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 Feb 20, 2010

Cliff checked it out on Windows 7, and says it works fine. (At first glance, at least).

on Feb 20, 2010

it keeps saying a file is missing when I try to install it?

on Feb 20, 2010

skibadee
it keeps saying a file is missing when I try to install it?

I tried installing it (3.44) on XP over 3.41 several times, and it wouldn't. 3.43 had even more file problems on installation (try again, ignore, abort). Then I uninstalled 3.41 with Revo Uninstaller in the advanced mode (which gets rid of leftover bits), and it worked.

on Feb 20, 2010

I did a fresh install of 3.44 on a Windows 7 computer with no problems. I tried Pool by pinchecl which reads several drives, and it worked.

on Feb 21, 2010

Hey Nick i made a post in another forum title about some issues i have noticed with 3.44.
mostly transparency issues with buttons and volume slider.

Thanks in advance   Don

https://forums.wincustomize.com/376509 

on Jun 08, 2010

Hi ppl, first time poster but I'm using SysMetrix back from 2005 and it never failed me, but now my google mail is not checking properly through SysMetrix. It's been like this for something like 2 months and I suppose gmail servers switched IP or something. It is not such problem for me SysMetrix can't retrieve unread message count, but it also block other accounts check once it stumbles upon gmail check. I'm getting: Error: 11001 Authoritative answer: Host not found message whenever I manually try to force the check, seeing automatic checks are failing. Maybe it's not the best thing to post here, but I don't want to bother Xymantrix with this if there is an obvious solution someone else found. If not, I'll ask him through support options on his site.

 

Thanks for the read.

on Jun 09, 2010

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on Jan 27, 2012

Thanks Nick,

Just updated to version 3.45 and the weather is working.  I appreciate all that you do and I love the SysMetric.  Couldn't live without it.

Darco

on Jan 27, 2012

two year old thread

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