I tried

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if hvac mode of device ThermostatName is heatOn then
do A
else
do B
end if

the thermostat will be heatOn but the code is executing "do B". What the propper way to write this?

Is your ThermostatName in quotes? And what does the Indigo main window UI show is the mode when you select the Device? Your AppleScript above only inspects what Indigo currently has internally stored as the device state. It does not actually send INSTEON commands to poll out the current status, and thus it may not be in-sync with the actual thermostat mode if you haven't sent a status request message recently.

Regards,
Matt

Yes, thermostat name is in quotes.

I check the status of the thermostat every 30 seconds so I can see in the log that the mode is heatOn and the device status show heatOn.

I'm unable to reproduce any problem here. Add this line and tell me what you see in the Event Log:

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log "mode is " & hvac mode of device "YourThermoName"

Are you changing the mode using Indigo or at the thermostat itself? It can take up to a minute or so before the thermostat adapter will report any mode changes at the thermostat itself (even though you are polling it). There is a lag between when the Venstar thermostat changes modes (or setpoints) and when the adapter knows about that change.

But if the Event Log is showing it is heatOn and so is the Event Log, then I'm not sure what is wrong. You should get the same value via AppleScript as shown in Indigo's UI.

Matt