Re: Re: xAP Weather Install

[James Traynor]

alanmiddleton74 wrote:
> I got the same when I tried id=3681 - I suspect it happens when the
> weather reported is something that the programmer wasn't expecting,
> ie
> if sunny
> show sunny icon
> else if rainy
> show rainy icon
> else
> show dunno
>
That logic it fairly close to it. This is the trouble with the bbc data,
it is undocumented so I can only guess from what is observed. This is
why the nasa data is so much better. I don't know if you have seen it
but there is a little guide on Weather at:
<a href="http://www.mi4.biz/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=19";>http://www.mi4.biz/modules.php?name=Content&amp;pa=showpage&amp;pid=19</a>
I am in the process of adding links to guides into the application so
that they appear in the start menu when installed.
If you are wondering why you need the id= bit, it is because for weather
from non UK sources it is world= .

> I suspect that this is a temporary glitch since whatever the weather
> in sevenoaks (3681) is coming back with today hasn't been catered for
> in the program. Tomorrow it will probably work fine. Unless there is
> a full documented list of weather states (or whatever is driving the
> icon) from the bbc then this may happen without it being a bug as
> such just an unknown state. Possibly after x weeks and reports of
> problems all possibly cases will have been documented.
>
If when the icon comes up as dunno could you go the the bbc site and
save the page and email it over to me, I can then have a look and update
Weather for the mystery icon.

> Try id=3799 , which I think is Egham and see what comes back. I get
> the icon cloudy3 atm.
>
> Again still wearing my xap novice hat and no slights intended to the
> original programmer or anyone involved in xap :)
none taken, I think your answer was spot on!!

James
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