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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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program start up to the wdisplay directly. Again , I wouldn't click to have archive cleared.

The reason I go on about not clearing the archive is several reasons. First the weather

logger will over write any old data first leaving the most recent. Second. If for some reason

you didn't get a completed upload, or deleted a directory, file , etc, the data logger will

re-load on to the computer what didn't. This way you don't lose information.

Back up Weather Display data and configuration settings

All the parameters for Weather Display for various display or computations are stored in

wdisplay.ini. The parameters for the FTP program upload or download functions are stored

in the Windows Registry. Most data is stored in the various files in the datafiles and logfiles

folders. There is also data saved in the wdisplay.ini file.

Back up wdisplay.ini from c:\windows or c:\winnt. Export and backup the Windows Registry

entry wdisplayftp.ini. And, of course, back up your datafiles, logfiles, and webfiles folders.

On the Action menu, click Back up registry entry, and then click Backup now. This saves

your Weather Display registry entries in a file named wdisplayftp.reg in the databackup

folder. You can also configure Weather Display to perform the backup daily (under Setup,

Databackup). Note that some systems do not handle the daily automated backup well.

Your current datafiles and logfiles are also automaticly added to a compressed (.zip) file

with this backup function.

Get SMTP AUTH for weather warnings

If you have it set for the weather report, it should work for the weather warning too. So

basically to get SMTP AUTH, you have to set it up weather reports first, even if you don't

use them. That then gives you email warnings and weather reports. Slightly complex, but it

works.

My weather report email appears on all 1 line, i.e jumbled together Untick use HTML in the

weather report/email setup (control panel, ftp/internet setup).

And you can reset the monthly and yearly rain totals, via setup, enter barometer offset,

other offsets and rainfall. Just remember to click on yes to save the settings.

Specify custom rain years (for example July through June)

Click on "setup" then "Display units options/reset times..." In the window that pops up,

you'll eventually find "Month to Reset the Yearly Rain Total" - just enter your desired month

there.

Calculate heating degree or cooling degree days

They show up on the NOAA report - dailynoaareport.htm Also go to View Menu and select

"Averages / Extremes for month". Then click "NOAA style report". Values are calculated

daily and is a seperate column for each value, and a monthly total at the bottom. A calendar

style control allows selection of past months.

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