I just added Echo Speaks and I am not using webcore, just trying to use the Actions options and have the following Speach… Hi, the time now is (actual tiime) and the weather forecast is (weather forecast).
my problem is that for what I discovered till now, to be able to have the actual time said, I use the SPEAK action and put a “%time%” in the middle of the text but on the other way to have the weather report spoken I am using the ExecuteSequence actions an put a “,n weather” text in the middle.
So my question is how to have both in the same spoken sentence ?
You should be able to use a speak command with a variable as one of the commands inside the ExecuteSequence. Something like:
volume::40, speak::Hi, the time now is %time%,weather, traffic
Can you share more specifics about exactly what you’re trying that’s not working, as in the actual command you’re using.
Edit: the double commas required for the ExecuteSequence command are getting stripped out by the forum software, but you should get the idea. You should also look at the EchoSpeaks documentation for the ExecuteSequence command if you haven’t already. It’s at the bottom of this page: https://tonesto7.github.io/echo-speaks-docs/devicesupport/commands/action_commands/
So sorry, I saw webCoRE and misread thinking you were using it, but I can now clearly see you’re not using webCoRE. I don’t know if the ES app can do what you want on it’s own.
Didn´t get it, I used the Weather in the “executesequence” command, and it worked.
My problem is using %time% in the same executesequence, I would like to have this:
volume::75, speak:: Hi, good morning the time now is %time%, weather
its a double commas in there after the “time”
In this executesequence command the weather part works fine, the problem is that it doesn´t say the actual time,it says “percent time percent” instead.
This happens in the built-in Actions “Execute Sequence” and the same way using webcore.
The format for system variables in webCoRE is $time rather than %time%. Datetime would be $now. There should be a list of all system variables with the correct format (and any local or global variables you’ve defined) on the main page for the piston down on the lower right side.
I use both. I have ceiling speakers throughout my house and an echo dot in nearly every room and Fire HD pads at key locations. So I generally play music/announcements/TV on my speakers using various commands to the echos to get things going. I use my echos/pads for announcements, notifications, welcome phrases and whatever else I want them to play or say. The combinations/options are endless…
And now that we can isolate the last echo spoken to, a whole new world of possibilities comes into play.
I am trying to get a Sonos one to work with echo speaks but can’t get it to see the Sonos as a selectable device… I’m using the new app and v 3 hub. Any ideas?
