Indigo Domotics

Hello All

I have used Insteon to send mail and do things when receiving mail.

I have created a variable that increments on an action.

So here is the question, how at a specific time can I email myself the contents of the variable?


Thanks
Bob

Loading up version 2 tonight - to give it a try.

Hi Bob,

Create a Time/Date Action for when you want the email sent. On the action panel choose the Execute AppleScript type and in the embedded field put something like this:

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set messageText to value of variable "myCounterVariableNameHere"
send email to "my-phone@foobar.com" with subject "Variable Value" with body messageText


Regards,
Matt

support wrote:

Hi Bob,

Create a Time/Date Action for when you want the email sent. On the action panel choose the Execute AppleScript type and in the embedded field put something like this:

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set messageText to value of variable "myCounterVariableNameHere"
send email to "my-phone@foobar.com" with subject "Variable Value" with body messageText


Regards,
Matt

Hi Matt

In 2.0 that works!! Now the bad news I think - I can't seem to get the TempLinc script to work in 2.0 - before I trouble shoot my self to death is that true??

The variable I was trying to send was the Temp

The TempLinc script should work, but note there a new version of it in:

/Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 2/Scripts/Attachments (Disabled)/

You should move that script up and over to the enabled Attachments folder and define the variable name and house code you are using at the top. Do not try to use the Indigo 1.8 TempLinc script.

Regards,
Matt

Duh!!!!!

Never thought to look in the disabled folder - I used the ver 1.8 -

Yes it works great now

Ver 2.0 - is VERY COOL

Bob

This is a great find !

That script should be put in the script section for us newbs !

Thanks,

Denny

Aloha!

I've been using a Time/Date action to send me an email based on when sunrise is each day. Thinking about it, I've been considering the possibility of having additional variables added to this email something like this:

Today's forecast high temperature is: (Variable)

Sunset will be at: (Variable)

Local top stories are: (RSS?)

National top stories are: (RSS?)

I'm guessing this would require an insert of some sort of RSS feed? Is there a way to create an Apple Script to take like the first few lines of a news feed and then convert it into a variable and/or cut and paste into an email like this? I'm new at this, so I have no idea if this is even an easy or hard question. Many thanks in advance.

Hal W.

Off the top of my head I'm not sure about the RSS part (although I'm sure it is possible), but here is an example for the sunset:

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set emailBody to "Sunset will be at " & (calculate sunset)
send email to "foo@foo.com" with subject "hello" with body emailBody

Would really like to get the top news headlines into some variables to have spoken
each morning. Anyone done or have any info on that?

Thanks,

Carl

In version 6 of Indigo, can we insert a variable or device state directly into the GUI email form? Or do we still need to code it ourselves?

If we still need to do our own coding, where can a non coder turn to for all the info they need to create emails? Is there a document that lists all possible syntax that applies to an Indigo 6 email?

CraftGeek wrote:

In version 6 of Indigo, can we insert a variable or device state directly into the GUI email form? Or do we still need to code it ourselves?

Unfortunately, no. It's on our list to address, hopefully in the next major release.

CraftGeek wrote:

If we still need to do our own coding, where can a non coder turn to for all the info they need to create emails? Is there a document that lists all possible syntax that applies to an Indigo 6 email?

The IOM docs document the sendEmailTo command.

Hi, is this possible in Indigo 7?

If so, how should the variable be entered?

I am new to Indigo, so please excuse me if this is common knowledge.



Haakon

Probably the easiest way is to use the Better Email plugin. Install the plugin, then follow the instructions for creating an outgoing email device. Now a Better Email action list will appear in your possible actions.

The instructions for inserting a variable or device state are at the bottom of the pop-up in which you compose your email, but basically you offset the desired insertion with %%.

Hope this helps.