'Repeat 0 times' entries

[Chris Jahn]

This is fixed in Release 2.4.13

 

 

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For Release 2.4.12 and earlier

 

Please do not use Repeat 0 times as this may hang your ISY.

 

If
  - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')

Then
       Repeat 0 times

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

[Mark Sanctuary]

Chris,

I still see the '0' as an option in the spinbox widget for repeat; is this correct?

 

Rand,

Please test this to see if it is now fixed in the new beta 2.4.13 release because I don't want to lock my box up.

 

Mark

[Chris Jahn]

Repeat 0 is supported and is now working correctly (i.e. if you use 0 it basically ignores all actions to the end or up to the next repeat). This is useful if you want to temporarily "comment out" some actions without deleting them.

[Mark Sanctuary]

Repeat 0 == Comment

 

Hum ok that makes since...sort of...not really.

 

Why not just make it named Comment or something that is easier to understand?

 

Maybe alias it in the java:

 

function Comment (args) {
    Repeat 0 (args)
}

[Sub-Routine]

Chris,

I still see the '0' as an option in the spinbox widget for repeat; is this correct?

 

Rand,

Please test this to see if it is now fixed in the new beta 2.4.13 release because I don't want to lock my box up.

 

Mark

 

Okay, I will, but a bit later

 

Repeat 0 could be used to comment out blocks of commands in a loop. That isn't what I intended when I did it though

 

Remember, I am the guy that discovered On Never, I now have a folder with that condition to build and test programs

 

I still desire some way to comment lines out of a program. There could be another button next to Remove Line, a toggle Comment Line. To test various lines when a program doesn't work as expected.

 

Rand

[Chris Jahn]

Mark,

 

Repeat 0 is supported because its just as easy to allow it as not. We currently do not support commenting out code in a program, that is why I mentioned using Repeat 0 to simulate it.

 

'Repeat X times' means run the following actions (up to the end or up to then next Repeat) X times. For 'Repeat 0' this means run them 0 times.

[Sub-Routine]

Okay, I tested it and Repeat 0 times is now a valid function!

 

So is Repeat Every 0 seconds.

 

Now I'm going to have too root around a bit harder to break something

 

Thank you,

Rand