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@Techman adding <BR> to make an "enter" in the email did not do anything (other than put a "<BR>" into the translation email. any other suggestions?

@dbwarner5 WOW!!!!😁 Your post was so very helpful!!! (yes, I'm just getting around to working on this again.) It is interesting how the nodes all work. the only things I was not able to figure out are: 1) what is the syntax for the variable for the true/false status of a program? 2) currently, I'm using email. how can I get the email to have new lines. even with all of these data points on separate lines, the readout in an email is all run together:

@Techman wow, is this a tough project. here is the "customized content" that i'm trying to get working: i'm still working through them but the only thing that works is the first line. specifically, the "On_Vacation" is the name of a variable (and it doesnt work) and the "n010..." is the name of the nodeserver node for my ecobee thermostat. any suggestions?

On Vacation? - [ID 00D4][Parent 0066][Not Enabled] If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') so, in my customized email, I tried this and it doesn't work: On Vacation? ${sys.node.00D4.status} ${sys.program.00D4.status} I appreciate help.

okay, I'm stuck right here: (the first step 😁😞 http://admin:password@192.168.1.105/rest (where password is substituted for my password) I've tried this is my browsers and they don't accept it. any suggestions?

I'm trying to create a custom email notification for when I am on vacation that tells me what is going on at my house. here is what I have so far and I think the first line will work fine, but the rest needs work: the problem is, I'm not sure what parts of these "variables" need to be changed and if so, to what. I guess I need a kindergartner level of explanation. for the "On Vacation", I have a program called "on vacation?" and I'd like to know if that is true or false. I presume I need to swap out the pound sign to something but I don't know what to swap it to. for the others, they're all nodes, some are insteon devices, specifically.

@rick.curl have pushover but I’m not sure how to use it to send me a button (or link). How would I do that? @Guy Lavoie do you (or does anyone) know where there is a tutorial that shows how to make a “get” http message? I think it’ll need a password and I think I recall that browsers often block those.

I'd like to have my IoX (Polisy) send me a text message that I can click on the link in it (or a button would be more slick) to accomplish something. how could I do that? I was thinking the old REST system might accomplish this but I'm not sure if it still works as I haven't used it or heard mention of it for years.

what would you suggest I change the polling numbers to? I think the most important data points, at least for me, are: battery charge percentage, if homelink is nearby, and the interior / exterior temperatures.

@CoolToys I appreciate your efforts to help me. How many retries worked best for you?

@CoolToys the reason they are all "not enabled" is that I call them from other programs. I find switches "on" according to the console when they aren't fairly often. I guess I have a noisy land-line. when I notice a light is off when it should be on, I'll look in the admin console and it will say that it is on. I will then query it and it will switch to off in the console.

I am noticing that my data stops updating after some period of time, maybe a week or so, after I "authenticate" the nodeserver in the PG3x console. once the data gets frozen, in the debug file, it says "Token Expired", and re-authenticating it fixes the problem. any suggestion as to how to avoid having to re-authenticate it routinely?

have you tried restarting the nodeserver in the PG3x panel? also: try restarting your admin console, maybe even need to delete your java cache.

@Techman I appreciate the help. The second article says to use a keypadlinc to watch for flashes with insteon traffic. are there other devices that will flash with traffic? @others: I appreciate the frank assistance. you are right. I need to solve the problem and stop the armchair "solution" attempts. Thank you!!

I have a few insteon devices that are pretty mediocre at communicating, for reasons I've intermittently looked into for years and haven't been able to solve, so I came up with a workaround a while back. the problem I'll have is that a light (usually an outdoor light that is turned on by a program) is not on when it is supposed to be and the admin console says that it is on when it isn't. my solution is three programs: malibu stubborn ON - [ID 003A][Parent 017D][Not Enabled] If 'Outside / Malibu-Garage' Status is On Or 'Outside / Malibu-NE Corner' Status is On Or 'Outside / Outdoor Fountain Light' Status is On Then Set 'Outside / Malibu-Garage' Query Set 'Outside / Malibu-NE Corner' Query Set 'Outside / Outdoor Fountain Light' Query Wait 1 minute Run Program 'malibu stubborn ON 2' (If) malibu stubborn ON 2 - [ID 003B][Parent 017D][Not Enabled] If 'Outside / Malibu-Garage' Status is not On Or 'Outside / Malibu-NE Corner' Status is not On Or 'Outside / Outdoor Fountain Light' Status is not On Then Run Program 'malibu stubborn ON 3' (Then Path) malibu stubborn ON 3 - [ID 0188][Parent 017D][Not Enabled] If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Stop program 'malibu stubborn OFF' Stop program 'malibu stubborn OFF 2' Stop program 'malibu stubborn OFF 3' Set 'Outside / Malibu-Garage' On Set 'Outside / Malibu-NE Corner' On Set 'Outside / Outdoor Fountain Light' On Set '.Scenes / Malibu Lights' On Wait 5 seconds Run Program 'malibu stubborn ON' (Then Path) does anyone have any better suggestions?