only once set text in text-device

[BartSr]

I intend to use text devices on floorplan as 'labels'
What is best way to set text in textdevice only once?

[solarboy]

In dzvents

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domoticz.devices('My Text Device').updateText('The Text I want to show')

[waltervl]

Or with a API call:

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/json.htm?type=command&param=udevice&idx=IDX&nvalue=0&svalue=TEXT

IDX = id of your device (This number can be found in the devices tab in the column "IDX")
TEXT = Text you want to display

https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Domoticz_ ... ext_sensor

[BartSr]

thanks Walter. But how to run this code only once dz starts?

[waltervl]

thanks Walter. But how to run this code only once dz starts?

If you mean the dzvents line, that was not mine proposal. If you want to use dzvents just make a script that runs every minute. Run that line or multiple lines for multiple text devices and stop the script after a few minutes (disable it).

Once the text is in the database there is no need to update the text devices, even after a restart of Domoticz.