SS Scripting

DsrtRngr · July 2016

Ben,
I'm not proficient with Applescript, and I'm wondering if its possible to make a script that will open Preferences and change the Sensitivity settings, then close prefs. Does that seem like something that would work?

thx,
Chip

CaliObserver · July 2016

Select File, Open Dictionary in Script Editor and open SecuritySpy.app. I made this basic script that will set the sensitivity of camera 3 to 64. Paste it in Script Editor, save as an .app or .scpt, and run it! AppleScript is nearly English. Google for more help.

tell application "SecuritySpy"
set sensitivity 64 camera number 3
end tell

DsrtRngr · July 2016

Thank-you, I got this to work.

DsrtRngr · July 2016

Additional follow up question: I would like to use Applescript to control the "Trigger Time" value [the drop-down menu under Motion Triggers]. I'm thinking day/night settings.

In Applescript dictionary, I see "get motion v" and "set motion v", but I'm not getting the response. What am I missing, please?

CaliObserver · July 2016

You have to do it from the Web server. Use Applescript to run shell script, "curl -d 'cameraNum=1&mdTriggerTime=4&action=save' http://username:password@127.0.0.1:8000/++camerasetup".

Change username:password to credentials that have appropriate access. I tested that and it works to set trigger time to half the entered value, in this case 2 seconds..

DsrtRngr · July 2016

Thank-you again. Will advise. It's starting to make a bit more sense.

Ref: Ben's scripting page:
http://www.bensoftware.com/securityspy/helpapplescript.html

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