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 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 = $current.windSpeed > Wind Dir = $current.windDir > Wind Gust = $current.windGust > > which would give something like: > > Windspeed = 4.8km/hr > Wind Dir = 335° > Wind Gust = 9.6km/hr > > If I read the weewx docs properly - >> f I put this in skins/Standard and call it textstuff.tmpl then >> wee_reports should make a file textstuff and put it ..../weewx/index.html? >> > > Not quite. You need to put textstuff.tmpl it in skins/Standard but also > add it to the [CheetahGenerator] stanza in skins/Standard/skin.conf > (refer the Cheetah generator > <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_templates> section of > the Customization Guide). This will see your file generated and saved in > the same location as index.html not as part of it, index.html will not be > changed in any way. > > >> >> I want to read the data to make some changes to index.html before I >> upload it. That bit I can manage - just parsing this stuff out of >> index,html is a pain >> > > If you want to make chnages to index.hrml with data from tags in another > file why not just make the changes directly in index.html.tmpl ? Sounds > like I am misundestanding what you are trying to do. Or is ther another > index.html involved other than that generated by WeeWX? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/70db8ac1-5c27-4af0-a4ba-7323a5f71b83%40googlegroups.com.
