Help with Jim McMurry compare script

Software WxSim
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Hi all.

I have installed the scripts 3 times and uninstalled the same and am putting them in again. I keep getting an issue with

Error: You must manually upload an empty text file named /home/fipa/public_html/yass/weather28/fc/ and give it write permissions (CHMOD 666).

I can see that part in the php file but I dont understand why it doesn’t put the file name etc at the end of the string etc. Before I rip it out again and restart, can someone point me in the correct direction.

You can view the error at http://yass.secs.net.au/fc/forecast-compare-include.php?log&config=AM

I have the WU forecast script in and working http://yass.secs.net.au/fc/WU-forecast.php

This is driving me bananas.

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In your config file I find

$fileLoc = “fc/”; // Location of these forecast files. “” if in the site root folder, otherwise something like “forecast/”
// You must also make a change in forecast-compare-inlude.php on line 25 if doing that.

but that change has not been made in forecast-compare-inlude.php. Try that and hopefully it will work.

  • Jim
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Thanks Jim.

Do I change it in the forecast-compare-inlude.php file or in the config?

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Sory.Just reread the message. Line 25 :slight_smile:

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No go :frowning: Same thing.

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What file is it missing? It tells me the directory its meant to be in but no file name

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I think your best bet would be to put all the files in your root folder and run the script from there. Don’t forget to undo those two references to the /fc/ folder.

  • Jim
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Thanks Jim. Yes that seems to work. I like trying to keep stuff in their own folders in case something doesnt play nice but hey it now works so all good.

Thanks for the help.
Peter

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Jim the excitement was short.

Checked it again this morning without changing anything and get the usual Error: You must manually upload an empty text file named /home/fipa/public_html/yass/weather28/ and give it write permissions (CHMOD 666).

SO what file would it be looking for some 14 hours after it ran yesterday?

This is driving me bananas

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The file being looked for is the ‘forecastAM.log’

Note: You should probably be using lowercase ‘am’ or ‘pm’ in your URL instead of uppercase. When I use the lowercase for your site I get the expected empty page (no errors): http://yass.secs.net.au/forecast-compare-include.php?log&config=am

There is an array that defines the actual filename based on the parameter for ‘config’, which expects lowercase ‘am’ and ‘pm’ to be used.

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That just may be it. Its got to be something simple that I am missing

In fact testing your theory now has been confirmed… Lets see what happens tomorow.

I forget that some languages are reliant on capitalization. For better or worse the Delphi I write in isnt worried and thats where I get trapped