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There is a handy installation guide [http://sandaysoft.com/download/Cumulus%20basic%20installation%20guide.pdf here] that describes how the requirements vary for each make of weather station. | There is a handy installation guide [http://sandaysoft.com/download/Cumulus%20basic%20installation%20guide.pdf here] that describes how the requirements vary for each make of weather station. | ||
=== Dates === | === Dates === | ||
Cumulus does require your '''computer System Short Date''' to use a format with a separator between day, month and year. | Cumulus does require your '''computer System Short Date''' to use a format with a separator between day, month (in digits) and year. | ||
You may need to go into the 'region' settings in the Windows ''Control Panel'', and change the 'short date' format settings to use something valid for the date separator. Cumulus doesn't really care what you use, but certain third party routines in [[:Category:WebTools]] that work on your server or in a user's browser may need to be told what your PC uses in a 'date separator' parameter. | You may need to go into the 'region' settings in the Windows ''Control Panel'', and change the 'short date' format settings to use something valid for the date separator. Cumulus doesn't really care what you use, but certain third party routines in [[:Category:WebTools]] that work on your server or in a user's browser may need to be told what your PC uses in a 'date separator' parameter. | ||
Some characters (like space or comma) will cause problems, and not just in Cumulus. Slashes, full stops, and dashes are the ones usually used. e.g. 'dd/ | Some characters (like space or comma) will cause problems, and not just in Cumulus. Slashes, full stops, and dashes are the ones usually used. e.g. 'dd/MM/yy', 'dd-MM-yy', 'MM/dd/yy' and 'dd.MM.yy' are acceptable, but 'ddMMyy' or 'dd MM yy' are not suitable as a short date format with Cumulus. Any change to your short date format later (e.g. by [[Moving_cumulus]] to a different machine) is likely to give problems. | ||
== Configuration: Settings == | == Configuration: Settings == | ||