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This sub-category provides links to pages that give explanations for all of the Log files within Cumulus. | |||
Descriptions, and tips, can also be found in the Help file within the Cumulus 1 software. | |||
== CAUTIONS == | == CAUTIONS == | ||
Remember, if you edit any of these log files to obey cautions in the individual articles: | |||
* | Remember, if you edit any of these log files to obey cautions in the individual articles, here are some examples: | ||
* if you want to edit outside Cumulus, any of its files, take a copy, and edit that, because Cumulus needs sole write access. | |||
* don't use a word processor (that adds lots of unwanted control characters), | * don't use a word processor (that adds lots of unwanted control characters), | ||
* don't change the format of files for example don't change format of dates or real numbers (using a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Office Excel or Libre Office Calc, don't let dates or special numbers be recognised), | * don't change the format of files for example don't change format of dates or real numbers (using a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Office Excel or Libre Office Calc, don't let dates or special numbers be recognised), | ||
* don't add 'Byte Order Mark' (traditionally, Microsoft and Google software treat a BOM as a required magic number and add a BOM when saving text as UTF-8. Google Docs also adds a BOM when converting a document to a plain text file for download. | * don't add 'Byte Order Mark' (traditionally, Microsoft and Google software treat a BOM as a required magic number, and so their software may add a BOM when saving text as UTF-8. Google Docs also traditionally adds a BOM when converting a document to a plain text file for download). | ||
* don't add blank lines to any Comma Separated Value files(the only 'blank' line in a log file is the final one, where Cumulus will later append the next item), (you can add blank lines to log files that contain "attribute=value" lines such as 'today.ini') | * don't add blank lines to any Comma Separated Value files(the only 'blank' line in a log file is the final one, where Cumulus will later append the next item), (you can add blank lines to log files that contain "attribute=value" lines such as 'today.ini') | ||
* don't add any header lines to any log files where Cumulus needs to read the file as well as update it (Cumulus reads all log files except Alltimelog.txt). | * don't add any header lines to any log files where Cumulus needs to read the file as well as update it (Cumulus reads all log files '''except''' Alltimelog.txt). | ||
== TYPES == | == TYPES == | ||
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===Moving Files from MX to Cumulus 1=== | ===Moving Files from MX to Cumulus 1=== | ||
When Steve Loft designed Cumulus 1, he had no | When Steve Loft designed his original Cumulus (1), he had no experience to draw upon as to the best way to treat items like dates. When he designed Cumulus MX, he was able to learn from his experiences with both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus 2, and he decided to use dates to an ISO specification (ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange – Representation of dates and times), and therefore log files are not [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15167 backwards compatible]. | ||
That said, there are some features in Cumulus 1 that are [[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Cumulus_1_features_not_ever_going_to_be_included_in_MX|missing in MX]], and there are Cumulus users who have migrated back either on a temporary basis (to use a missing feature before they return to MX) or in a very few cases decided to stay with Cumulus 1 (because they prefer it). | That said, there are some features in Cumulus 1 that are [[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Cumulus_1_features_not_ever_going_to_be_included_in_MX|missing in MX]], and there are Cumulus users who have migrated back either on a temporary basis (to use a missing feature before they return to MX) or in a very few cases decided to stay with Cumulus 1 (because they prefer it). | ||
[[Category:Cumulus Files]] | [[Category:Cumulus Files]] | ||
