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The file now known as alltime.ini was originally in a | This page is about the file where all-time extreme records are tracked. The file now known as '''alltime.ini''', was originally in a binary format when it was named '''alltime.rec''' (and this latter file will be described first). | ||
= Which Cumulus 1 build are you using? = | |||
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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”. | ||
== | == 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. | |||
As the file format was in binary code, it was 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 | |||
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. That file was in text format and it was easier to see changes to all-time extreme records there. It is also a useful log of when records were actually broken. 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. | |||
Builds 921, 922, and 923 were never released, so in fact the next change was seen in the next public release as described next. | Builds 921, 922, and 923 were never released, so in fact the next change was seen in the next public release as described next. | ||
== From Build 924 (4 March 2010 beta version 1.8.9) == | |||
Starting with Build 924 (still version 1.8.9) the Cumulus highs and lows and their timestamps are stored in a text file "alltime.ini" which can be easily edited if needed. | |||
The first time you run Build 924, if will look for a "cumulus\data\alltime.rec" file. If it finds that file, it will read it, converting the database records into the text format used by '''alltime.ini''' file, which it creates. | |||
If it does not find a "cumulus\data\alltime.rec" file, or it it finds both "cumulus\data\alltime.rec" file and '''alltime.ini''' file, then it simply uses the latter file whenever it needs to update an all-time extreme record. | |||
There was a major issue with this change, some people installed Cumulus 1 into a write protected folder (C:\Program Files) and in this case with build 924 Microsoft Windows might create the new file in a folder where writing was permitted, meaning Cumulus could not find the file when it tried to read/update it. Please [[FAQ#I_can.E2.80.99t_find_my_data_files.21|see this FAQ]]. | |||
Although there were no changes to this file in the next few builds, another change was made as described next. | |||
== From build 927 (8 March 2020 beta version 1.8.9)== | |||
The alltime.ini file is now explicitly located in the "data" sub-folder of the path where your Cumulus.exe is installed, to stop Microsoft Windows relocating it. | |||
The alltime.ini file is located in the "data" sub-folder of the path where your | |||
= Cumulus MX = | |||
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The alltime.ini file is located in the "data" sub-folder of the path where your CumulusMX.exe is installed. If you are moving to MX from Cumulus 1, you can copy the contents of the Cumulus 1 "data" folder into the MX "data" folder, but you will need to edit this '''alltime.ini''' file as described below. | |||
Just as the sections in the file varied with different Cumulus 1 versions, so in MX a new [FeelsLike] section was added by version 3.6.0. | Just as the sections in the file varied with different Cumulus 1 versions, so in MX a new [FeelsLike] section was added by version 3.6.0. | ||
[[File: | == Important Note== | ||
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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 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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= Format of the file = | |||
[[ | This is as described at [[:Category:Ini_Files]], where some differences between the legacy Cumulus and MX are noted. Therefore if you use decimal commas and are migrating this '''alltime.ini''' file from Cumulus 1 to MX, you need to do an edit so all the values entries are converted to use a full stop as decimal separator. | ||
The following table shows just one section from the file, that dealing with wind, as an example of the two formats with the Cumulus 1 side showing use of the comma that MX will not accept. | |||
You do not need to edit the date/time entries as MX can read those in Cumulus 1 format, they will only change in "alltime.ini" when a new all-time extreme occurs and MX rewrites the file. | You do not need to edit the date/time entries as MX can read those in Cumulus 1 format, they will only change in "alltime.ini" when a new all-time extreme occurs and MX rewrites the file. | ||
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