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1 Introduction
The @Pel.Net WeatherMon® tool is not intended as a serious meteorological aid, nor does @Pel provide any warranty for the information produced by this application. This program is simply provided as a lightweight, short-term weather monitoring solution with the capability of logging any information to the Windows® event logging system. |
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2 General Information
You are free to use this application at no further cost, provided that any problems which may occur during it’s usage related directly to the design of WeatherMon® are relayed to @Pel.Net® as soon as possible, so that we can continuously improve the products and services relating to this item. Any artwork used in this application is either the property of @Pel.Net® or affiliate developers who shall remain unnamed for the time being. |
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3 System Requirements
This application was written entirely in C#.Net 2.0 and therefore requires this framework to be installed in order to run the application. Originally the target platform was an x86 32bit Intel machine running Windows® XP SP2 or higher, however we have also managed to verify the compatibility with Windows® Vista and are looking forward to testing it on Windows® 7 and Server 2008. We are also aware that this application can be used on various other operating systems like for instance Windows® 2000 SP4 (provided the .Net Framework 2.0 is installed). The following minimum requirements are estimated and therefore may not be entirely correct: Minimum System requirements: Operating System Windows 2000 SP3/4 Additional Software Requirements .Net Framework 2.0 (or higher) Hardware Video: VGA 640x480, 256 colors RAM: 16MB. Harddisk: 2MB Recommended System requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows® 32/64bit with 'mscoree.dll' from the .Net Framework Designed for Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 Hardware Video: VGA 800x600, 16bit colors RAM: 16MB, up to 40MB recommended when running the application for long periods of time. Currently the official source of the RSS XML information (BBC Broadcasting Ltd) only supplies 3 day forecast. Should the BBC start to provide feeds including more than 3 days the functionality of the application should not change, however this is untested as of yet. Also note that the more days are included in the XML feed, the more RAM and CPU time will be required by the client application. Harddisk: 2MB Tested OS's: - Windows XP (SP2 32bit) - Windows 2003 Server R2 (32bit) - Windows 2000 (SP4) - Windows Vista (SP1 32bit) Untested: - Windows Vista(64) Not supported: - Windows NT4.0 (SP6a) - Windows 95 (OSR2) - Windows 98 (SE) - Windows ME Bugs: N/A |
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4 Functions Extended functionality of the @Pel.Net WeatherMon® tool: When starting the main executable of the program, you may use the following syntaxes or command line parameters: Command line arguments: -help | Displays this help. -hide | Hides the program in the systray. -debug | Starts the application in debug mode (2). NOTE: this parameter will be overridden by a config file -forecast | Displays the forecast as soon as the app starts. -about | Displays version info as soon as the app starts. -config=xxx.xml | Loads the specified XML file instead of 'config.xml' When running the WeatherMon® tool with the even logging option enables one or more of the following event ID's may be logged in the WeatherMon® system log. These events can be viewed like normal Windows® events in the eventviewer MMC snap-on or by running eventvwr.exe. Event ID's: 0 = Application started 1 = Feed updated/refreshed 2 = Config file loaded 3 = Config file saved 4 = Exiting application 5 = File and/or I/O error 6 = RSS Feed error |
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5 Usage The following instructions are the typical installation instructions. Mass deployment instructions can be found in Chapter 6. 1st start the application with it’s default configuration. 2nd select Configure and set the application settings. 3rd (optional) select Browse and select a location from the list, or enter a query. 4th click Update in the main program window. If no errors occur and the content of the window is updated, all is working correctly, and you are ready to use WeatherMon®! 5th (optional) select Save Config from the main window, and save your configuration to an XML file. |
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6 Deployment The following instructions are intended for setups where (mass-) deployment is required. Please note that many automated utilities may be developed in the future to easily apply configuration updates and webbased configuration. The following is the layout of a typical XML configuration file for WeatherMon®. Note: ALL fields are required, even if the default value is to be used when loading a configuration file. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <!-- This is an autogenerated WeatherService config file --> <configuration type="s:complextype"> <debug type="s:integer">0</debug> <rssurl type="s:string">http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2258/Next3DaysRSS.xml</rssurl> <ontop type="s:boolean">false</ontop> <updfreq type="s:integer">3</updfreq> <opacity type="s:double">0.9</opacity> <hideminimized type="s:boolean">false</hideminimized> <logevents type="s:boolean">true</logevents> </configuration> Please note that you are allowed to use a many or few location as you wish, however the XML structure must be preserved in all cases. The following is the layout of a typical XML location listing file for WeatherMon®. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <!-- This is an autogenerated WeatherService config file--> <locations type="s:complextype"> <item> <number type="s:integer">1</number> <location type="s:string">Belfast, United Kingdom</location> <rssurl type="s:string">http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/1Next3DaysRSS.xml</rssurl> </item> <item> <number type="s:integer">2</number> <location type="s:string">Birmingham Airport, United Kingdom</location> <rssurl type="s:string">http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2Next3DaysRSS.xml</rssurl> </item> <item> <number type="s:integer">3</number> <location type="s:string">Bristol, United Kingdom</location> <rssurl type="s:string">http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/3Next3DaysRSS.xml</rssurl> </item> <item> <number type="s:integer">4</number> <location type="s:string">Cardiff, United Kingdom</location> <rssurl type="s:string">http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/4Next3DaysRSS.xml</rssurl> </item> WeatherMon® creates an entry in the Windows® registry when being installed, however this is a complementary function of the MSI installer package, and is strictly speaking not required by the application. In the even that you need to repackage and deploy WeatherMon® you can simply take the extracted files in the %programfiles%\WeatherMon folder, modify and build them into a new installer again. |
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7 Feedback and Support We at @Pel.Net® are aware that despite vigorous testing and debugging procedures, applications are still vulnerable to hang, crash or otherwise display incorrect behavior. Because of this eventuality, @Pel.Net® has prepared a number of support channels which can be used not only for assistance but also for establishing bugs in the software and/or limitations in the service provided. Should you encounter such a problem, @Pel.Net® would like to urge you to contact us as soon as possible, to ensure that any documented problems can be resolved in future builds of the program. In the case that you are under the assumption that you may have discovered a bug, please view the support forum designated to this application. If the bug is not listed there, please also check the @Pel.Net® Knowledgebase and verify that your discovery has not already been established/reported. If you are experiencing program related trouble which does not directly indicate a failure in the application itself, you can contact the development team. Urgent problems are unlikely with this program, however, you can still file a service request should the need arise. Please see the links below for the various support options available to you: Email contact: pellix@concepts.nl Administrator @Pel.Net (external mail) administrator@pel.net Administrator @Pel.Net (internal mail) support@pel.net File a service request by mail (internal) Support URL’s: Main @Pel.Net® Web Portal Product Information page @Pel.Net® Knowledgebase @Pel.Net® Support Request |
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