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[tony x10]

Has anyone been able to use the "windows
command" under advance functions to run
another program.
The macro works by clicking on it but I
am having no luck making it work with a
trigger.

[Tuicemen]

works for me in XP

[X10 Pro]

I have a timer that runs a program (opens a
web page) daily, and that works consistently.
I'll try the external trigger and see what
happens.

[tony x10]

Ok let me know your findings.  The macro
runs fine with the event trigger if I
remove the advanced command.

[tony x10]

Thanks for the update I am running xp but
version sp2. I doubt that would make a
difference

[Tuicemen]

I'm running sp2 as well. you might have to
create a phantom module with the same
address as the macro I have mine same as a
light module I use in the office.

[tony x10]

Ok I have it works but only if I click on
the switch, it does not when I use rf. This
is what I have a switch named E1, a macro
named E1 which follows below.

WAIT FOR 2 SECONDS
RUN PROGRAM - C:\ALARM\ALARM.EXE
TURN LIGHT BY DOOR ON
WAIT FOR 5 SECONDS
TURN LIGHT BY DOOR OFF

This is what I see in activity monitor when
I click on the switch icon e1.

0 09/20/2005 9:24:26pm Transmit E1(arm)
1 09/20/2005 9:24:27pm Transmit E On(arm)
2 09/20/2005 9:24:34pm Transmit C On(light)
3 09/20/2005 9:24:34pm Transmit C3(light)
4 09/20/2005 9:24:35pm Transmit C Off light

And my program runs!

When I hit the E1 key on my rf remote I get
this...

00 09/20/2005 9:31:55pm  Receive RF E1 On
01 09/20/2005 9:31:56pm  Receive RF E1 On

Nothing else run the macro does flash but
no program runs or does the light c3 turn
on.  If I remove the run program command.

Thanks

Tony

[Tuicemen]

Is e your monitored house code? If not set
you macro to a monitored house code and try
it.
Did you try it without the delays or a
diferent delay? I have seen posts where that
can make a difference. Don't know why

[tony x10]

Tuicemen thanks for the suggestions, you
got me pointed in the right direction I
found the problem I needed the transceived
house code enabled for E once I did that it
worked fine. It does not make sense that
this would matter because I still have my
monitored house code set to C.  At least
it's working now.  Thanks Again!!!!

[Tuicemen]

Good to hear that was my next sugestion!

[roger1818]

Tony:  Glad things are working.  It
actually makes total sense that that was
your problem.  Selecting the house code as
being transceived makes the CM15A respond
to RF commands on that house code.  If you
don’t transceive the housecode, you are
telling it that you want to ignore all RF
commands on that house code (either because
a neighbour is using it, or you have an
external transceiver on that house code.
Either way the macro will run if you send a
powerline command on that housecode.