This is a simple Tutorial that shows how to use the Actions and Rules…
What I learned from the Tutorial is that the Action for Broadcast Message contains a parameter named Command, which is a bit deceiving. It has nothing to do with Automation Command Names or Command Values. In fact it is simply a parameter that holds an arbitrary value…
The same goies for the Rule for Event Message Received … the [:Command] is just a variable containing an arbitrary string value. What you do with the Message after it is received is entirely up to you. You can display the Message (Command) or feed it into another Action as a parameter …
NOTE: a Terminal will not receive it’s own messages… that is, you can’t Broadcast a message to yourself and expect to receive it and display it on the same Terminal, or take any other actions… i.e. if you send from the Server, only other Terminals will get the message - the Server will not receive it.
NOTE: a Terminal will not receive it’s own messages… that is, you can’t Broadcast a message to yourself and expect to receive it and display it on the same Terminal, or take any other actions… i.e. if you send from the Server, only other Terminals will get the message - the Server will not receive it.