Time variable in message

[Rip]

I'm using %%input%% in email messages from IOBridge actions to notify me of analog states.

I'm trying to track down the delay in receiving messages and also be notified of the time of state changes.

Is there a %%time%% variable, or similar, that I can use in message actions?

[iobridge]

Here are three replacements you can make (either in the subject, message, or both):

%%input%%
%%condition%%
%%datetime%%

"condition" is the analog expression that caused the action to send a message.

"datetime" is the format of 2009-09-07 14:35:31 (GMT/UTC). I am working on re-writing the time with your timezone settings. Getting to work on all of the time zones plus day light savings adjustments has proved to be difficult. Once we get the local time zone adjusting the time, I will add it to the Wiki.

[whitehexagon]

do these variables also work for the LCD?  would be nice to specify format %%HH:mm:ss%% etc

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

[Rip]

I've tried that and just get '%%datetime%%' in the message rather than the variable time.

Here's my action:

Subject: Garage Open %%datetime%%
Message: Garage Open %%datetime%%
Module 24xxxxxxx / Channel 1 / Digital Input On

[iobridge]

Whoops, I only added that to analog actions. I just updated it for analog and digital message actions.

[iobridge]

I can add this to the serial LCD actions as well. Let me work on that.

[iobridge]

I added it for the serial smart board and serial out widgets.

%%datetime%% is replaced with with the full date and time (GMT/UTC). I will add some additional parameters overtime.

Let me know if this is a start...

[Rip]

Thanks for sorting that.

I'm just testing it now.

Does the time come from the IOBridge or is it when your servers see the change?

[iobridge]

It is the server time, but both times are within a second of each other.

I will make it adjust to your timezone settings in a future update.

[whitehexagon]

I can add this to the serial LCD actions as well. Let me work on that.

Works great!!  Nice to have ISO format for the default
To avoid supporting anything as big as simple date format, maybe you could use variables like:
%%HH%%
%%mm%%
%%ss%%
etc...

That would avoid having to parse format strings and should allow for flexible usage.  Just an idea.  But it already suits my needs, I just need more space on my LCD

[whitehexagon]

Maybe we also need a UTC timezone offset - per module. [edit: i found the UTC offset in 'Edit Profile' now:)]
Just messing around trying to fit it all on my LCD now, the edit stuff seems to be non functional for actions?