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How to use a "folder"

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Would someone be so kind as to explain the use of a folder, as opposed to a program. I did a search and checked the wiki, but am not really finding an explanation of the concept. If it exists, a link would be helpful.

 

Thanks!!

Would someone be so kind as to explain the use of a folder, as opposed to a program. I did a search and checked the wiki, but am not really finding an explanation of the concept. If it exists, a link would be helpful.

 

Thanks!!

 

A Folder, may contain many programs. The folders have if conditions that you can set to allow contained programs to run, or not. For example, I use a folder called AWAY for programs that only need to run while I'm away. I change the status of the folder from False to True with a KPL button. Some other programs, such as HVAC control programs check if the away folder is false before they run.

 

In summary, you can enable/disable a lot of programs by placing them in a folder, which has a run condition...

 

Hope this helps...

 

Burak

As Burak says, folders can have conditions. If these conditions are false the programs in the folder will not run, even by direct command.

 

But I think the first use of folders would be just to organize your programs. I have many folders without conditions in my root directory. Within these folders may be more folders, with or without conditions.

 

Adding conditions to a folder allows all the programs within that folder to use the condition(s) of that folder as well as additional folder or program conditions.

 

Rand

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Thank you both .. it helps a lot!!

  • 2 months later...
As Burak says, folders can have conditions. If these conditions are false the programs in the folder will not run, even by direct command.

 

But I think the first use of folders would be just to organize your programs. I have many folders without conditions in my root directory. Within these folders may be more folders, with or without conditions.

 

Adding conditions to a folder allows all the programs within that folder to use the condition(s) of that folder as well as additional folder or program conditions.

 

Rand

Hi, Rand. I've been looking around the forums for some sort of tutorial on ISY programming, but I haven't found one. The info about using folders in this thread is instructive, but what would be really useful for those of us trying to get started with ISY programming & debugging the resultant crazy behavior of buggy code would be a comprehensive programming guide, with example code.

 

I realize you UDI guys have your hands full, so maybe someone in the user base could contribute something? Or does such a document already exist somewhere? If so, can you direct me to it? -George

Hi, Rand. I've been looking around the forums for some sort of tutorial on ISY programming, but I haven't found one. The info about using folders in this thread is instructive, but what would be really useful for those of us trying to get started with ISY programming & debugging the resultant crazy behavior of buggy code would be a comprehensive programming guide, with example code.

 

I realize you UDI guys have your hands full, so maybe someone in the user base could contribute something? Or does such a document already exist somewhere? If so, can you direct me to it? -George

 

George,

 

The best we have is in the Wiki: ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:User_Guide.

 

Rand

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