RealTime.txt

[callum91]

Hello

I'm having problems with my realtime.txt file - it doesn't seem to be uploading properly which I think is why the real time wind guages aren't working.

My weather site is http://www.goringweather.netau.net/index.htm and the URL of the realtime.txt file should be http://goringweather.netau.net/realtime.txt

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

Callum

[steve]

Your site seems to be "under review" - could this be something to do with the problem?

[callum91]

Yes I'm not sure - I wasn't aware that it was under review until someone else told me, because it still looks normal from my side.

I'll have to wait and see.

[beteljuice]

I can 'see' your site at the moment, but you are correct - realtime.txt is not there !

[steve]

Yes, it looks like the "under review" was a red herring. If you turn on ftp log and debug log, the realtimelog.txt and debug.log files may have something to say about it.

[callum91]

Yes, it looks like the "under review" was a red herring. If you turn on ftp log and debug log, the realtimelog.txt and debug.log files may have something to say about it.

I have turned on Debug Log and FTP Logging but do not have a file called "realtimelog.txt" and the debug.log file just says

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Cumulus debug log
0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

So I'm puzzled as to what could be wrong.

Maybe it's because I'm not running it as administrator or because I have installed it in the program files folder?

Thanks

Callum

[daj]

Maybe it's because I'm not running it as administrator or because I have installed it in the program files folder?

Hi Callum

Certainly installing it in the Program Files folder in Vista is a big no no. It causes all sorts of issues, especially if you are not running in an admin account. (Vista and Windows 7 create virtual folders and create copies of files else where if you do not have sufficient privileges to use the Program Files folder -- this confuses things no end). I would re-install in a new folder outwith the c:\program files structure)

[callum91]

Maybe it's because I'm not running it as administrator or because I have installed it in the program files folder?

Hi Callum

Certainly installing it in the Program Files folder in Vista is a big no no. It causes all sorts of issues, especially if you are not running in an admin account. (Vista and Windows 7 create virtual folders and create copies of files else where if you do not have sufficient privileges to use the Program Files folder -- this confuses things no end). I would re-install in a new folder outwith the c:\program files structure)

I am running the main administrator account and I have set the UAC to Everyone - Full Control over the Cumulus program files, however I cannot reinstall Cumulus outside my program files folder because it will loose all of my data -- I tried it before and had to do system restore to get it back.

[daj]

You can copy your Cumulus folder, un-install, re-install and overwrite the new Cumulus folder with the one you copied earlier.

That said, you will possibly find that Vista has placed some of your data files elsewhere (possibly a hidden folder in your users folder c:\users\<user>\appdata\<somewhere> or c:\ProgramData). It is quite messy really.

[callum91]

I'm not sure if that is whether it is causing the RealTime.txt not to work though.

[steve]

The realtime ftp log is called realtimeftplog.txt, but I guess you would have spotted that even given my misnaming of it. It will be there somewhere, but it's hard to say where exactly on Vista when installed to Program Files. If you're running Cumulus elevated, you would normally expect that to override the virtual store nonsense, but it's not clear from your description that you are. It looks like the debug log is also not where you think it is.

As David suggests, look in the virtual store folders - see the FAQ about "I can't find my data" if you're not sure where that is, and beware of hidden folders.

[callum91]

Thanks - I have found the data I have been looking for in the Virtual store (which I didn't know existed until now) and have installed Cumulus in the location C:\Cumulus\.

I now have the dubug.log and Realtimeftplog.txt but I can't see anything obviously wrong.

All I can think of is it must be something to do with the host I am using - does anyone know any good internet hosting sites?

[daj]

.... does anyone know any good internet hosting sites?

see my signature -- I offer easy setup for cumulus users. I can give you a trial too

I am not a hosting company but just want to offer a reliable service to the Cumulus community

[steve]

All I can think of is it must be something to do with the host I am using

I did wonder if it was the free hosting blocking the .txt file, I think others have had similar problems.

[dane]

Field 50 of the realtime.txt "is daylight?" is described in the Help file as either 1 (day) or 0 ( night).
My realtime.txt seems to have 2 digits: either 00 or 10.
Not a big problem -just a mismatch between reality and the Help file