Getting Weathersnoop values via Applescript

I am using Weathersnoop with Indigo v5.1.6, and it's working well.

Now I'd like to get some of the Weathersnoop device attributes into Applescript to use them in some if/then statements.

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set outsideTemperature to heatIndexF of device "WeatherSnoop"

... compiles fine, but it says it can't find the "heatIndexF" in the device. I've tried with and without quotes around "heatIndexF", and I've tried other attributes, but still no luck.

I have a feeling the answer is is something very simple. Any clues?

Thanks,

Dave

[jay (support)]

You can't get access to custom device states via AppleScript - you have to use Python. The example would be:

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weathersnoopDevice = indigo.devices[DEVICEID]
outsideTemperature = weathersnoopDevice.states["heatIndexF"]

If you're uncomfortable using Python, then you can create a trigger that watches for the heatIndexF state of the device to change and use the "Variable Actions->Insert Device State into Variable" action to insert the heat index into a variable. You can then use that variable in an AppleScript.

Well that explains it

Thanks for the tip. And no, I haven't learned Python yet. It's on the "I know I need to do this, but no time for it now" list. I think when Indigo drops support for Applescript I'll dive into it!

For the moment I used the trigger to write the variables as you suggested. That's an easy solution and works great for this simple instance.

Thanks!

Dave