Steelseries Gauges for WD

One website fine tuning tip :slight_smile: You have no index file in either /0_Weather or /0_Weather/STEEL_DREAMS so it’s possible for anyone to see the whole list of files in those folders which may not be desirable. Two solutions:

Add an index.html or .htm or .php file, even if it’s an empty one.

or

If you are using the .htaccess file add this line right at the top:

Options +Includes +FollowSymLinks -Indexes (or add -Indexes if there is already an Options line)

Niko;
Thank you for mentioning this. I have not been clear about, and have not looked into it, why going to some folders online without specifying any file, gives me a . type listing of all files, as you are describing, and why some folders do not.

My intention (goal) has been to work the steelgauges material into a main page which would I guess be named index.html file for that folder. With the troubles just getting things working I have not thought much ahead
to how I will for example, change the name of gauges-ss-basic.htm and still have it being refreshed
along with data uploads. Trying to think where that file name is set - but it came the zip file for steel gauges,
so I suppose I could name it anything as long as the contents are kept intact enough for the gauges to work.

Tomorrow I’ll set up a dummy index.html in that folder, or else try the above sort of thing.

I want to thank all of you who offered suggestions which ultimately led to my getting the steel gauges to show up and report weather data online.
THANK YOU!!

:slight_smile:

Priscilla

Good job Priscilla :smiley:

thanks also to Mark, the author of the Steel Gauges, for making them available and making them modular so they can be customised :slight_smile:

Looks like you guys have been having some fun whilst I took a little break.
Priscilla- glad you got them working in the end.

Brian/Niko - should I change the default forecast string variable from %vpforecasttext% in the template? If so, to what?

Mark, the problem in this case was a blank %vpforecasttext% that included a CRLF, I think Brian has fixed that and it shouldn’t prevent the gauges working now. Not everyone has WD set up to generate a forecast so some might like current conditions instead but I can’t think of a single tag that is going to please everybody so I would leave it as it is.

Mark, since you asked, I set mine to %5dayforecastday1%. That gives me today’s NWS forecast which is a heck of a lot better than the VP junk. See http://tiggrweather.net/wxssgauges.php and, just for fun, http://tiggrweather.net/davconvp2CW.php.

Also, could you please change the default params.useColorLabels = false; to true (line 1819 in v.17)? My old brain always manages to forget that one on an update and it’s a bear to find.

Thanks.

Maybe change it to “put your forecast tag here” :lol:

I changed mine like this and it says Today! no scroll

you would need to have the 5 day forecast setup in WD

Can’t get it to download the file everything is set correct but no go I can copy the link in the browser works fine ?? When I use the test button and view the log I get something about the Metar and at the end it gets an 151:HTTP error protocol

Start Time/date:4:41:59 PM 12/31/2016
waz021.txt
Permanent connection selected
Permanent connection, will do ftp now
Checking for what else to do…
there are 2 more things to do
Checking for what else to do…
there are 1 more things to do
Next file HTTP metar station download
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/decoded/KAST.TXT
Downloading to :C:\Server\wdisplay\metar\KAST.met
final download setting=C:\Server\wdisplay\metar\KAST.met
Doing metar download now
Download complete
ERROR: 151: HTTP protocol error. 404 Not Found. at time/date 4:42:00 PM
12/31/2016 agenda item: doftpdownmetarstation
Doing abort procedure/program close…

that error is because it should be using the https instead of http
but WD now uses the separate cronmetardownload.exe
what version of WD are you using?

also note that what you have posted is not the NOAA forecast 5 day download function though

10.37S-36 and this is the screen I am using to download the file. Don’t see an option to change HTTPS I am using the NOAA forecast download page test button
Did a fresh reboot and it appears working not sure why haven’t changed anything but I’ll take it!! :smiley: Will watch for a bit see what happens.

Did you change the forecast item in customclientrawlocal.txt?

Yes working now looks good Thank You!!

Steelseries Gauges in 18 language.
http://www.celinmeteo.com/wdisplay/wxnew.php

:smiley:

OT: I was looking at your site, you need to get Google Maps API key, your maps arent working

Eg:
http://www.celinmeteo.com/wdisplay/weather_W.php

And in Czech, it should not be:

actualitzaci

Hi Jachym,

I used several weather stations: LaCrosse WS 2310, WMR968 Oregon, Oregon WMR200, Davis Vantage Pro2, Netatmo. Now I use only the last two.
Data archive can be found at WU.

Marian
:roll:


Just installing the Steelseries gauges and got the gauges-ss-basic.htm file to show all the gauges correctly but having trouble with the wxssgauges.php. Nothing displays in the wxssgauges.php but the attached. Any other settings I may be missing? Thanks