HS3 (.44) Stringitem was officially removed!

[DJF3]

Hi,

When using hs.stringitem in the following code I get an error message:
Error 1 Running script C:\Program Files\HomeSeer HS3\scripts\test-new.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.Public member 'StringItem' on type 'hsapplication' not found.
Any idea what the problem is? I searched for stringitem in the HS3 forum but did not find anything.

Imports System.IO

Public Sub Main(ByVal Parms As Object)
    Dim arrTest as String
    Dim strFirst,strSecond as String
        
    hs.writelog("test","writelog working")
    arrTest = "ABC,DEF"
    strFirst  = hs.StringItem(arrTest,1,",")
    strSecond = hs.StringItem(arrTest,2, ",")
    
    hs.writelog("result","strFirst:" & strFirst)
    hs.writelog("result","strFirst:" & strFirst)

End Sub

[Rupp]

I would recommend switching over to the vb.net split function as it's faster.

[vasrc]

Hi,

When using hs.stringitem in the following code I get an error message:
Error 1 Running script C:\Program Files\HomeSeer HS3\scripts\test-new.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.Public member 'StringItem' on type 'hsapplication' not found.
Any idea what the problem is? I searched for stringitem in the HS3 forum but did not find anything.

Imports System.IO

Public Sub Main(ByVal Parms As Object)
    Dim arrTest as String
    Dim strFirst,strSecond as String
        
    hs.writelog("test","writelog working")
    arrTest = "ABC,DEF"
    strFirst  = hs.StringItem(arrTest,1,",")
    strSecond = hs.StringItem(arrTest,2, ",")
    
    hs.writelog("result","strFirst:" & strFirst)
    hs.writelog("result","strFirst:" & strFirst)

End Sub

I found that as well, and since it's just a simple string Sub command, I just use Split

Public Sub Main(ByVal Parms As Object)
Dim arrTest, strFirst,strSecond as String
Dim results() as String

arrTest = "ABC,DEF"
results = arrTest.Split(",")
strFirst = results(0)
strSecond = results(1)
hs.writelog("result","strFirst:" & strFirst)
hs.writelog("result","strSecond:" & strSecond)

End Sub

[DJF3]

Thank you for your suggestions!

So is hs.stringitem broken? It looks like I'm using it correctly.

[lhfarm]

Thank you for your suggestions!

So is hs.stringitem broken? It looks like I'm using it correctly.

I can't find the note, but I remember reading that some hs. functions were not ported because the equivalent functions were easily accomplished in vb.net. I think hs.stringitem was one of those.

I do know I had to modify a couple of scripts.

Barry

[mfisher]

I can't find the note, but I remember reading that some hs. functions were not ported because the equivalent functions were easily accomplished in vb.net. I think hs.stringitem was one of those.

I do know I had to modify a couple of scripts.

Barry

I seem to remember that too, but it looks like hs.StringItem was not depricated in HS3. I would suggest posting a bug report.

Here's a link to the HS3 scripting docs: http://homeseer.com/support/homeseer...lp/default.htm

[B]StringItem[/B]

[B]Purpose[/B]
This function retrieves the substring from a string.  Given a string like "data;data1;data2", this function will retrieve the string at the specified index.  For instance, passing the index as 2 would return the string "data1".

[B]Parameters[/B]
Parameter: str
Type: string
Description: This is the string to search in.

Parameter: index
Type: long
Description: This is the number of the string you wish returned. 1=string 1,2=string 2, etc.

Parameter: sep
Type: string
Description: This is the string that separates all other strings.

[B]Returns[/B]
Return value: string part
Type: string
Description: This is the part of the string requested.

[dwoolridge]

StringItem not working

I just ran into this too. Is someone creating a bug report to have it removed from the Documentation?

Are there any other functions documented that no longer work (like hs.GetEventEX) that should be removed from the docs?

I've spent several hours over the past couple days trying to figure out why I couldn't get these two functions working....

Thanks,

--Doug

[jon00]

Rick confirmed in the developers forum about 6 months ago that hs.Stringitem was not going to be included in HS3.

If you want a drop in replacement use the following:

Function Stringitem(ByVal Str As String, ByVal Index As Integer, Byval Sep As String) As String
Try
Dim Result() As String = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Split(Str, System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Escape(Sep))
Return Result(Index-1)
Catch
Return ""
End Try
End Function 

change your hs.Stringitem code to Stringitem

[rjh]

I have a note on this, I will remove it from the docs.

We did remove it from the API since vb.net has better ways to handle it. That function was added way back when HS was VB6.

[dwoolridge]

I appreciate the responses. My key concern was the possibility of other functions that are documented but not functional/supported/working in HS3.

I discovered the two I mentioned above the hard way, and would like to avoid un-necessary debugging effort in the future.

Rich - do you have a list of documented but non-working functions in HS3? I am aware of 3 so far...


Thanks,

--Doug

[jon00]

This was published just before the developers preview of HS3:

AddAction will be missing
AddCondtion will be missing
CAPIHandleStatus will be missing
ClearConditions will be missing
ClearLastX10 will be missing
ControlThermostat will be missing
DeviceStatus will be missing
DeviceString Exists, but parameter changed to REF
DeviceTime Exists, but parameter changed to REF
DeviceValue Exists, but parameter changed to REF
DeviceValuesAdd Exists, but parameters changed
DeviceValuesGraphicsAdd Exists, but parameter changed
DeviceLastChange Needs to change to use REF
DeviceExists Needs to change to use REF
DialInternetConnection will be missing
DisconnectInternetConnection will be missing
ExecX10 will be missing (use CAPI interface instead)
ExecX10ByName will be missing
ExecX10NoLog will be missing
GetDeviceEnumerator Limited support (many device properties changed)
GetDeviceEx Limited support (many device properties changed)
GetDeviceCode Returns technology dependent code
GetEventByRef Issues with accessing events directly.
GetEventEnumerator will be missing
GetEvent will be missing, replaced with GetEventEx (issues with accessing events directly)
GetEventEx Issues with accessing events directly.
GetTVGTData will be missing
GetURLIE only works on Windows, not Linux
InstallScript will be missing
InterfaceVersion changes from 3 to 4
IsDialUpConnected will be missing
IsOff will be missing
IsOn will be missing
keys Windows Only, not Linux
lastx10 will be missing
NewCondition will be missing
NewEventAction will be missing
NewEventEx will be missing
NewEventGetRef will be missing
NewRecurringEvent will change
NewTimeEvent will change
PollDevice will be missing
PrintOut will be missing
PrintOutRaw will be missing
RunningAsService will be missing
SetDeviceLastChange will be missing
SetDeviceStatus will be missing
SetDeviceStatusByName will be missing
SetDeviceString parameter changed to REF
SetDeviceTime parameter changed to REF
SetDeviceValue parameter changed to REF
SetDeviceValueEx parameter changed to REF
SetSecurityMode parameter changed to Boolean
Transmit parameters will change
X10InterfaceStatus will be missing

[fungun]

Is there going to be a HS3 scripting section on the forum?
I use all x10 and about 60-70% .txt scripts right now.
After looking at the list Jon00 posted, I am going to be in trouble.

Thanks,
Tim

[rjh]

Good idea, I created a HS3 Scripting forum under the Development->Scripting section.

Is there going to be a HS3 scripting section on the forum?
I use all x10 and about 60-70% .txt scripts right now.
After looking at the list Jon00 posted, I am going to be in trouble.

Thanks,
Tim

[rjh]

I am reviewing the docs, right now I am not aware of any other functions, but there could be some. I'll post if I find any.

I appreciate the responses. My key concern was the possibility of other functions that are documented but not functional/supported/working in HS3.

I discovered the two I mentioned above the hard way, and would like to avoid un-necessary debugging effort in the future.

Rich - do you have a list of documented but non-working functions in HS3? I am aware of 3 so far...


Thanks,

--Doug