I want to press a kpl button (g), wait 5 minutes and if a door sensor is on send a notification. It appears I need a second "if statement" and I can find no way to do that.

 

If

g is on

Then

wait 5 minutes

?????

 

I have the notification process set up and can activate it w/o the wait step so I know that part of the process works.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

 

 

If

control g is on

Then

wait 5 minutes

run program 2

 

diasabled program 2 (runs only if called from another program)

If

sense door sensor is on

Why not

If

Control g is on

And door sensor is on

 

Then

Wait 5 minutes

Send notification

 

Now if you want the program to trigger if the door sensor is turned on after G then my program will not work. you would need to use status is on for G.

Why not

If

Control g is on

And door sensor is on

 

Then

Wait 5 minutes

Send notification

 

Because this, in my mind, does not do what you are asking. 

 

You said you wanted a program that, for a period of five minutes after G is on, watch for a door sensor and, if triggered, send a notification (without mentioning the need for a delayed notification).  Your program will trigger a notification (but the notification will not be sent until 5 minutes after the fact) anytime the door is triggered while G is ON (regardless of whether G has been on for less than five minutes.

 

This may be what you want in your mind, but I believe Stusviews more accurately reflects what you asked for in your original post.

 

Because this, in my mind, does not do what you are asking. 

 

You said you wanted a program that, for a period of five minutes after G is on, watch for a door sensor and, if triggered, send a notification (without mentioning the need for a delayed notification).  Your program will trigger a notification (but the notification will not be sent until 5 minutes after the fact) anytime the door is triggered while G is ON (regardless of whether G has been on for less than five minutes.

 

This may be what you want in your mind, but I believe Stusviews more accurately reflects what you asked for in your original post.

 

Oberkc, I'm not the OP, just was throwing in my two cents.   What he wrote was:

"I want to press a kpl button (g), wait 5 minutes and if a door sensor is on send a notification"

That is what the program I wrote does.  He did not write "watch for a door sensor, and, if triggered."   

Another instance of the need for the OP to specify exactly what he wants. 

Eric

EricK, "I want to press a kpl button (g), wait 5 minutes and if a door sensor is on send a notification"

 

Thus, if 5 minutes have elapsed after pressing the button and the sensor is on, then send the notification. That's not the same as "if both devices are on send a notification after 5 minutes has elapsed."

 

“ I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”

Edited October 1, 201411 yr by stusviews

Thanks Stu, I got it now.

Oberkc, I'm not the OP, just was throwing in my two cents.

 

Sorry.  I was in too much of a hurry.

 

Perhaps when smokegrub returns, he can clarify which of us is confused. 

Stusviews:

 

Your suggestion worked perfectly. Also, I learned a couple of things that will prove valiable in the future. !) Using a program within a program and 2) A program that is disabled will run when used in another program. My thanks to those of you who provide such tremendous help.