ahcmd.exe problem
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@russ Thanks. I tried the start option before settling on my current bat file. It didn't work at all. I've read, too, that ahcmd was never meant for production, but that still wouldn't explain why it works sometimes but not others. My needs are simple, but obviously, not a lot of current work is taking place on integrations with legacy x10 products.
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@newstuffoldstuff there is some documentation in the SDK but it is limited to only a few programing languages C# , VB and VB script if I remember correctly. It also has a few sample programs along with AHCMD.
I used Visual Studio VB for most of my programs but did some in C#. I played a bit with java but never got it working with that. -
@newstuffoldstuff you might find some info here to help if you plan to create something with the dll https://forums.x10.com/index.php?board=15.0
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@tuicemen I've tried creating an ActiveX object as shown in the Javascript examples, but nothing happens when I try to execute it. I suspect the object creation fails. I've read some posts saying the .dll won't work on 64-bit Windows 10, so maybe that's the problem. I read elsewhere that someone got a command to execute once, but then had to restart the x10nets service. When my system fails next (which it certainly will within the next few hours), I'll have to see whether restarting that service brings it back (rather than rebooting). In anticipation of that, I tried adding a line in my batch file to stop the service after the x10 command, but that didn't work because it requires admin privilege. Thwarted at every turn!
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@tuicemen Ok...some progress. Got the Javascript to work using ahscript.dll, but only in Internet Explorer. Now the question is how to get it to execute that way in a bat file. (Is there a command line version of "Open with"?
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Thanks, guys, for your indulgence. I now have a batch file running that can run either IE or Edge and will execute the Javascript code using ahscript.dll and then kill the browser task. It seems clunky, but it works. Hopefully it will continue working for longer than the simpler ahcmd.exe. Time will tell. I appreciate your help.
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@newstuffoldstuff glad to see you have it working. Now that you've figured out how to run the dll. You might want to experiment creating a simple command line program to simplify things.
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@tuicemen You read my mind. Clunky is ok for starters, but it’s not elegant enough.
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@tuicemen Well, damn. Same behavior with the dll as with the exe. Works for a while and then doesn't. The x10nets service hangs and can't be restarted, disabled or anything else. Only remedy is to reboot. Now I'm stuck again.
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@newstuffoldstuff I do remember reports of x10nets hanging being reported on the x10 forum but I thought that was fixed. How did you get the files? An ActiveHome Pro install, SDK install, or third party? I'm wondering if you have an old version of the X10nets file.
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@tuicemen I've been doing that. I got it from the SDK installer, but it's clearly the earliest version. Have been looking for a newer one. Lots of dead links out there. I'll keep looking.
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@tuicemen Ok...found ActiveHome Pro installer and am now running v3.0.0.313 of x10net.dll. We'll see how that goes.
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@newstuffoldstuff that may fix things but I thought latest build was 318
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@tuicemen If you happen to come across a place to download it, I'll try it. Thanks.
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@tuicemen Didn't take long. This one hangs too. It's strange because it will be working and then a couple of hours later, after nothing else has taken place on the server, it's not working.
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@newstuffoldstuff As I look at the installer more closely, the version of ActiveHome Pro I installed WAS 318, but apparently the x10net.dll that came with that version was 313. So I seem to be as up to date as I can get. There's not much else running on the machine where x10net.dll hangs, so I wonder whether it would be worth trying different compatibility modes again.
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@tuicemen For anyone still interested, the problem was the x10nets.exe service hanging at random. I never did find a version of x10nets.exe that didn't, so my convoluted workaround is to include a taskkill command at the beginning of each batch file that kills the service. It automatically restarts with a new process ID upon receiving the next command from the dll. This has a number of drawbacks, including requiring elevated status for the batch file and slowing the entire process slightly. Oh well. It works for now.
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@newstuffoldstuff, nice job finding a workaround. I'm curious, how did you give your batch file elevated status?
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@russ Had to create a shortcut, then give it elevated status and run the .lnk file from Triggercmd. Unfortunately also had to set user account control to its lowest level to avoid the prompt, “do you want to allow this program to make changes to your computer.”
