Get Fixture Level on webpage.

[nseaton]

I would like to create a simple web page that displays the intensity of a particular fixture.

I've tried using the /script.mq?/HC.AttributeGetValue but I'm not getting any results on the webpage.

I can post values through script.mq just fine, but I'm clueless as to retrieve information from the desk.

[MickCrozier]

You can't.
Palette does not have any server side scripting which is the only way to retrieve dynamic data from the server.

The only thing I can think of is to write a lua script that prints out a text file with the values (custom lua scripts can be triggered from the web same as any HC script) - you could then use javascript to read the text file and display the value.

[nseaton]

THANKS! This works great. Lua calls the HC command and saves the returned value to a file. A simple PHP include then loads that value into the web page.

I then got creative and made light switch graphics for my all of my non-dim fixtures. (If they're off, the switch is off and vise versa)

Thanks again!

[MickCrozier]

... Actually I just thought about this - Java won't be able to read the text file from the server...
You could get lua to re-write the whole html file that gets served though...
...

php?? how did you do it?

[nseaton]

My webserver and desk happen to be on the same network. Lua outputs the fixture intensity to a txt file in the web folder on the desk. I then have PHP include the file on the ddesk via http.

[BobbyHarrell]

How about some pictures? I would like to market this if you are interested!