sendCommand vs postUpdate

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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After a bit more testing, I seem to have found an easier way to do what I was attempting:

rule "OpenBlinds0700"
when
	Time cron "0 0 0 * * ?" // every day at 0700 (format 'second minute hour day-of-month day-of-week year(optional)')
then
	sendCommand(Servo, UP)
	postUpdate(Servo, UP)
	println("Blinds Opened at 0700")
end

The problem was exactly what you stated - the state was not updating on my openHAB app, although the command was being sent. As I understand it, the above sends the servo-up command which is received by my ‘Servo’ rule and processed. I’m thinking I could even remove the postUpdate line from the above command since the ‘Servo’ rule typically autoupdates the state. I have not tried this, but I think it would work.

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