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====Getting Started==== | ====Getting Started==== | ||
- | XTension provides " | + | Installing XTension is as easy as copying the application file to your Applications folder. If you run XTension from the Applications folder your database and all user data will be stored in the “XTension Support” folder inside your Documents folder.For legacy purposes XTension will also run happily from any other folder on your machine. If it is run from elsewhere than the Applications folder then the database and other associated files will be stored alongside the app in that same folder. If you ever need to move XTension to a new machine you only need to move the database and the application to the same location on the new machine. |
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XTension provides a scripting interface for you to attach your own decisions to. The scripting language is [[http:// | XTension provides a scripting interface for you to attach your own decisions to. The scripting language is [[http:// | ||
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* [[The Unit]] | * [[The Unit]] | ||
* [[The Scheduled Event]] | * [[The Scheduled Event]] | ||
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- | * Do Read the [[What You Need]] page | ||
- | * Do look at some example scripts, and notice the dictionary. (Use the Script Editor to view it if you don't want to read it here) | ||
- | * Browse some of the [[Menus]] buttons and scripts of the [[DemoDatabase|Demo Database]] | ||
- | * Read the next chapter on [[JustTheFacts|Just The Facts]] Otherwise, study the manual and the tutorials and articles on the website http:// | ||
- | * PLEASE Note that XTension must be active at all times. If you shut down your Mac, XTension cannot function! | ||
- | * XTension does not download to the CM11A or Insteon interfaces. | ||
- | * Please do not use the [[DemoDatabase|Demo Database]] as the foundation of your system. Always start with a ' | ||
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- | On startup, if XTension cannot find a file named XTension Database, it will create a new empty one. So just rename the Demo Database, or move it out of the XTension folder. The latest help for all sorts of problems is at: http:// | ||
getting_started/index.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/30 16:36 by James Sentman