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[jjsalobird]

Tuicemen,

I am using the CVS file created by weatherexchange.  I have checked this numerous times and as long as I leave X10weatherwatch alone after it starts, it all works fine, but if I click on the icon in the tray to maximize it so that I can view it, then I minimize it again to the tray, it may check 1 or 2 times after that, but then it fails to actually check, even though the indicator says that it did indeed check.  For instance, before I went to bed, it was about 45 degrees,  I noted the temp, conditions, wind speed, etc., then maximized x10WW, then minimized.  When I woke up next am, checked temp outside and it was 65.  Went down and maximized, compared conditions and they were exactly the same as night before, temp in window said 45, etc.  I noted that x10ww said last check about 3 min ago, so did a manual refresh and all paramiters immediately changed to 65 degrees and proper conditions and wind speed.  So I sat and watched my AHP log one day, having it check every 2 minutes, again worked fine until I maximized and took a look at the conditions in the window, then minimized it.  After this it checked once or twice, then nothing else in the log after that ( I would manually edit the CSV file in between checks).  I will try to reproduce again, or I can send my XML file to you.  But I am certain of this.  For now, knowing it works as long as I don't touch it after it starts is fine with me.

As for the other issue, there is definitely something going on, as I had one x10 command firing if temp was above 55 and another firing if it was below 56.  With the check box check so I could hear what paramiters were met, it would first get it correct, then the next time tell me both paremeters were not met, even when one should have been.  Then the next time, correct again,  then both incorrect.  For now, I just quit using that part and set it up to work with the x10ww.

Hope that helps.
Jeff

[Tuicemen]

I noticed you don't have the temperature being displayed as the icon maybe that is the issue.
I'm currently running with your settings XML file
I've change your time settings from 17 to 1 to test then i'll test with your time interval as that maybe the issue
How offen is WeatherExchange set to update?
Currently mine is set to 1 min.

As for the other issue, there is definitely something going on, as I had one x10 command firing if temp was above 55 and another firing if it was below 56.  With the check box check so I could hear what paramiters were met, it would first get it correct, then the next time tell me both paremeters were not met, even when one should have been. 

PCC reports paramiters not met if it doesn't fire off a X10 command (not the best wording so I'll change that fact)
 

[jjsalobird]

Right now it was set to update every 13 minutes, the csv file is update by weather exchange every 5 minutes.  I don't have temp icon showing, just reg icon in tray, but I will try that.

[Tuicemen]

I just can't recreate your issue here!
I'm using all your settings both in X10WeatherWatch and WeatherExchange
How are you minimizing?
Are you double clicking on the system tray icon to minimize, clicking the minimize button at the top of the screen, or clicking the big red minimize button?
Maybe it's a Win 2000/.netframework issue.

[jjsalobird]

Maybe it is a win2000 thing.  I just ran it last night again, started X10 WW, then from the minimized state, double clicked to open it.  Viewed the info in the window, then selected it and CTRL - C copied it.  Pasted it to a post-it, then closed X10 WW.  Immediately restarted it, double clicked the minimized icon, looked at the weather info in the window, then clicked the minus sign to minimize it.  Ran it all night without touching it.  IN morning, double clicked the minimized icon, looked at the weather info in the window and it was identical to the info I pasted to the post-it note the night before.  When I looked, it indicated it had been updated just 4 minutes before I opened it, but that was not the case as the info was the same as night before.  At this point I hit restart timer, and the weather info in window immediately updates to current condition (temp was 20 degrees warmer than night before).  I know it was not working since my flags were set according the previous night temps.

If I get time I will put X10 WW along with PC Companion on my windows XP machine and see if it works, if so, the we will know it is either a Windows 2000 issue or some program I run is interfering. Here is copy of my XML file in case the one you have is different.

[Tuicemen]

I've posted a new plug-in build with with some minor changes to X10WeatherWatch.
The only time I had the program fail to read the CSV file was if WeatherExchange was creating the file at the same time. In that case XP threw a error screen, maybe 2000 doesn't do that.
In any case the program now waits 2 seconds if another program is accessing the CSV file then rechecks.
 

[jjsalobird]

  Tuicemen

Fairly certain that that was the issue as your latest plug-in build does the trick. I say "fairly certain" since I made no other changes on my machine, only installed the updated plugin. Windows 2000 appears to not report an error if the files are being accessed at the same time, instead it just stopped working and updating.  With the new build everything is cheesy  once again!!  Thanks again.

[Tuicemen]

Thats good to know!
I've got my fingers crossed!
 

[pomonabill221]

Hi
  I have been reading this post because I have a Davis weather station and virtual weather station that is running 24/7 on a laptop.
  I configured it to create a CSV file for PCC.
  I setup PCC to read the file and it worked great
BUT...
  When I save the configuration and close the X10 triggers window, when I reopen it all my settings are GONE!!!
I am using the trial version for now as I don't have my AHP and CM15a yet, but was wondering vats goink on!
  Also, not related to the weather portion, when I open the layout, my system goes to a crawl, is jerky (in time with the nag message), and will not close.
  All I get is the windows "ding" whenever I click on ANY of the buttons and I have to use task manager to kill the app.  NOT GOOD.
Any Ideas???
BTW.... I am running on a win2K box.

[Tuicemen]

Your weather settings issue is because your using the trial version.
The weather station setup merly shows the way the weather plug-in gets the info from your CVS file.
The weather station setup doesn't save it's settings as there is nothing it can do with that info.
Even with the full version you would still need the plug-in pack to make use of that.
I guess that needs a clearer message then the "Sample Showing CVS retrieval, No X10 Triggers! at the top of the screen!
 
The Floor plan display is probably also trial version related as there is a scrolling nag screen which makes setup very difficult!
It can make button presses hard to perform and even slow down the machine if memory is low in the machine though I suspect that isn't the issue.
I had played with settings for the scrolling nag for quite some time on a XP system.
If I make it scroll faster, setup is impossible.
Slowing it down more makes the screen seem to lag even more giving the appearance that your machine has come to a crawl.
I'll look at making changes to the trial version to improve this area as lots of users like this floor plan display of their x10 setup.
Possibly even remove this scrolling nag and replace it with a pop up!