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  I posted this Youtube video to show how it works.

  This other video shows me scanning the QR code on my Android phone, and adding the app to my Android desktop.

  This is the script I used in the video:

  Gosub, %1% return next: Send {Media_Next} return previous: Send {Media_Prev} return pause: Send {Media_Play_Pause} return play: Send {Media_Play_Pause} return stop: Send {Media_Stop} return up: Send {Volume_Up} return down: Send {Volume_Down} return mute: Send {Volume_Mute} return

  If you want to use this script you'll need to install AutoHotKey on your PC first.

• General Discussion

  A place to talk about TRIGGERcmd

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  @alexander-cleary, you trigger a .bat command by putting the full path to that .bat file in the command field. Like this:

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  Also, to open a particular spreadsheet, you don't need a .bat file. You can create a command like this:

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• Example Commands

  A place to share commands you like to trigger remotely.

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  @raquel, I'm curious, can you tell me exactly what you're saying to Alexa?

  If you're saying something like turn on/off lights, you're probably using the TRIGGERcmd Smart Home skill, which is good - that's the best one. The reason it's like that is the Smart Home skill creates a Smart Home device like a light switch for each of your commands. The fact that Alexa has a list of those virtual switches ahead of time is what allows her to match what you said to one of those commands so well. I know it's a little awkward to say it like your command is a switch, but this is why.

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  @russ :)

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  I have an Alexa routine associated with a SmartThings virtual switch, associated with my TRIGGERcmd trigger that runs a command on my Raspberry Pi that tells a relay to complete the garage door button circuit for half a second to signal my garage door opener to open the door. Boom!

  Paul Hibbert does a good job of explaining the new Alexa routines here.

  I explain the Raspberry Pi / relay hardware setup here, but there are probably better tutorials on setting up a Pi to flip a relay.

  This shows how to use TRIGGERcmd with SmartThings.

  Bubba also has some great videos explaining the process. Here's his latest video.

  This is new for Alexa but I've been saying "open sesame" to Google Assistant for a while now. I like Google Assistant because I can use her on my phone, and it's easier to setup because it skips the SmartThings step because Google Assistant shortcuts can be used with any voice command. Alexa's routines only work with smart-home commands.

  If I missed anything in this article, please let me know.

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