weather data retrieval
Published on January 2, 2010 By machinehd In OS Customization

Has anyone else noticed that as of Jan 1st, the METAR data doesn't work for most sites to retrieve weather info? Almost every site responds with a Parse error. I've R&R'd Sysmetrix thinking it may be a corrupt data file but the problem persists.  I read some forums saying it's possibly the Weather Channel but Sysmetrix retrieves it's data from NOAA. Does anyone have a line of why this is happening?  NOAA's weather site still uses the same 4-character METAR codes and they don't mention any changes.


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on Jan 14, 2010

He did not say if he is going to post a public link on the main page, but I would assume he will.   The new version is v.3.42.  the new version corrects the parse error and also gives the alternate source as weather.com for weather information.

Thanks Mr. Decker

on Jan 14, 2010

os1smith:  I used to use Lite Step years ago for the same reason!  They didn't kow how to manuver on my desktop! 

http://www.xymantix.com/sysmetrix/download.html

on Jan 14, 2010

Went and got the update and now all is working fine with the weather function.

on Jan 17, 2010

Thanks a lot to Xymantix to have update Sysmetrix

But things are going strangly:

1°) if in Weather Sysmetrix configuration i choose "use Weather.com" (with metrics units), i know my zip code (FRXX0280), click on "get the weather report", i get no error in connection and get back informations from weather.com BUT they do not display in the skin, i have to unload Sysmetrix, and then reload it   ... If i right click on the skin, go to "Weather" then choose "Show Weather.com information" Sysmetrix crash (and windows XP want a report)

2°) if in Weather Sysmetrix configuration i choose "use Metar code" (still with metrics units), (my Metar code is the LFPN for Toussus le Noble - France), then click on "get the weather report", i get no error in connection and get back informations from weather.noa.gov BUT they do not display in skin and even after unloading / reloading Sysmetrix informations are no more displayed (as textual informations), and if i right click on the skin, go to "Weather" then choose "Show Metar Weather informations", no more crash and informations are correctly displayed in the "Metar Weather Information" Window

Seems to me it keeps a little bug somewhere in Sysmetrix 3.42

 

EDIT: just find out some other things are no more working such as Histograms, and other textual informations

on Jan 20, 2010

Hi Guys,

Sorry about all of the weather problems.  Originally my code was looking for the year in the METAR report using '200x', so obviously that stopped working when the year rolled over to 2010.  I fixed that and put up a 3.42 version, but unfortunately included an executable that had some of the new weather.com functionality in there that wasn't complete yet.  So I replaced it with a 3.43 version that *should* be just like the 3.41 version except for the part about making the METAR weather working.

Thanks again for all of your patience and I apologize for the mistake(s)!

Nick

on Jan 20, 2010

Xymantix, I'm sure everyone appreciates the update as SysMetrix is a nice program. 

Will you be doing any other updates to look at higher/larger amounts of memory and multiple core CPUs?

on Jan 20, 2010

Appreciation is one thing.....motivation is something else.....

http://www.xymantix.com/sysmetrix/download.html

Donate!!

on Jan 20, 2010

Oops! You make a very good point yarg. 

Wonder how many of us overlook that little thing.

on Jan 20, 2010

Thanks again for all of your patience and I apologize for the mistake(s)!

No need to apologize for anything

That's us who thank you to have corrected all buggies

on Jan 20, 2010

Should the 3.41 be uninstalled first, or can you just install it on top of the old one?

One more thing, will we be having the same problem with Weather.com like we had with the Widgets?  I would hate to uninstall the old one and have this new one be unable to load tomorrow because of Weather.com.

Version 3.41 without the weather is better than none at all.

Thanks Nick for the update.  I would hate to be without SysMetrix.

Darco

on Jan 22, 2010

Should the 3.41 be uninstalled first, or can you just install it on top of the old one?

If you have not installed 3.42 you can install 3.43 over (well, if you installed 3.42 also, but it keeps two files relative to weather.com, that they have no more reasons to be there)

3.43 is just like 3.41 but working back with new http://weather.noaa.gov/ necessities

on Jan 22, 2010

Is Sysmetrix compatible with Windows 7? I would really like to give this program a try.

on Jan 22, 2010

jag4710
Is Sysmetrix compatible with Windows 7? I would really like to give this program a try.

Yes, I using it with Win 7.  The only thing that still need updating is the system information function from what I can see.

on Jan 22, 2010

Yeah, CPU Activity doesn't work. Free RAM does, even with 4 GB and 64bit.

on Jan 23, 2010

Thanks neophil78,

I love the SysMetrix and have been using Nicks invention for 9 or 10 years.  I am never without it.  I especially like the latest that had the cpu's running in the system tray, just a glance to see why your computer is slowing up.  Easy to operate, the skinners usually have everything coded right in.  I want to thank pinchecl for helping me change the time from European or Army time to USA time.  He and you make some of the best SysMetrix's out there and I have every one.  Actually broke it once because I had too many loaded.  Figuring out how to make the buttons work was easy, for someone who is a dummy and self taught.  Everyone should try it.  Unless you know how to code and want to try Samurize or Rainmeter.  This would be the program for you.  I hope Nick comes back and keeps working on it.  But I guess life goes one for some of us.  Thanks again Nick for this wonderful program and thanks to everyone who gives us those not so little tips on how to use them.

Darco

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