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Sfws: Correcting Typos (mostly missing, but critical, colon characters in links), and mention of some more release 3.20.0 changes

2022-09-27T07:14:44Z

Correcting Typos (mostly missing, but critical, colon characters in links), and mention of some more release 3.20.0 changes

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Sfws: /* Table listing Fields */ release 3.20.0

2022-08-06T17:01:48Z

Table listing Fields: release 3.20.0

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	\| 53 ('''error''')		\| 53 ('''error''')
	\| BA		\| BA
	\|signed decimal		\| signed decimal
	\|Labelled as Low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other release)		\| Labelled as Low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other release)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 54 ('''error''')		\| 54 ('''error''')
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	\| unsigned decimal		\| unsigned decimal
	\| [[Heat/cold_degree_days_and_Chill_hours#Chill_Hours_and.2For_Air_Frost\|Cumulative Chill Hours]] since start of season		\| [[Heat/cold_degree_days_and_Chill_hours#Chill_Hours_and.2For_Air_Frost\|Cumulative Chill Hours]] since start of season
			\|-
			\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next value and time fields were added in release 3.20.0
			\|-
			\| 54
			\| BB
			\| unsigned decimal
			\| Highest rainfall total in (an approximate, as it depends upon timing of earlier entries in [[Recent history]]) 24 hour period ending in [[Meteorological day]]
			\|-
			\| 55
			\| BC
			\| 5 characters
			\| Time when (approximate) 24 hour period for rainfall total above ends
	\|}		\|}

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2022-04-09T16:36:08Z

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Sfws: /* List of Fields */For field 52: List which releases had bug with incorrect content

2022-02-02T12:33:48Z

List of Fields: For field 52: List which releases had bug with incorrect content

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	\|[[Heat/cold degree days and Chill hours \| Cooling degree days]]		\|[[Heat/cold degree days and Chill hours \| Cooling degree days]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in version 1.9.3 build 1036 (these only show valid values if appropriate sensors exist)		\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in legacy version 1.9.3 build 1036 (these only show valid values if appropriate sensors exist).

			Fields listed up to those following here applied to the final legacy Cumulus 1.9.4 and formed the basis for early releases of Cumulus MX.
	\|-		\|-
	\|43		\|43
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	\|Time of high UV Index		\|Time of high UV Index
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in ~~version~~ 3.6.0, 2 more derived values and their times		\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in MX release 3.6.0, 2 more derived values and their times
	\|-		\|-
	\|47		\|47
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	\|Time of low feels like temperature		\|Time of low feels like temperature
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in ~~version~~ 3.6.12		\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next two pairs were added in release 3.6.12

	*Version 3.6.12 (build 3088) was an emergency release to cure serious problems in previous build 3087. It added the following 4 fields (2 values and their times).		*Version 3.6.12 (build 3088) was an emergency release to cure serious problems in previous build 3087. It added the following 4 fields (2 values and their times).
	**The 4 extra fields are left empty in this release, although you can add values and time-stamps using the dayfile editor.		**The 4 extra fields are left empty in this release, although you can add values and time-stamps using the dayfile editor.
	*From ~~version~~ 3.7.0 the first 2 of these 4 fields are populated, and the last 2 are removed, so I have labelled them as error.		*From release 3.7.0 the first 2 of these 4 fields are populated, and the last 2 are removed, so I have labelled them as error.
	\|-		\|-
	\|51		\|51
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	\|AZ		\|AZ
	\|5 characters		\|5 characters
	\|Time of high Humidex		\| style="background:pink;"\|Time of high Humidex

			'''Bug for releases 3.13.0 to 3.14.2 inclusive''': The major code rewrite for release 3.13.0 replaced the previous code for the processing for all Cumulus files, the new code incorrectly stored ''Time of high feels like temperature'' in this field for all these releases! Corrected in minor code rewrite for 3.14.3 - b3163 25 Jan 2022 (not released to public until 3.15.0 - b3169 Released 31 Jan 2022)
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="4" style="background:lightblue;"\|Just confirming that the next 2 fields were included by mistake in an emergency release (3.6.12), and are not included in ~~current nor~~ any other version, so have labelled them as error.		\|colspan="4" style="background:lightblue;"\|Just confirming that the next 2 fields were included by mistake in an emergency release (3.6.12), and are not included in any other version, so have labelled them as error.
	\|-		\|-
	\| 53 ('''error''')		\| 53 ('''error''')
	\| BA		\| BA
	\|signed decimal		\|signed decimal
	\|Labelled as Low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other ~~version~~)		\|Labelled as Low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other release)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 54 ('''error''')		\| 54 ('''error''')
	\| BB		\| BB
	\| 5 characters		\| 5 characters
	\| Labelled as Time of low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other ~~version~~)		\| Labelled as Time of low Humidex, but not used, (appear in 3.6.12, but no other release)
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next value was added in 3.12.0		\|colspan="4" style="background:lightgray;"\|The next value was added in release 3.12.0
	\|-		\|-
	\| 53 (new)		\| 53 (new)

Water01: /* How to view or edit this file */

2022-01-25T14:54:23Z

How to view or edit this file

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	An editor has been included within Cumulus:		An editor has been included within Cumulus:
	* [[File:Badge vMx.png]] From release 3.4.5 (13 Mar 2020) onwards: In [[MX_Administrative_Interface#The_Data_Log_Viewing_and_Editing_interface\|the interface]] go to '''Data logs''' menu and select ''Dayfile''		* [[File:Badge vMx.png]] From release 3.4.5 (13 Mar 2020) onwards: In [[MX_Administrative_Interface#The_Data_Log_Viewing_and_Editing_interface\|the interface]] go to '''Data logs''' menu and select ''Dayfile''
	* Cumulus 2 had no viewing option
	* [[File:Badge v1.png]] From version 1.9.2 (5th October 2011) to final legacy release: On Main Screen from [[Cumulus_Screenshots#File.2FEdit.2FHelp_Menu\|'''Edit''' menu]] select ''Dayfile.txt''		* [[File:Badge v1.png]] From version 1.9.2 (5th October 2011) to final legacy release: On Main Screen from [[Cumulus_Screenshots#File.2FEdit.2FHelp_Menu\|'''Edit''' menu]] select ''Dayfile.txt''
	**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.0 to 1.9.3:''' There is a bug in these versions in that 'Create missing' inserts 'heating and cooling degree day' values the wrong way round.		**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.0 to 1.9.3:''' There is a bug in these versions in that 'Create missing' inserts 'heating and cooling degree day' values the wrong way round.

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2021-12-31T22:11:49Z

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Sfws: /* Specific issues for MX */ Time-stamp issue added

2021-08-21T11:56:05Z

Specific issues for MX: Time-stamp issue added

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	Real number fields: MX uses the '''locale''' to decide what character (decimal comma or decimal point) separates integer and decimal parts of numbers. Every line of the file must be consistent in use of integer/decimal separator. C1 used the '''Region''' settings in Microsoft's Control Panel to determine how to store (and output) numbers for you, but (except if ''list separation character'' was comma) was fairly tolerant when reading old data in files.		Real number fields: MX uses the '''locale''' to decide what character (decimal comma or decimal point) separates integer and decimal parts of numbers. Every line of the file must be consistent in use of integer/decimal separator. C1 used the '''Region''' settings in Microsoft's Control Panel to determine how to store (and output) numbers for you, but (except if ''list separation character'' was comma) was fairly tolerant when reading old data in files.

			Time-stamp fields: MX insists on HH:mm format being consistently used in every line of file, C1 did not care what (non-space, non-field separator) symbol separated the minutes from the hours.

	Number of fields: The number of fields in the file increases in various versions as shown in [[#List_of_fields]].		Number of fields: The number of fields in the file increases in various versions as shown in [[#List_of_fields]].

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2021-08-21T11:51:19Z

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	An editor has been included within Cumulus (look up the linked pages for screen shots):		An editor has been included within Cumulus (look up the linked pages for screen shots):
	* [[File:Badge vMx.png]] From release 3.4.5 (13 Mar 2020) onwards: In [[MX_Administrative_Interface#The_Data_Log_Viewing_and_Editing_interface\|the interface]] go to '''Data logs''' menu and select ''Dayfile''		* [[File:Badge vMx.png]] From release 3.4.5 (13 Mar 2020) onwards: In [[MX_Administrative_Interface#The_Data_Log_Viewing_and_Editing_interface\|the interface]] go to '''Data logs''' menu and select ''Dayfile''
		⚫	* Cumulus 2 has no viewing option
		⚫	* [[File:Badge v1.png]] From version 1.9.2 (5th October 2011) to final legacy release: On Main Screen from [[Cumulus_Screenshots#File.2FEdit.2FHelp_Menu\|'''Edit''' menu]] select ''Dayfile.txt''
	**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.0 to 1.9.3:''' There is a bug in these versions in that 'Create missing' inserts 'heating and cooling degree day' values the wrong way round.		**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.0 to 1.9.3:''' There is a bug in these versions in that 'Create missing' inserts 'heating and cooling degree day' values the wrong way round.
	**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.3 only:''' Create missing might in some cases be affected by a bug in 1.9.3 that can cause lines to be stored in incorrect date order (dayfile.txt uses dd.mm.yy, dd/mm/yy or dd-mm-yy, for its date field; and all lines should be in ascending chronological order)		**'''Note for obsolete version 1.9.3 only:''' Create missing might in some cases be affected by a bug in 1.9.3 that can cause lines to be stored in incorrect date order (dayfile.txt uses dd.mm.yy, dd/mm/yy or dd-mm-yy, for its date field; and all lines should be in ascending chronological order)
	**There are no known bugs for dayfile.txt handling in version 1.9.4 builds 1086 to 1101. Build 1099 is the standard stable final release of Cumulus 1 for most weather station types, 1100 and 1101 are for specific weather station types.		**There are no known bugs for dayfile.txt handling in version 1.9.4 builds 1086 to 1101. Build 1099 is the standard stable final release of Cumulus 1 for most weather station types, 1100 and 1101 are for specific weather station types.
⚫	* Cumulus 2 has no viewing option
⚫	* [[File:Badge v1.png]] From version 1.9.2 (5th October 2011) to final legacy release: On Main Screen from [[Cumulus_Screenshots#File.2FEdit.2FHelp_Menu\|'''Edit''' menu]] select ''Dayfile.txt''

	For detailed information, please see [[Amending dayfile\|viewing/editing '''dayfile.txt''']].		For detailed information, please see [[Amending dayfile\|viewing/editing '''dayfile.txt''']].

Sfws: /* Introduction */

2021-07-22T10:16:28Z

Introduction

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
			[[Category:Cumulus Files]] [[Category:MX_txt_Files]]

	This Wiki page describes one of the ~~[[Category:Cumulus Files]]~~ [[:Category:Cumulus Files\|files]] not included in any release download. This daily summary file (its formal title is shortened to "day" plus "file") uses a ~~[[Category:MX_txt_Files]]~~ [[:Category:MX_txt_Files\|text extension]] and is created in [[Data folder\|data sub-folder]] of your Cumulus installation when Cumulus needs to store its first line in this file.		This Wiki page describes one of the [[:Category:Cumulus Files\|files]] not included in any release download. This daily summary file (its formal title is shortened to "day" plus "file") uses a [[:Category:MX_txt_Files\|text extension]] and is created in [[Data folder\|data sub-folder]] of your Cumulus installation when Cumulus needs to store its first line in this file.

	The support forum may have links to content that is no longer on this Wiki page, so if the link you followed in the forum takes you to the start of this page, rather than to a particular section, the information you seek may now be on another page. this page is full of links that take you to content once on this page. The content that remains on this page is summarised by the table of contents that follows.{{TOCright}}		The support forum may have links to content that is no longer on this Wiki page, so if the link you followed in the forum takes you to the start of this page, rather than to a particular section, the information you seek may now be on another page. this page is full of links that take you to content once on this page. The content that remains on this page is summarised by the table of contents that follows.{{TOCright}}

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2021-07-22T10:11:09Z

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

	This Wiki page describes one of the [[Category:Cumulus Files]][[:Category:Cumulus Files\|files]] not included in any release download. This daily summary file (its formal title is shortened to "day" plus "file") uses a [[Category:MX_txt_Files]] [[:Category:MX_txt_Files\|text extension]] and is created in [[Data folder\|data sub-folder]] of your Cumulus installation when Cumulus needs to store its first line in this file.		This Wiki page describes one of the [[Category:Cumulus Files]] [[:Category:Cumulus Files\|files]] not included in any release download. This daily summary file (its formal title is shortened to "day" plus "file") uses a [[Category:MX_txt_Files]] [[:Category:MX_txt_Files\|text extension]] and is created in [[Data folder\|data sub-folder]] of your Cumulus installation when Cumulus needs to store its first line in this file.

	The support forum may have links to content that is no longer on this Wiki page, so if the link you followed in the forum takes you to the start of this page, rather than to a particular section, the information you seek may now be on another page. this page is full of links that take you to content once on this page. The content that remains on this page is summarised by the table of contents that follows.{{TOCright}}		The support forum may have links to content that is no longer on this Wiki page, so if the link you followed in the forum takes you to the start of this page, rather than to a particular section, the information you seek may now be on another page. this page is full of links that take you to content once on this page. The content that remains on this page is summarised by the table of contents that follows.{{TOCright}}