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[[Category: Configuration_Files]] | [[Category: Configuration_Files]] | ||
= Initial Configurations = | = Initial Configurations = | ||
The main ''Cumulus.ini'' | The main configuration file is ''Cumulus.ini'' and located in the directory in which you installed Cumulus.exe. If you rename the executable file to say ''cumulus1.exe'', then the configuration file takes that name i.e. ''cumulus1.ini''. For Cumulus MX, both file-names must start with a capital letter, and all the characters used within the configuration file must be within ASCII range. | ||
It is a text file containing initialization parameters used by the Cumulus 1.x.x, or Cumulus MX, application; and is read '''only''' when Cumulus starts up. Cumulus '''re-writes''' the contents of the application configuration screens to the file when it ''shuts down'', so you will see the file shows as 'modified date' the last time that Cumulus was shut down. | |||
A second ''Cumulus.ini'' may be stored in the reports sub-directory, this only contains a [[#Section:_MainForm|single section]] and relates to the screen used for NOAA reports. | A second ''Cumulus.ini'' may be stored in the reports sub-directory, this only contains a [[#Section:_MainForm|single section]] and relates to the screen used for NOAA reports. | ||
The parameters listed can change the look of Cumulus, hold basic information about your location, amend the way Cumulus interfaces with your weather station, and hold the settings used to interface with your website, and with various external websites. The list below was created for Cumulus 1.x.y, and applies to the | The parameters listed can change the look of Cumulus, hold basic information about your location, amend the way Cumulus interfaces with your weather station, and hold the settings used to interface with your website, and with various external websites. The list below was created for Cumulus 1.x.y, and all of it applies to the final formal release; for MX (like any beta) please refer to announcements or the separate page referenced below for any variations. | ||
If you are using an old version, then ''checking the release information may be advisable'' to identify the sections applicable to your build, and to identify if the parameters allowed within those sections may be a subset of those listed below as available in latest release. | If you are using an old version, then ''checking the release information may be advisable'' to identify the sections applicable to your build, and to identify if the parameters allowed within those sections may be a subset of those listed below as available in latest release. | ||
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= Upgrading to New Build = | = Upgrading to New Build = | ||