I have an external switch and instead of using it as a receiver, I just have a program that says if a specific light status == on (for another light) then turn external switch on. Else turn the switch off.

However, it doesn't get triggered when I turn the light on /off.

What tiggers the programs to run?

3 hours ago, PAstrachan said:

However, it doesn't get triggered when I turn the light on /off.

Normally, a program having a "status = xxx" is triggered when there is a change in status for that device.

That is odd then - it doesn't always trigger. Maybe I need to reboot it.

This is all I have for that program. If the pathlight is on then turn on the external plug

Sometimes this works and other times it doesn't seem to turn off. RIght now it is working fine.

Maybe I have some conflict with another program. I'll look into that

@PAstrachan first, in the future to post a program to the forums please right click the program then select the last option of "COPY to Clipboard" then paste as text to your post. This way it is able to be edited by people trying to help.

On 12/25/2025 at 7:12 PM, PAstrachan said:

If the pathlight is on then turn on the external plug

Is the external plug an Insteon device? It is a wired plug or a plugin module? How close is it to another wireline product or a dual band device? It could be that it's not getting a strong enough signal and Insteon communication is lost. You should open Even Viewer and set it to level 3 and turn the switch on a few times and see if the external plug respond with the program command.

Additionally, you might want to an an "OR" statement and add "Control Pathlights is On" - this will then add to the "IF" line and show as "Pathlights is switched On". This indicates a physical control of the item for Pathlights. If it is a switch (or dimmer) then it will be "controlled" when you physically switch it. Even though the device status will go to "On" the physical process of turning the device on would trigger this program and then the "OR" would run "True" if something else turned the device on (meaning the status changed to "On") or if you physically turned the switch on (meaning "switched ON".

If the off side is not working you might want to create a different program to control the off process rather than just being the else of this program.

@PAstrachan in addtion to geddy's advice, have you right clicked on the program itself and selected Run Then.. and Run else and see if outside light turns on and off as expected?

Occasionally, I have found a program just needs you to click on one of the items and select Update and then Save. This refreshes the program in the Eisy and then it will work just fine.