[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-17 Thread Ian Boag
Thanks to all. I made a template index.txt.tmpl in ./skins/Standard. Added a new group [[[index_txt]]] with that tmpl in skin.conf. Bingo all goes like it should. On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:24:28 PM UTC+13, Ian Boag wrote: > > Thanks/ I didn't know about the CheetahGenerator

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread Ian Boag
Thanks/ I didn't know about the CheetahGenerator stuff. The thing I am doing here is combining WS data (Wind stuff) with external data (runway direction) to get derived values (preferred runway and crosswind) On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 12:04:35 PM UTC+13, gjr80 wrote: > > Some comments

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread Ian Boag
I don't need to store anything in the database. It's just a "now" site for an airfield using data from a FO station. So the index.html is pretty simple. After wee_reports, I pick the wind/gust speed/direction out of the generated html. Then I combine that with runway (direction) info to

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread gjr80
Some comments below. Gary On Friday, 17 January 2020 08:47:45 UTC+10, Ian Boag wrote: > > I know how to make a file something like > > Windspeed=$tag for wind speed > Wind Dir = $tag for wind dir > Wind Gust = $tag for wind gust > > Sounds fine, you might do something like: Windspeed =

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread Ian Boag
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 10:23:45 AM UTC+13, Ian Boag wrote: > > I would like to read a copy of what went into index.html. > wee_config-device --current gives me the current stuff, but the --history > one just seem to go away for ever. I suppose I could create a very skeletal >

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread Glenn McKechnie
Ian, While not an answer to your actual question, are you aware of jordi's Runway Plot Generator? It seems like it could be useful. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/weewx-development/tk9_SIlVWqs/TmvKwTdWh3IJ https://github.com/JWarmenhoven/weewx On 17/01/2020, vince wrote: > On Thursday,

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread Ian Boag
I want to generate a simple text file something like WIndSpeed = Wind Dir = Gust = zzz I understand the tags thing. How do I fire up the report generator to create this file? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To

[weewx-user] Re: Read station data

2020-01-16 Thread vince
On Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 1:23:45 PM UTC-8, Ian Boag wrote: > > Is there something I have missed? The reason I want to do this is I am > running an airfield weather station and I want to do a preferred > runway/crosswind calculation then insert it into the index.html file. See >