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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1254219" data-attributes="member: 141969">Well, I don't know what to make of this. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Some points:(1) Thank you for correcting my mistaken xml; in VISIBLE tags, quotes should not be used to delimit strings. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />(2) Unfortunately, even when corrected, it still does not work -- the red dot never appears. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />(3) I changed the xml to output the value of &quot;#TV.Record.Active&quot; in a LABEL control. The variable does display as true when there is an active recording, and as false when there is not. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />(4) However, when used in an expression, or in a VISIBLE tag, the outcome of the test is always false. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Neither of the following gives the correct outcome:&lt;visible&gt;string.equals(#TV.Record.Active,true)&lt;/visible&gt;&lt;texture&gt;#(iif(eq(#TV.Record.Active,'true'),rec.png,black.png))&lt;/texture&gt;(5) Try adding the following control near the start of &quot;BasicHome.xml&quot; (after the control for the background), and see if it works correctly:[code]&lt;control&gt;&nbsp; &lt;type&gt;image&lt;/type&gt;&nbsp; &lt;id&gt;0&lt;/id&gt;&nbsp; &lt;posX&gt;18&lt;/posX&gt;&nbsp; &lt;posY&gt;70&lt;/posY&gt;&nbsp; &lt;width&gt;40&lt;/width&gt;&nbsp; &lt;height&gt;40&lt;/height&gt;&nbsp; &lt;texture&gt;rec.png&lt;/texture&gt;&nbsp; &lt;visible&gt;string.equals(#TV.Record.Active,true)&lt;/visible&gt;&lt;/control&gt;[/code]-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1254219, member: 141969"] Well, I don't know what to make of this. :confused: Some points: (1) Thank you for correcting my mistaken xml; in VISIBLE tags, quotes should [b]not[/b] be used to delimit strings. (y) (2) Unfortunately, even when corrected, it still does not work -- the red dot never appears. :( (3) I changed the xml to output the value of "#TV.Record.Active" in a LABEL control. The variable [i]does[/i] display as [b]true[/b] when there is an active recording, and as [b]false[/b] when there is not. :) (4) However, when used in an expression, or in a VISIBLE tag, the outcome of the test is always false. :( Neither of the following gives the correct outcome: <visible>string.equals(#TV.Record.Active,true)</visible> <texture>#(iif(eq(#TV.Record.Active,'true'),rec.png,black.png))</texture> (5) Try adding the following control near the start of "BasicHome.xml" (after the control for the background), and see if it works correctly: [code]<control> <type>image</type> <id>0</id> <posX>18</posX> <posY>70</posY> <width>40</width> <height>40</height> <texture>rec.png</texture> <visible>string.equals(#TV.Record.Active,true)</visible> </control>[/code] -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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