Profile "Who is Texting" problem

Thom said:

I'm a little confused by what you posted. Please export the profile description to the clipboard and paste it into a post here to remove the confusion. What I use is ...

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Profile: tlaSaySMS
Event: Received Text [ Type:SMS Sender:* Content:* ]
Enter: tlaSaySMSEnter
A1: If [ %SILENT ~ off ]
A2: Say [ Text:SMS from Engine:Voice:default:default Stream:3 Pitch:5 Speed:5 Respect Audio Focus:On Network:Off Continue Task Immediately:Off ]
A3: If [ %SMSRN ~R [0-9] ]
A4: Say [ Text:unknown Engine:Voice:default:default Stream:3 Pitch:5 Speed:5 Respect Audio Focus:On Network:Off Continue Task Immediately:Off ]
A5: Else
A6: Say [ Text:%SMSRN Engine:Voice:default:default Stream:3 Pitch:5 Speed:5 Respect Audio Focus:On Network:Off Continue Task Immediately:Off ]
A7: End If
A8: Say [ Text:%SMSRB Engine:Voice:default:default Stream:3 Pitch:5 Speed:5 Respect Audio Focus:On Network:Off Continue Task Immediately:Off ]
A9: End If

... Thom

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Profile: Who Is Texting (10)
Event: Received Text [ Type:Any Sender:%SMSRN/CG:Family Content:* ]
State: Not Call [ Type:Any Number:* ]
State: Variable Value [ %DAY_NIGHT eq DAY ]
Enter: Whos Texting (8)
A1: Say [ Text:Received Text from %SMSRN Engine:Voice:default:default Stream:5 Pitch:5 Speed:5 Respect Audio Focus:On Network:Off Continue Task Immediately:Off ]

I have removed all context but one:
Created a new group "TEST" with one person in Group.

Event: Received Text [ Type:Any Sender:%SMSRN/CG:TEST Content:* ]

When there is a Message from another ( not in the group) the Task executes and it should not.
I made sure I did Save on Exit. Disabled the profile,, Power/Restart Activated Profile
Task still executes ????

Mfracher said:

I have removed all context but one:
Created a new group "TEST" with one person in Group.

Event: Received Text [ Type:Any Sender:%SMSRN/CG:TEST Content:* ]

When there is a Message from another ( not in the group) the Task executes and it should not.
I made sure I did Save on Exit. Disabled the profile,, Power/Restart Activated Profile
Task still executes ????
Could this be a "ROOT" issue? I am not rooted.

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I am close ... I suspect using Groups will not work
I have found this and used it ...

An Inbound SMS initialises a few variables, 2 of which are %SMSRN and %SMSRF. SMSRN contains the contact's name, if it exists in your address book. If it does not exist, it defaults to being the contacts number. SMSRF contains the number always.

Therefore I would use the following logic.

If %SMSRN ~ %SMSRF
Say "You have received a message for from an unknown number saying %SMSRB"
ELSE
Say "You have received a message from %SMSRN saying %SMSRB."

This works Smilee....
Goal was to Say Message Sender if Known (and in Group but that is still an unknown solution)
and stop SAYING if message is from my Alarm Company.
Alarm Company Messages handled differently will be the next step..
BTW Thank you and My background was 20 years Programmer, PA, IT manager, but atage 70 now, IF THEN ELSEsolutions come a little slower than in years past.
Mike,, no RSVP is fine

I just noticed in a google search >>>> Tasker Beta 4.4b2+
Added
contact group matching via CG:groupmatch
Thought I had something but Then realized I am at 4.8

Using Sender:CG:Test did not work, but the above Task filter solves some problems.
Your other question: %SMSRN EQ Contact Name (if exists) Else it EQ's %SMSRF
With my alarm company ( not in my Contacts), %SMSRF is a long number 1401xxxxxx
another topic for later Googling will be : An explanation of how to use Tasker to build a "multiple context" Profile with "AND" logic would help.

This thread can be Closed/Marked Answered.

Thom said:

So ... you changed ...

Sender:%SMSRN/CG:TEST​

... to ...

Sender:CG:TEST​

... and it worked?

... Thom

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Yes I changed it (tried with Contact in and Contact out)
and
No,, It did not work Behaved as if it did not matter what was in TEST
I also tried FAV and emptied Favorites firsrt , Then one Group add , all I got was Say "one million fourhundred,, etc. "

Understood , I have owned my first SmartPhone for two weeks and I remember the issues of "Exit" that I probably skipped. Uninstalling Tasker and Re-Installing fixed a lot.
Let's Close out this Thread. I have a partial solution ( My Home security MSGs do not do "SAY") and very happy with that.
Thanks again, Mike