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'''IMPORTANT: Cumulus 1 is no longer supported, its source code is not available, and its development environment is obsolete. Consequently, | '''IMPORTANT: Cumulus 1 is no longer supported, its source code is not available, and its development environment is obsolete. Consequently, the installation package is hidden away on an obsolete page in this Wiki ([https://cumuluswiki.org/Downloads/CumulusSetup.exe Downloads/CumulusSetup.exe]). After installing that version you need to apply a patch available on [[Software#Cumulus_1|Software page]]. It is not very user friendly now! These instructions remain to simply have a record of how it used to work.''' | ||
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The Cumulus 1 installer will always upgrade the following files (replacing them, ignoring whether same or different to existing versions): | The Cumulus 1 installer will always upgrade the following files (replacing them, ignoring whether same or different to existing versions): | ||
# "cumulus.exe"; - the latest build executable (not the installer, | # "cumulus.exe"; - the latest build executable (do not confuse with the installer, CumulusSetup.exe) | ||
# "unins000.exe"; | # "unins000.exe"; | ||
# "libeay32.dll"; | # "libeay32.dll"; | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
'''Note for USA:''' | '''Note for USA:''' | ||
Cumulus uses the Windows date formats in most places where it displays a date. This means that it can handle 'MM/dd/yy' as system short date. However (as at version 1.9.3), in the [[:Category:Log_Files|log files]] the date always appears with day before month, and consequently any screen showing timestamps taken from those log files will show dates in that format. Also on the main screen where the month appears in full, it is always between day of month and 4-digit year. On your web pages, the date format in all timestamps can be configured to your preference using 'format=mm/dd' [note: dates are in 'recent', 'month', 'year' and 'monthly' timestamp webtags, but not included for 'today' and 'yesterday' observation timestamps (as these only contain time use '<#today format=mm/dd/yyyy>', '<#metdate format=mm/dd/yyyy>' '<#yesterday format=mm/dd/yyyy>', '<#metdateyesterday format=mm/dd/yyyy>' where the '/yyyy' is optional in all cases)]. | |||
== Configuration: Settings == | == Configuration: Settings == | ||
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#Amend the appropriate parameter line in [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station]] to a value representing the new units. | #Amend the appropriate parameter line in [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station]] to a value representing the new units. | ||
#Apply conversion tactics (see above) to figures that need to be in the new units in [[yesterday.ini]], [[today.ini]], [[month.ini]], [[year.ini]], [[monthlyalltime.ini]] and [[alltime.ini]]. | #Apply conversion tactics (see above) to figures that need to be in the new units in [[yesterday.ini]], [[today.ini]], [[month.ini]], [[year.ini]], [[monthlyalltime.ini]] and [[alltime.ini]]. | ||
#Apply conversion tactics to figures in the (preferably) just started [[ | #Apply conversion tactics to figures in the (preferably) just started [[Standard_log_files|current Standard log]]. | ||
#Restart Cumulus | #Restart Cumulus | ||
#This procedure has ensured that all lows and highs can continue to be tracked by Cumulus, while preserving history of past extremes without being affected by change of units (e.g. a new observation of 31 kph is not higher than a past observation of 30 mph). | #This procedure has ensured that all lows and highs can continue to be tracked by Cumulus, while preserving history of past extremes without being affected by change of units (e.g. a new observation of 31 kph is not higher than a past observation of 30 mph). | ||
