On Jul 6, 5:18 pm, Brad <b...@verohomies.com> wrote:
> Hi Jarrod -
>
> Very excited about iPad control development. I ran into a snag.
>
> Long text strings from Crestron are only displaying the tail end of
> the string.
>
> The strings are coming from WMC MyMovies via Autonomic Controls IP
> Processor v2.4.
>
> At first I thought the \xFE\x02 inserted every 100 characters was the
> problem BUT I edited line 870 of their code and the problem persists.
> Without the \xFE\x02 both the xPanel and iPad display the same; only
> showing the tail end of the string.
>
> With the \xFE\x02 in the strings the xPanel works BUT the iPad only
> displays text after the LAST \xFE\x02.
>
> Below are SNIPs from debugger, the suspect code and AC's response.
>
> What are your thoughts? Probably very simple; tried word wrap, etc...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad Norman
>
> Verohomie @ Skype
>
> UNMODIFIED INCOMING STRING FROM MCS
> ==================================
> 16:43:59 - 07-06-2010: MCS_TX$ -> GetMovieProperties
> 4b3679ef-7126-4d3b-bc27-9222592e3982\x0D\x0A
> 16:43:59 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> MovieProperty
> Guid=4b3679ef-7126-4d3b-bc27-9222592e3982\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Name="Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Duration=02:13:00\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Minutes=133\x0D
> \x0AMovieProperty Location=FileSystem\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Rating="PG"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Yea
> 16:43:59 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> r="1999"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Genre="Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science-Fiction"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Directors="Unknown"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Actors="Unknown"\x0D
> \x0AMovieProperty Synopsis="Every Saga Has A Beginning Begin your
> STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episo
> 16:43:59 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> de I THE PHANTOM MENACE. Packed with
> over six hours of additional material, including exclusive
> documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set
> provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and
> breathtaking scope of Geor
> 16:44:00 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> ge Lucas's first episode in the
> mythic STAR WARS saga."\x0D\x0AMovieProperty CanEject=False\x0D\x0A
> 16:44:00 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> \x0D\x0A
>
> STRING WITH \xFE\x02 INSERTED INTO STRING TO IPAD
> ===========================================
> 16:44:00 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> <empty>
> 16:44:01 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> \xFE\x02Every Saga Has A
> Beginning Begin your STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episode
> I THE PHANTO
> 16:44:01 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> \xFE\x02M MENACE. Packed
> with over six hours of additional material, including exclusive
> documentaries and n
> 16:44:01 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> \xFE\x02ever-before-seen
> deleted scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the
> incredible de
> 16:44:01 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> \xFE\x02tail and
> breathtaking scope of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic STAR
> WARS saga.
>
> UNMODIFIED INCOMING STRING FROM MCS
> ==================================
> 17:43:28 - 07-06-2010: MCS_TX$ -> GetMovieProperties
> 4b3679ef-7126-4d3b-bc27-9222592e3982\x0D\x0A
> 17:43:28 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> MovieProperty
> Guid=4b3679ef-7126-4d3b-bc27-9222592e3982\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Name="Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Duration=02:13:00\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Minutes=133\x0D
> \x0AMovieProperty Location=FileSystem\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Rating="PG"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Yea
> 17:43:28 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> r="1999"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Genre="Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science-Fiction"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty
> Directors="Unknown"\x0D\x0AMovieProperty Actors="Unknown"\x0D
> \x0AMovieProperty Synopsis="Every Saga Has A Beginning Begin your
> STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episo
> 17:43:28 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> de I THE PHANTOM MENACE. Packed with
> over six hours of additional material, including exclusive
> documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set
> provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and
> breathtaking scope of Geor
> 17:43:29 - 07-06-2010: MCS_RX$ -> ge Lucas's first episode in the
> mythic STAR WARS saga."\x0D\x0AMovieProperty CanEject=False\x0D\x0A
>
> AFTER CHANGING LINE 870 TO REMOVE THE SUSPECT \xFE\x02
> ==================================================
> 17:43:30 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> <empty>
> 17:43:30 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> Every Saga Has A Beginning
> Begin your STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episode I THE
> PHANTO
> 17:43:30 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> M MENACE. Packed with over
> six hours of additional material, including exclusive documentaries
> and n
> 17:43:30 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> ever-before-seen deleted
> scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the
> incredible de
> 17:43:30 - 07-06-2010: MCS_MediaInfo7$ -> tail and breathtaking scope
> of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic STAR WARS saga.
>
> AUTONOMIC CONTROLS RESPONSE AND CODE
> =====================================
>
> Brad,
> Since Crestron panels can only receive 255 characters of text at a
> time, this sequence is a concatenation command, telling the panel to
> add further text to the object, rather than replace it. You should be
> able to edit the S+ module to eliminate this behaviour.
>
> case (property="Synopsis"):
> {
>
> if (len(value) > 600)
> {
> value=left(value,600);
> value = left(value,reversefind(".",value));
> }
> else
> {
> print("Value Length = %i",len(value));
> }
> MediaInfo7$ = "";
> while (len(value) > 0)
> {
> if (len(value)>100)
> {
> chunk = removebylength(100, value);
> }
> else
> {
> chunk = value;
> value = "";
> }
>
> //commented out by BN MediaInfo7$ = "\xFE\x02" + chunk;
> MediaInfo7$ = chunk;
> }
> }
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