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Version
2.5 released 5-22-2004
WxByte
1.
Added a new log file format that records the received files
for an indefinite time period.
To enable this log format, create a directory named
“NwsLogs” in the ..\wxmesg directory.
2.
Changed the code used to copy received files to the
ingest directory.
WxIngest
1.
Added a new log file format that records the received files
for an indefinite time period.
To enable this log format, create a directory named
“NwsLogs” in the ..\wxmesg directory.
2.
Changed the code used to copy received files to the
ingest directory.
Weather Message Server
1.
Redesigned the error handling routines.
This reduced the program size 21K.
2.
Corrected a problem in the UGC expiration date validation
routine that resulted in an error 13 when some invalid dates were
encountered.
3.
Added retry code to the message decode routine.
One user reported an error 70, permission denied, in this
routine.
4.
Corrected a type mismatch error in the alarm archive
routine.
5.
Corrected a type mismatch error in the message decode
routine. This error was
caused by a badly formatted message.
6.
The “*” wild card character in the 4th
position of the product identifier will now work correctly.
7.
Updated the VTEC decoding logic for the new VTEC
specifications.
8.
Moved the tag Header and Trailer routines to WxPost.
In order to handle html properly, adding the header and
trailer text must take place in the email send routine.
9.
Moved the uppercase routine to WxPost.
In order to properly handle html emails, the uppercase
routine must be in the email send routine.
10.
EMWIN Graphic files can now be emailed.
11.
The Email setup screen now has an option to turn on/off the
priority email flag. Due
to new anti-spam rules, users may need to turn off the priority
flag.
12.
The program will now recognize WOU messages as either
Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado “Watch Outline Update” messages.
WxMesgSetup
1.
Added support for PageGate external paging software.
The pager setup screen will now allow you to select PageGate
protocol. The software
will create messages named “Page?.asc” in the ..\wxmesg\wxdata\PageGate
directory.
2.
The WAR product identifier has been relabeled to WRN.
This change was required due to the NWS using WAR for a space
weather product.
3.
Added a Special Prefix setup screen under the support menu.
This screen will allow you to enter additional items to the
WRN prefix. It also has
a second prefix WRO. WRO
is not activated at this time.
It will be activated with the next beta.
4.
The alarm setup screen will now identify the “*”
character, in the 4th position of the product identifier,
as all products, all states.
5.
Added options to the File menu to export and import the
Weather Message registry entries.
This will allow users to export their settings for backup. (This exports all Weather Message and Retransmission registry
entries.) The user
would need to backup the *.txt and *.dat files to have a complete
backup.
6.
Added the ability to print the alarms, email, fax and paging
groups.
7.
Added the ability to prefix an email, fax or pager message
with user-defined text. The
software currently has this capability for a message “tag”. The tag buttons have been relabeled Create Header/Trailer.
When this button is clicked, a text box is displayed with a
default template. The
header text is separated from the trailer text by the “~”
character. If you
already have “tags” defined, you can add header text by
inserting a “~” before the trailer text.
Note: The
“~” must be on a line by itself.
If you create a header/trailer and want to delete it
entirely, remove all of the text from the header/trailer, including
the “~” and select save.
8.
The archive path ftp command now has the capability to add
the message expiration date/time to the ftp file name.
To use this capability add the “%” character before the
file name extension. For
example, ftp://user:password@website.com filename%.txt .
The “%” character will be replaced with the message
expiration date/time.
9.
This program now notifies the server to reload the settings
by using TCP/IP. The
setup program tries to connect to the server on the local computer. Although this should not be needed, the TCP/IP address it
uses to connect to the server can be changed by adding the registry
key Hkey_Local_Computer\Software\Weather
Message\WxMesg\Settings\TCPAddress.
10.
The email, fax and paging header/trailer edit screen no
longer uses notepad. A
screen was developed to handle this function.
11.
The program now accepts the full Metar station identifier.
In the past, it only accepted the last 3 characters of the
station identifier. This
caused a problem where the last three characters duplicated with
another station with a different prefix.
You now enter MTR followed by the 4-character station
identifier. For example
MTRKALX. The program
will continue to process this as MTRALX, however, it will only
select KALX from the hourly file.
12.
Changed the format of the email, fax, and paging group files
for more efficient memory usage.
WxMcli
1.
Holding down control while selecting a product from the
Product List will cause the system to display the Request Product
box with all products that match the one selected.
2.
Added “Quick List” to the menu. This list can be setup by a user to have quick access to
products. It will also
help inexperienced users. The
list can be setup from the “Setup” menu option.
Select the Quick List tab on the setup screen. It current supports 10 categories with any number of items
per category.
3.
The system tray icon will change when the program is not
connected to the server. This
can alert the user that something is wrong.
4.
The Request Product List’s sort routines will now
display a message if the list is too large to sort.
It was aborting the program when a user requested it to sort
a very large list.
WxImage
1. Added delete
buttons on the image setup screen.
2.
The program now remembers the last animation speed used.
WxMap
1.
Added the ability to right click on the map and label a
county. The county will
be labeled with the default color and font.
You can change these by using the Edit Landmark menu option.
2.
Added the ability to ftp the map to a second website.
Send email to help@wxmesg.com for setup information.
3.
The system tray icon will change when the program is not
connected to the server. This
can alert the user that something is wrong.
WxPager
1.
Added support for PageGate external paging software.
2.
The log file routine will now check for file locks and
retry before reporting an error.
WxMesgText
1.
Now supports the same file / template format as WxScheduler.
This will mean that existing messages will have to be edited
to support the new format. Basically
the date/time in the WMO Header will need to read $WxUTC$, the
expiration date in the UGC line must read $WxExpire$, and the date
line number the message header should read $WxDate$.
See the documentation on WxScheduler for the message format.
WxRadar
1.
Updated the radar site names.
2.
The log file routine will now check for file locks and retry
before reporting an error.
WxPost
1.
The log file routine will now check for file locks and retry
before reporting an error.
2.
Changed the debug and log write routines to use a form for
the error messages, instead of a message box.
WxFax
1.
The log file routine will now check for file locks and retry
before reporting an error.
2.
Changed the debug and log write routines to use a form for
the error messages, instead of a message box.
WxFtp
1.
The ftp program will now replace special html characters in
messages that use html templates.
The template must contain “<html>” for the special
characters to be removed from the message.
2.
The log file routine will now check for file locks and retry
before reporting an error.
WxSched
1.
Now supports up to 100 scheduling entries.
2.
Added the ability ftp or http files for processing.
3.
Added the ability to specify the ingest file name.
4.
The scheduled time can be a specific time or a time interval.
WxWw2000
1.
Changed the Tcp/Ip connect routine to automatically try to
reconnect if it is unable to resolve the host name.
2.
If a time out error occurs during the initial Tcp/Ip
connection, the program will reattempt the connection 15 seconds
later.
3.
Changed the packet start characters to accommodate
differences between receivers.
4.
Added a com port activity timer to
check for activity every 10 minutes.
If there is no activity, the com port is reset.
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