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These files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX. | These files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX. | ||
* Note that file names are case-sensitive, read documentation to see where capital letters are required. | * Note that file names are case-sensitive, read documentation to see where capital letters are required. | ||
* Cumulus 1 is reasonably tolerant of numbers using a comma to separate the integer and decimal part of real number. MX always expects periods/full stops in .ini files regardless of the locale in use, please see the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12908 Cumulus MX Announcements and Download - PLEASE READ FIRST] for details, as there is limited documentation, but generally if you want to transfer these files from Cumulus 1 to MX, it is best if you edit them so all decimal numbers have a "." between the integer and decimal parts. | * Cumulus 1 is reasonably tolerant of numbers using a comma to separate the integer and decimal part of real number. MX always expects periods/full stops in .ini files regardless of the locale in use, please see the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12908 Cumulus MX Announcements and Download - PLEASE READ FIRST] for details, as there is limited documentation, but generally if you want to transfer these files from Cumulus 1 to MX, it is best if '''you edit them so all decimal numbers have a "." between the integer and decimal parts'''. | ||
* Cumulus 1 is tolerant of various separators for dates and times. Cumulus MX insists all times use a colon separator, and all dates are in ISO format. | * Cumulus 1 is tolerant of various separators for dates and times. Cumulus MX insists all times use a colon separator, and all dates are in ISO format. However, MX will read the date/time entries in the Cumulus 1 format, and it will only change them to the new format when it needs to update an extreme in that particular file. | ||
* In individual articles, any differences in the precise content or format within individual files will be highlighted | * In individual articles, any differences in the precise content or format within individual files will be highlighted. | ||
Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its trends web page. See MX announcements for more details. | Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its trends web page. See MX announcements for more details. | ||
[[Category:Cumulus Files]] | [[Category:Cumulus Files]] |
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