
> the second one.  Does this happen with items and events too?  I am trying
to
> find a way to keep from having to update the .cfg files each time I want
to
> use Mark's new whizbang code.  Usually I just keep the ecs.cfg and dump
the
> example.cfg, but there are some really good enhancements in this one.
>
> I fought the type: download-status for several hours last night trying to
> figure out why it would not find that type and this morning it dawned on
me
> that it was probably a "Custom Item type".  I guess the installer does not
> write over the itpcst.def file?  I installed over the old program to
retain
> all my wav files etc.
>
> Now for the update I am going to do this weekend.  I made an Access
Database
> called "Home.mdb" and when run, it opens to a form that asks for several
> bits of info about a caller.  Like callerid number, and name and wav file
> name to play and if they can call afterhours etc.  I will share it if you
> all are interested.  Then when you exit the file, it writes all the info
to
> "t.csv" (telephone.csv)  The file has info like
> "2|1002|Jan|Adams|918|1234567|4|0|0|1|1|adams.wav".  I will write a
routine
> this weekend to parse through this file and look for the callerid number.
> Then use the data to set the rings count, answer count, and what file to
> play when this caller calls (adams.wav)"  This way, I can have hundreds of
> people in my database, and it's easy for my wife to enter the caller
> information on the ACCESS97 form and then the next time this person calls
> the system will handle it correctly.  I had to use a macro and events that
> trigger the macro when the database is closed, to write the data to the
"|"
> delimited fields.  I just hope the computer is fast enough to run throught
> the database and find the match in between phone rings.    Would anyone be
> interested in this?  When I get it working I would be willing to share the
> code.  The numbers above represent, Record 2, id number 1002, firstname,
> lastname, area code, phone number, ring to answer on, email the recording,
> ring phones at all, call afterhours, send text page after caller leaves
> message, name of wav file to play to caller.   comments?
>
> I'm also thinking of using an mp3 format to record a lot of things like a
> greeting to be played at my front door when someone rings the doorbell.
> Didnt someone use winamp?  I wa trying to figure out how to use command
line
> switches to play the files, but I cant find any command line switches.
> Didnt AJ use something like this? my memory clouds the older I get. (37).
>
> planning a great weekend....
> Scott Danks
>

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