Cumulus Support

As AWEKAS takes the awekas_wl.htm file from a user's website is there a way for a user without a website to have their data on AWEKAS?

Paul

Paul, weather data can be uploaded to the AWEKAS site - such information is available on the AWEKAS forum on how to upload Cumulus information to AWEKAS or even on the Cumulus Wiki on Configuring Cumulus for AWEKAS ... thus no need for having a web site.

Thanks Ray,
However

Using Cumulus and webtags it is possible to automatically produce the file and upload it to your webserver for AWEKAS to access.

I am uploading to my website and AWEKAS then accesses it, but another user who does not yet have a website would like to as well.

Paul

I would have to implement the Awekas upload protocol which they added after the original 'look for a file on the web' system. I will probably do it one day, but for now it's low priority.

PaulMy wrote:I am uploading to my website and AWEKAS then accesses it, but another user who does not yet have a website would like to as well.

Paul, I understand that... but I thought there was a way of sending the data directly to the AWEKAS site - my main weather software (which has been running longer than Cumulus) has been uploading the required data file directly onto the AWEKAS site.

I am still looking for an alternate solution and my ftp understanding is still pretty grey. Will Cumulus proccess the awekas_wl.htm file without all the fields filled in the Configuration Internet Web Site settings? And if so is there a way for that processed file to be send/uploaded to someone else's website? Then AWEKAS can extract the file from that site.

Paul

PaulMy wrote:Will Cumulus proccess the awekas_wl.htm file without all the fields filled in the Configuration Internet Web Site settings?

Yes, if you fill in the details but don't supply a host name, it will just create the files locally

And if so is there a way for that processed file to be send/uploaded to someone else's website?

You could run a batch file with an ftp command in it, using the 'external command' facility. But why not just get Cumulus to do it?

Yes, if you fill in the details but don't supply a host name, it will just create the files locally

Thanks again Steve, and presume the awekas_wl.htm will then also be created locally in the web folder. Without a host being entered will/can Cumulus then still ftp it to the site specified in the Files Remote filenames tab?

You could run a batch file with an ftp command in it, using the 'external command' facility. But why not just get Cumulus to do it?

If the above is no, any suggestion where I might search for info/sample of batch file with an ftp command? I have not found any additional info in the forum search, Wiki or Help on this.

Paul

PaulMy wrote:and presume the awekas_wl.htm will then also be created locally in the web folder.

It will be created wherever you tell it to be created. It's not a 'standard' file, you have to add it as an 'extra' file.

Without a host being entered will/can Cumulus then still ftp it to the site specified in the Files Remote filenames tab?

No. But I don't understand why you can't just configure a host etc in Cumulus, and get it to upload it. I think we must not be understanding each other.

If you just want the awekas_wl.htm file to be created and uploaded to an ftp server somewhere, without wanting to upload a full set of web site files, just set up Cumulus as normal, add the Awekas file to the extra files tab, and untick 'Include standard files' and 'Included standard images' (and make sure none of the realtime settings are ticked). It will then upload only the Aweakas file to the specified site at the specified interval.

You could always just get some free hosting somewhere and upload just the Awekas file to that, to avoid having to use someone else's web site as a host.

Thanks Steve, you have confirmed my basic understanding of the Cumulus ftp, etc. I probably didn't express myself very clearly that I was trying to find a way without giving full access to my web account.

And Steve, hoping your health is improving and that you can fully enjoy the Christmas and holiday season.
Paul

PaulMy wrote:I probably didn't express myself very clearly that I was trying to find a way without giving full access to my web account.

It seems to me that the easiest solution is to arrange a free web account, then you don't need to compromise your own details.

And Steve, hoping your health is improving and that you can fully enjoy the Christmas and holiday season.

I'm feeling much better, thanks. I just have to keep taking the tablets for now, and have occasional checks at the hospital.