New weather plugin alpha

[sub]

Maybe CodeMonkey can put in some hooks for getting the weather information from other websites for certain area codes. I wouldnt expect him to implement support for other countries himself, but rather use the current approach (msnbc.com) as the default, and if others would like to provide more update info (eg Australia) then they could implement a function that will retrieve the information from a more upto date site.

CodeMonkey, if you do decide to do this I wouldnt worry about implementing anything too flashy:

if (areaCode.StartsWith("AU&quot)
{
GetAustralianWeatherInformation();
}
// add other else if specific countries here...
else
{
GetDefaultWeatherInformation();
}

[CodeMonkey]

Sure I can add that in. At least the hook. When I release the source people can add those as they see fit (and send them to me and I will release it) or if I have time I can add specific ones for non-programmers.

I'd have to add functions for the forecasts too. And if the other weather sources don't give as much forecast data put up some kind of 'no info available' screen.

[bs007]

Quote[/b] (CodeMonkey @ April 13 2004,03:36)]I just tried celsius and it was fine.  What was your area code and what was the weather condition that showed when you had degrees F (cloudy, sunny etc.)?

My area code is NLXX002. I just have tried again and the conditions are: 54F, partly cloudy.

[bs007]

The timezone of the weather report is EST. Is it possible to convert that to the timezone the machine is in? (In my case CE(S)T).

[bitter_old_man]

Quote[/b] ]They are 6 hours behind here in Australia. Temp is shown as 16C when it is currently 25C!

And I thought my 5 degrees F difference was bad!

Barry

[CodeMonkey]

Quote[/b] (bs007 @ April 13 2004,11:28)]

Quote[/b] (CodeMonkey @ April 13 2004,03:36)]I just tried celsius and it was fine.  What was your area code and what was the weather condition that showed when you had degrees F (cloudy, sunny etc.)?

My area code is NLXX002. I just have tried again and the conditions are: 54F, partly cloudy.

Are you sure about that area code? I don't get valid data for it.

I will look into converting the 'as of' date on the current page once the other stuff is done.

[sisuomin]

I get an error: input string was not in a correct format

I'm trying to use area code: FIXX0031

BTW. I got the same error with the default area. Is this related to my regional settings?

[sub]

sisuomin, you dont have a firewall or similar that could be blocking the access out to msnbc.com website?

[CodeMonkey]

Quote[/b] (sisuomin @ April 13 2004,13:54)]I get an error: input string was not in a correct format

I'm trying to use area code: FIXX0031

BTW. I got the same error with the default area. Is this related to my regional settings?

I get valid data for this one. Tampere/Pirkkala

I think sub is right, do you have something blocking msnbc?

[bs007]

Quote[/b] (CodeMonkey @ April 13 2004,20:32)]My area code is NLXX002. I just have tried again and the conditions are: 54F, partly cloudy.

Are you sure about that area code?  I don't get valid data for it.

I will look into converting the 'as of' date on the current page once the other stuff is done.[/QUOTE]
I am sorry, I missed a zero. It must be NLXX0002.