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Release Notes V1.9


Version 1.9 released  12-17-2002  

     WxByte

1.      Corrected one of the default server’s addresses.  Added additional default servers.

2.      Added some code to fix an error 70 – Permission Denied.

3.      The setup screen has an option to run the program in the background.  When this option is enabled, the program will not show in the taskbar.  To see the program, go to Weather Message server and click on the menu option File and then select Show Ingest.

     WxIngest

1.      When the program stops receiving data, a message is displayed, in a red box, to the right of the Data Source box that reads “Data Alert”.  

2.      Added some code to fix an error 70 – Permission Denied.

3.      The setup screen has an option to run the program in the background.  When this option is enabled, the program will not show in the taskbar.  To see the program, go to Weather Message server and click on the menu option File and then select Show Ingest.

     WxFTP

1.      Now has a debug mode that can be activated by WxMesg Server.

     WxMesg

1.      The option to make the email subject blank did not work.  This is now corrected.

2.      Pressing Ctrl-F on the main screen will display the WxFTP monitor window.

3.      Added additional error checking to the routines that use winsock.

4.      Added some code to fix an error 70 – Permission Denied.

5.      The File menu now has the option Show Ingest.  If the ingest engines are running in the background, this option will cause the ingest screen to be displayed.

6.  The program now supports client numbers for the map.

7.      The program will now look-up the WMO description if the AWIPS description cannot be located.  This may result in messages that does not have a meaningful description.  WMO codes cover broad categories.

     WxMesgSetup

1.      The email setup screen now has a field to specify the service type TAP, or SNPP.  When SNPP is selected the screen changes to ask for information specific for SNPP.

2.      Added two new email/pager message styles.  You now have  “Selected No Head” and “Full No Head” options.  These work like the “Selected” and “Full” options, but the program strips off the headings at the beginning of the message.  The program removes all of the heading information down to the body of the message.

3.      Washington, DC is not available as a state option.

4.      The Send to Map option will now allow you to specify a client number.

5.      Corrected an error 383 when trying to change a paging group.

6.      The program will no longer allow you to delete a paging or email group, if the group is used in an alarm line.  This corrects an error 383 when trying to edit an alarm line after a active paging or email group has been deleted.

     WxMa p

1.      The problem with some counties not appearing with the mouse over and alarm events has been corrected.

2.      Pressing Ctrl-F on the main screen will display the WxFTP monitor window.

3.      Added a client number to the setup screen.  This client number will function like the client number in the message client.  Weather products can now be routed to the map based on user needs.

     WxPagerSetup

1.      The program setup screen now has a field to enter the default SNPP port.

2.      The User and Group setup screens now have fields to specify the service type TAP, or SNPP.  When SNPP is selected the screen changes to ask for information specific for SNPP.

     WxPager

1.      Made changes to support SNPP.

2.      Corrected a problem with changes to the V1.9 TAP paging.  It was only sending a page to the last person in the group.

3.      Corrected a SNPP timing problem that caused some messages to be rejected.

     WxPost

1.      The program will no longer pass a null subject to the email program.  The subject line will be made at least one space.  This will keep the email program from inserting a “Contents of” subject line.

     WxPurge

1.      Will now delete temporary files after they are 30 minutes old.  This will make sure some temporary log files are available for at least 30 minutes.

     WxRadar

1.      Added a setup option to show received images, as they are received.

2.      Added a menu option to retrieve scheduled items now.

3.      Added the ability to print the displayed image.  Use the Print option user the menu File.

4.      If the View or Retrieve Now buttons are pressed, they will be disabled until the operation completes.  This prevents errors caused by pressing them a second time before the first operation completes.

5.      When Retrieve Now is pressed, the internal timer routine is stopped until the retrieve completes.  This prevents the timer from starting a retrieve while one is in progress.

6.      When the program is stopped while an operation is in progress, it the program will “cancel” the current operation.  This should keep the program from remaining in memory.

     WxSched

1.      The program will now make the message date line all uppercase characters.

     WxMesgText

1.      The program now has a Save button.  It will save any text entered on the screen.

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