SS Scripting
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
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
Comments
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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 -
Thank-you, I got this to work.
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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? -
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.. -
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