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XCH Command

Is there any plan to add an XCH Mode to deal with Dish Network (and possibly others) that have channels into the thousands? I know I could just write some code to SP the numbers, but I'm just going to take the lazy route and find out if it's in the works ;)

Also, since I am on the subject, is there any advantage to using the XCH command over using SP?

Jeff

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    I would think that 1 line of code with XCH v 2, 3, 4 lines of code needed to accomplish the same thing with SP (or god forbid anyone foolish enough to use PULSE!) is an advantage.
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    DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    Personally, I've never used any of the channel commands. To me, the code needed to maintain the same functionality is negligible, and allows me to customize it better: for example, a channel command that works both for selecting satellite music channels, or direct disc selections on a CD changer can be put in a single CALL; duplicate operations are only in there once, and the source specific segments handled with a SWITCH. The upshot is all I ever use with IR is the SP command and the appropriate startup commands.
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