johnnyt Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I use the set of programs/variables apostolakisl contributed to the calendar cause (details at http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i_Generic_Calendar_Using_Programs_and_Variables) to which I added a program called "Holiday Changed to 1" that's supposed to email me when the $iCal.Holiday variable is 1 but it doesn't run for some reason. Hasn't once emailed me and there have been several holidays since I added the program. If I do a "run then" the program/email works fine, but it doesn't run when it's called as the last step in the "Holiday Reset" program. See attached screenshots. I'm showing the "New Years Day" program that ran fine yesterday. I will also confirm that the variable $iCal.Holiday was seen to be 1 as expected yesterday. What am I missing? edit: deleted duplicate screenshot and added missing one Edited January 2, 2015 by johnnyt
apostolakisl Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Your "if" section has only integer variables. Integer variables are not triggers. You need a trigger. Like if time is 6am and i.holiday is 1. Or, you can use state variables. That will trigger anytime the variable changes. Which probably means midnight here.
johnnyt Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 yes, I realize integer variable don't trigger but I'm explicitly calling that program from the other one. I just realized I attached two of the same screenshot instead of the one that makes the explicit call. oops. here it is. see last line.
johnnyt Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 What is triggering that program? last line of the (modified) "Holiday Reset" program. See red arrow pointing to it in last screenshot, highlighted in the attached screenshot here.
Jimbo.Automates Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 What is triggering the "Holiday reset" program? It has no conditions. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
kstock Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Assuming variable $iCal.Holiday is in fact being set = 1, perhaps the "Holiday Changed to 1" program is running before the program "New Years Day" completes. Try putting a Wait of 5-10 seconds code line before the Run Program 'Holiday Changed to 1' (If) line in the "Holiday reset" program
johnnyt Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 What is triggering the "Holiday reset" program? It has no conditions. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk This is one of a handful of programs triggered to run a few seconds after midnight each day. I think the wiki link provide in original post might explain how it all works. The key here is that the variable does get changed as it should so everything on that front works. It's only the email sending program that doesn't work. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
johnnyt Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 Assuming variable $iCal.Holiday is in fact being set = 1, perhaps the "Holiday Changed to 1" program is running before the program "New Years Day" completes. Try putting a Wait of 5-10 seconds code line before the Run Program 'Holiday Changed to 1' (If) line in the "Holiday reset" programInteresting suggestion. I'll try that and report.back. It will be a revealing experiment as I had trusted the FIFO order of execution was maintained in processing variables. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
apostolakisl Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Interesting suggestion. I'll try that and report.back. It will be a revealing experiment as I had trusted the FIFO order of execution was maintained in processing variables. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk No, that is not correct. $ical.Holiday is getting set to 0 and the rest of the programs are being triggered simultaneously. A "then" clause is "atomic" meaning that all items get set into motion simultaneously. In my experimentation, variables get set instantly for all practical purposes so all of the "run" programs are seeing the variable as set in the same "then" clause. You can put the "then" clause in any order you want and the results will be the same. Of course a "wait" clause changes that. Your program is running, it is just that it is running false because $ical.Holiday was still 0 because New Years Day program had not changed it yet. The delay as mentioned should work. Another option would be to change "$ical.Holiday" to a state variable (or have 2 versions of it, state and integer) and then the program "Holiday changed to 1" will trigger itself. Edited January 3, 2015 by apostolakisl
johnnyt Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 Thanks for the explanation, apostolakisl. I've put in a 2 second delay before I run the program to send the email. I didn't bother creating a bogus holiday to test it as I'm confident it'll work now. I'll have to keep an eye out for that in other programs as it wasn't how I thought things worked and it could explain unexpected/unexplained behavior.
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