Pressure Trend

[Mapantz]

Not sure if I have missed something, but <#presstrend> is returning "Pressure Trend"

[HansR]

See the Wiki, search on <#presstrend>.

Pressure (Tags)
<#press>: The sea level pressure
<#presstrendval>: The average rate of pressure change over the last three hours. Trend = (pressure_now - pressure_3hrs_ago) / 3 (Fixed from version 1.7.7 5th March 2008)
<#presstrend>: The pressure trend in words - values can be set in the 'strings.ini' file
<#presstrendenglish>: a singe word description for the pressure trend - Rising/Falling/Steady (for use by HTML, javascript etc, values can't be changed). From version 1.8.8 1st December 2009
<#PressChangeLast3Hours>: Badge vMx.png Available from version 3.11.1, Total Pressure Change since 3 hours ago
<#altimeterpressure>: Altimeter pressure. Pressure corrected to sea level using the station's altitude only. Same as sea-level pressure for non-Davis stations.

[Mapantz]

I followed the Wiki years back, that's why I am here..

<#presstrend> has always worked; ie "Falling Quickly"

But it doesn't work anymore, it just returns "Pressure Trend"

[HansR]

I followed the Wiki years back, that's why I am here..

It is not that bad... lazyness? and you might turn your irritation into creativity

<#presstrend> has always worked; ie "Falling Quickly"

But it doesn't work anymore, it just returns "Pressure Trend"

The rest if for Mark to comment

[mcrossley]

? still working OK for me.

What does this give you (this calls the tag processor)...

http:// <ipaddress>:8998/api/tags/process.json?presstrend

[mcrossley]

My only thought is you have overridden the default strings in a copy of strings.ini?

[Mapantz]

My only thought is you have overridden the default strings in a copy of strings.ini?

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{"presstrend":"Pressure trend"}

I don't use a strings.ini

[Mapantz]

delete.

[Mapantz]

It is not that bad... lazyness? and you might turn your irritation into creativity

Lazyness? I'm here to report something that was working fine, but now it isn't. Spare me the lecture.

[water01]

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$pressTL                    = "991.3";  //  today's low pressure
$presstrend                 = "Falling quickly";  //  pressure trend in words - values can be set in the 'strings.ini' file (for use by JavaScript gauges, values cannot be changed)
$presstrendenglish          = "Falling";  //  simple pressure trend - Rising/Falling/Steady

I downloaded my php webtags at 14:15 on 3.13.3 and as you can see it is returning the correct data.

[Mapantz]

No idea what is going on, but the api call still returns:

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{"presstrend":"Pressure trend"}

Even after updating to the latest version.

I don't use a strings.ini either, so i have no idea.

[mcrossley]

OK, with that capitalisation I have found it.

Do you have "Cumulus pressure names" enabled in Station Settings => Common Options

The Davis does not provide pressure trend strings. But if your station type is set to Davis VP2, that should automatically use the Cumulus pressure names no matter what that setting value.

[Mapantz]

OK, with that capitalisation I have found it.

Do you have "Cumulus pressure names" enabled in Station Settings => Common Options

The Davis does not provide pressure trend strings. But if your station type is set to Davis VP2, that should automatically use the Cumulus pressure names no matter what that setting value.

No, I don't have that setting enabled.

That's something I have never enabled, as I haven't needed to.

[mcrossley]

If you are using the VP2 or WLL station then you should not have to, that will override it.

I'll have to setup my test rig as a VP2 and look at this (the WLL is working OK), that bit code hasn't been changed afaik since Steve stopped developing it...

[Mapantz]

I've enabled that setting, and I have the correct text in there now.