[ANSWERED]: Variable List Empty

From the documentation - it says Indigo ships with scripts that include variables? However my list of variables are totally empty?

How do I get that list of variables populated?

I believe it is like this: There are scripts that can create variables.
the scripts that come with indigo are in /Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 6/Scripts and then in /attachements and in /attachments (disabled) .
they are applescripts
But that does not really help you.

you can create your own variables and use them in scripts or in triggers

best way to get started is do you a very simple script in an ACTION in an ACTION GROUP

here an applescript example where I use some variables and device informations;

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tell application "IndigoServer"
   set frontDoor to on state of (device named "doorStatusFront")
   set kitchenDoor to on state of (device named "doorStatusKitchen")
   set poolDoor to on state of (device named "doorStatusPool")
   set backDoor to on state of (device named "doorStatusBack")
   set doorsTryCount to value of variable ("doorsTryCount")
   
end tell
if doorsTryCount > 4 then
   tell application "IndigoServer"
      set value of variable "doorsTryCount" to "0"
   end tell
else
   if (frontDoor and kitchenDoor and poolDoor and backDoor) then
      tell application "IndigoServer"
         set value of variable "doorsTryCount" to "0"
      end tell
      return
   else
      tell application "IndigoServer"
         execute group "lockDoors"
      end tell
   end if
end if


and here how to use / set a variable (the first line) in a trigger for further actions / triggers in the script above.

Hi Karl - never got to thank you for all the help here. This along with your excellent Fing plugin really helped me to understand the whole variable world. I have Fing now setup and understand variables now. I see what you mean now when you said the steep learning curve, but its all starting to make sense now

Cheers
Ross

Ross
you are welcome... I started about 18 months ago with my first little apple script. Nw my biggest plugin has 7000 lines.. real experts probably could do it with 100..
Karl