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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! | |||
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== What is monthlyalltime.ini file and what format does it use? == | == What is monthlyalltime.ini file and what format does it use? == | ||
The file '''monthlyalltime.ini''' was introduced in version 1.9.3 to support the Monthly Records feature that was added. For more information on this file see in the Cumulus 1 help file, in the section “Data log file format”. The format consists of a number of sections (section title is delimited by square brackets [...]), with each section having a number of properties (consisting of attribute name, an equals sign and a value) each on a separate line. The sections (after the first [General]) can be in any order, Cumulus will maintain whatever order the sections are currently in. Each section has a number of parameters listed below it. Each parameter is in the format "attribute=value". For readability you can insert blank lines into this file, Cumulus will not mind. Do not however introduce any punctuation nor change the format of any parameter line. | The file '''monthlyalltime.ini''' was introduced in version 1.9.3 to support the Monthly Records feature that was added. For more information on this file see in the Cumulus 1 help file, in the section “Data log file format”. The format consists of a number of sections (section title is delimited by square brackets [...]), with each section having a number of properties (consisting of attribute name, an equals sign and a value) each on a separate line. The sections (after the first [General]) can be in any order, Cumulus will maintain whatever order the sections are currently in. Each section has a number of parameters listed below it. Each parameter is in the format "attribute=value". For readability you can insert blank lines into this file, Cumulus will not mind. Do not however introduce any punctuation nor change the format of any parameter line. | ||
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== Initialisation == | == Initialisation == | ||
If you update Cumulus from an earlier version than version 1.9.3, or | |||
If you update Cumulus from an earlier version than version 1.9.3, (or have been using Cumulus versions up to 1.9.2 when you swap to Cumulus MX), then you need to initialise this "monthlyalltime.ini" log file by reading prior data from the monthly and daily log files. Follow the instructions for correcting the file. Once the file has been initialised, Cumulus will maintain it from then onwards, comparing the highs and lows for the current reading against those stored for that month in this file. For further information see the support forum, that contains the announcement when version 1.9.3 was released, and a few discussions concerning experience with the feature. | |||
== Viewing the monthly highs and lows == | == Viewing the monthly highs and lows == | ||
