Domoticz

Hello,

I'm trying to write a script to check if a computer is online and update the switch to the right state.
I can switch off and then a script send the shutdown command.
What I've done:

commandArray = {}

ping_success=os.execute('ping -c3 192.168.1.11')
if ping_success then
print("Desktop PC is online")
commandArray['Desktop PC']='On'
elseif
ping_success=false and (otherdevices['Desktop PC'] ~= 'Off') then
print("Desktop PC is offline")
commandArray['OpenURL']='http://192.168.2.14:8080/json.htm?type= ... 3&nvalue=0'
elseif
ping_success=false and (otherdevices['Desktop PC'] ~= 'Off') then
print("Desktop PC is offline")
end

return commandArray

What code do I have to use for ping_success=false if ping_success is not successful?

Thanks a lot

Regards.

You can just use else in stead of elseif.

See this example from the Wiki

Thanks,

I used the example, but that does set the switch to off and then the shutdown script runs automaticly.
I don't want that the shutdown script runs automaticly, but only when I push the switch myself.
Then only the switch status has to be changed.
What command do I have to use to set the ping_success to false?

Thanks again

Then I suggest you don't do anything in the else part of the script (that is actually the ping_success false part).
Then the switch stays on, so you can turn it off by yourself.

Thanks again,

I think I got it...

I changed my script to:

commandArray = {}

ping_success=os.execute('ping -c3 192.168.1.11')
if ping_success then
print("Desktop PC is online")
commandArray['Desktop PC']='On'
else
if
(otherdevices['Desktop PC'] ~= 'Off') then
print("Desktop PC is offline")
commandArray['UpdateDevice']='232|0|0'
else
print("Desktop PC is offline")
end
end

return commandArray

Now it does what I want. Updating the switch without activating the shutdown script and I can still use the switch to shutdown.

Hello HansieNL and others,

I'' try to understand this topic but still doesn''t know what and how it works
I hope someone can/will help me to create a switch that shows the status of my windows PC and when I press the switch shutdown the windows PC.

I tried the script and placed it in my Scripts/lua folder on my Pi.
I created a dummy switch I called "Desktop PC" and replaced de correct IDX in the script.
on the off action I used "script://home/pi/domoticz/scripts/shutdown_PC.sh" but still no luck my windows PC is still on and doesn't go shutdown.
my shutdown_PC.sh looks as follow: were I changed the XX and the USER%PASS by correct values.