i can modify the database  i  have created services for other data items 
before such as 1 wire systems and UV sensors but  what is the "tag" 
assigned to this "seconds"  value so i can capture it
or is it more complicated than that

On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9:08:16 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote:

> You're going to have to be more specific about what you're trying to 
> accomplish. What database? The main WeeWX database? Or, something else?
>
> If it's the main WeeWX database, you will need to add it to the schema, 
> then arrange for the value to be put in the archive record, perhaps by 
> using a WeeWX service. Then it will be automatically included.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM vigilance wx <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> i just want to save the daily  value in seconds  for example 230 to a 
>> database i have already crated
>>
>> On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 5:00:39 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>
>>> It sounds like you're using an existing skin which is displaying 
>>> something like
>>>
>>> 230 seconds less than yesterday
>>>
>>>
>>> and you want it to say
>>>
>>> 3 minutes 50 seconds less than yesterday
>>>
>>>
>>> Is that correct? If so, you may not have seen the release note *Breaking 
>>> changes for skins that use delta times 
>>> <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/upgrade/#breaking-changes-for-skins-that-use-delta-times>.*
>>>  This 
>>> involves adding the suffix ".long_form" to get it to display time using 
>>> minutes and seconds instead of just seconds.
>>>
>>> Or, are you asking about something else?
>>>
>>> -tk
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 8:27 AM vigilance wx <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi sorry for not being clear
>>>>
>>>> i would like to log the daily change in the number of seconds for 
>>>> daylight interval changes.
>>>>  its is displayed on the weewx index page as  "XYZ" seconds less/more 
>>>> than yesterday 
>>>>
>>>> not wanting to cause any issues within the weewx structure. i 
>>>> originally made my own standalone script not using any of the weewx 
>>>> architecture, but for some reason i am getting strange times
>>>>
>>>> therefore i would like to know how i can log the "XYZ" variable that is 
>>>> displayed on the index page. i didnt want to start messing around blindly 
>>>> within the weewx structure for fear of causing other problems
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 3:28:40 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm not really understanding your question. You have a Python script 
>>>>> that calculates a delta time and you want to display it? Or, you want to 
>>>>> know how to accurately do the calculation?
>>>>>
>>>>> -tk
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:02 AM vigilance wx <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> From the weewx index page Its it possible to  capture the valuve xyz 
>>>>>> seconds less/more than yesterday
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “Today has 12 hours, 18 minutes, and 52 seconds of daylight,
>>>>>> 230 seconds less than yesterday”
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have tried to make my own python scripts to log sunrise sunset 
>>>>>> times and subtract them but they don’t seem as accurate as the weewx 
>>>>>> calculation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I log this figure?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any advice
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