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=Cumulus.INI file=
The cumulus.ini [[:Category:Configuration Files| configuration file]] is a text file containing initialization parameters used by the Cumulus application.
The cumulus.ini file is a text file containing initialization parameters used by the Cumulus application.
It is located in the directory in which you installed Cumulus and is updated whenever you change any configuration parameters from the application configuration pages. Cumulus also re-writes the file when it shuts down, so if you want to edit the file yourself, make sure Cumulus is stopped.
It is located in the directory in which you installed Cumulus and is updated whenever you change any configuration parameters from the application configuration pages. Cumulus also re-writes the file when it shuts down, so if you want to edit the file yourself, make sure Cumulus is stopped.


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|Altitude=0  
|Altitude=0  
|your station altitude as entered in the Station Confiuration Screen Location block.
|your station altitude as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Location block.
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|AltitudeInFeet=1  
|AltitudeInFeet=1  
|Altitude measurement unit as set in the Station Confiuration Screen Location block.
|Altitude measurement unit as set in the Station Configuration Screen Location block.
*0 = meters ASL
*0 = meters ASL
*1 = feet ASL
*1 = feet ASL
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|Use10amInSummer=1  
|Use10amInSummer=1  
|*0 = Use 10am in summer not checked on Station Configuration Screen
|*0 = Use 10am in summer not checked on Station Configuration Screen
*1 = Use 10am in summber selected on Station Configuration Screen
*1 = Use 10am in summer selected on Station Configuration Screen
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|ConfirmClose=0  
|ConfirmClose=0  
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|RainUnit=0  
|RainUnit=0  
|Rain measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuratin Units block
|Rain measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuration Units block
*0 = mm
*0 = mm
*1 = in
*1 = in
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|LocDesc=  
|LocDesc=  
|Location Description as entere in the Station Configuration Screen
|Location Description as entered in the Station Configuration Screen
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|StartDate=13/08/2009  
|StartDate=13/08/2009  
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|YTDrain=0  
|YTDrain=0  
|Year to date correction if starting part way through year as entered in the Station Configuratin Screen.  Default is 0.
|Year to date correction if starting part way through year as entered in the Station Configuration Screen.  Default is 0.
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|YTDrainyear=0  
|YTDrainyear=0  
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|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your website
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your website
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|ForumURL=http://sandaysoft.com/forum/  
|ForumURL=<nowiki>http://sandaysoft.com/forum/</nowiki>
|Your website URL
|Your website URL
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|WebcamURL=http://www.sanday.org.uk/webcam/webcam.php  
|WebcamURL=<nowiki>http://www.sanday.org.uk/webcam/webcam.php </nowiki>
|URL for your Webcam
|URL for your Webcam
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|[FTP site]  
|[FTP site]  
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your website FTP parameters
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your website FTP parameters
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|Host=  
|Host=  
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|[Twitter]  
|[Twitter]  
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your Twitter site parameters
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your [[Twitter]] site parameters
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|User=  
|User=  
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|[PWSweather]  
|[PWSweather]  
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your PWS weather site parameters
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your PWS weather site parameters
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|ID=  
|ID=  
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|[APRS]  
|[APRS]  
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your APRS weather site parameters
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your [[APRS]] weather site parameters
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|ID=  
|ID=  
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|[Graphs]  
|[Graphs]  
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your graph settings
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your graph settings
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|GraphHours=12  
|GraphHours=12  
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|[Alarms]  
|[Alarms]  
|Section Name - the following parameters replate to your alarm settings
|Section Name - the following parameters relate to your alarm settings
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|alarmlowtemp=0  
|alarmlowtemp=0  
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