cannot easily delete aldb record from PLM

[rpdrewes]

The del_aldb command works to delete records from non-PLM devices, by setting inuse flag to 0, but it seems to have no effect on the PLM. The records still stay inuse 1 when deleted.

I have seen references in other Issues that the aldb on the PLM is different than the aldbs on the non-PLM devices, but I'm at a loss as to how to delete records from the PLM without using button-unlinking or a full factory reset of the PLM (followed by relinking the desired devices).

Am I missing something?
Thanks

[teharris1]

The method for doing his is to use the PLM manage_aldb_record method. There is no way to directly manage an ALDB record in the modem. What this method requires is to set the control_code which determines the action to take on a link (not a record directly). Have a look at the doc string at the top of the method :

python-insteonplm/insteonplm/plm.py

Line 261 in 7a8f774

Control Code values:

[teharris1]

@rpdrewes hopefully this answers your question. Let me know if it does not.