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The file now known as alltime.ini was originally in a different format as alltime.rec.
The file now known as alltime.ini was originally in a different format as alltime.rec.
== Introduction ==
 
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[[File:Crystal Clear info.png|40px]] This page was written for the (legacy) Cumulus 1 software.  It has been partially updated to cover MX, but that was for a MX release that is no longer latest!
 
Please can a contributor redesign this page and update content, so it is more friendly for those using latest release, while still helping those using older MX releases and the legacy Cumulus software.
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= Introduction =


Cumulus maintains a number of 'all time records' for the station -- highs and lows and their timestamps for many of the readings.  For ''more information'' on this file see in the '''Cumulus help''' file, in the section “The Data log files”.  
Cumulus maintains a number of 'all time records' for the station -- highs and lows and their timestamps for many of the readings.  For ''more information'' on this file see in the '''Cumulus help''' file, in the section “The Data log files”.  
==Which build are you using? ==


=== Up to Build 920 (version 1.8.9)  ===
=== Up to Build 920 (version 1.8.9)  ===
The highs and lows were stored in a database file (alltime.rec), this was efficient for Cumulus 1 to read and update, but being in binary code made it hard for any corrections to be made outside Cumulus.  
The highs and lows were stored in a database file (alltime.rec), this was efficient for Cumulus 1 to read and update, but being in binary code made it hard for any corrections to be made outside Cumulus.  
Build 920 (28 Feb 2010) initiated the use of a log of changes to the "alltime.rec" records, called [[alltimelog.txt]], which can be found in the '''data''' folder. An entry is added to this file every time an all-time record changes, with details of the old and new records. This log can then be used to 'backtrack' if spurious data causes an all-time record to be broken incorrectly. It is also a useful log of when records were actually broken.
Build 920 (28 Feb 2010) initiated the use of a log of changes to the "alltime.rec" records, called [[alltimelog.txt]], which can be found in the '''data''' folder. An entry is added to this file every time an all-time record changes, with details of the old and new records. This log can then be used to 'backtrack' if spurious data causes an all-time record to be broken incorrectly. It is also a useful log of when records were actually broken.
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== Editing this log file ==
== Editing this log file ==
For full details see [[Correcting Extremes]] page.
It is possible that rogue values read from your weather station will cause this log file to show an incorrect extreme. As mentioned earlier, there is a log of changes to the "alltime.ini" records, called [[alltimelog.txt]], so look at that to see when your rogue value was processed and what was the previous extreme that you should reset to in "alltime.ini".
It is possible that rogue values read from your weather station will cause this log file to show an incorrect extreme. As mentioned earlier, there is a log of changes to the "alltime.ini" records, called [[alltimelog.txt]], so look at that to see when your rogue value was processed and what was the previous extreme that you should reset to in "alltime.ini".


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