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*Open resulting file in a text editor and see hints in [[Monthly log files]] on how to convert between formats. | *Open resulting file in a text editor and see hints in [[Monthly log files]] on how to convert between formats. | ||
*For [[dayfile.txt]], you can create missing data from the newly created monthly log files, but you still may wish to insert breaks at rollover time in your raw EasyWeather table, possibly adding calculation of maximua or minima to such meteorological day groups, so you can scan though each day to check what has been created in dayfile.txt and edit as required. | *For [[dayfile.txt]], you can create missing data from the newly created monthly log files, but you still may wish to insert breaks at rollover time in your raw EasyWeather table, possibly adding calculation of maximua or minima to such meteorological day groups, so you can scan though each day to check what has been created in dayfile.txt and edit as required. | ||
==Using EasyWeather data | ==Using EasyWeather data as current input== | ||
As an alternative to above, | As an alternative to above (that was for transfer of historic observations), Cumulus has the option to ''read the latest'' observations directly from an easyweather.dat file (see Cumulus help for how to fill in the station configuration screen) and process these. You might want to do this, perhaps for testing purposes, on a short term basis, but it is better to select the Fine Offset input for normal purposes (again see Cumulus help). | ||
(You can view ''easyweather.dat'' like any text file either using a text file editor like Notepad or by using a database file viewer). | |||
[[User:Sfws|Sfws]] 12:17, 17 January 2013 (UTC) | |||
Steve has contributed the following to the forum (http://sandaysoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4344) see that forum thread for more details: | Steve has contributed the following to the forum (http://sandaysoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4344) see that forum thread for more details: | ||
This is to document the fact that Cumulus now reads the date and time fields, and checks that they have changed before using | This is to document the fact that Cumulus now reads the date and time fields, and checks that they have changed before using new data from the file. | ||
Here's the format of the easyweather.dat file, with the fields Cumulus uses in bold: | Here's the format of the easyweather.dat file, with the fields Cumulus uses in bold: | ||