That's the nature of schema-based databases, such as sqlite or MySQL. You give up flexibility in exchange for speed and efficiency.
-tk On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Paolo Benvenuto <paolobe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, it stands. > > However: > > - I didn't create the columns for the other data which weewx inserts into > the database, I'd expect that those data have their column in the database > like the other data which have them > - It seems that weewx receives that data from the wmr100 driver, why > doesn't it create their database columns for all the data it receives from > the driver? or at least weewx, if security suggest not to do it, the user > to create the columns with a syslog message > > Il giorno sabato 25 marzo 2017 22:31:42 UTC+1, Tom Keffer ha scritto: >> >> Data for plots are taken from the database. So, unless there is a column ' >> hourRain' in your schema, it cannot be used in a plot. It can only be >> used in the $current tag. >> >> Stands to reason, if you think about it. >> >> -tk >> >> On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Paolo Benvenuto <paolo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> My wmr100 driver outputs a hourRain field: >>> >>> {'UV': 'uv', 'outHumidity': 'humidity_1', 'inTempBatteryStatus': >>> 'battery_status_0', 'rainBatteryStatus': 'battery_status_rain', >>> 'extraTemp2': 'temperature_3', 'outTempBatteryStatus': >>> 'battery_status_1', 'inTemp': 'temperature_0', 'hourRain': 'rain_hour', >>> 'rain': 'rain', 'extraHumid6': 'humidity_7', 'pressure': 'pressure', >>> 'extraHumid4': 'humidity_5', 'extraHumid5': 'humidity_6', 'extraHumid2': >>> 'humidity_3', 'extraHumid3': 'humidity_4', 'extraHumid1': 'humidity_2', >>> 'extraTemp6': 'temperature_7', 'extraTemp7': 'temperature_8', >>> 'extraTemp4': 'temperature_5', 'extraTemp5': 'temperature_6', 'rainRate' >>> : 'rain_rate', 'extraTemp3': 'temperature_4', 'extraTemp1': >>> 'temperature_2', 'extraHumid7': 'humidity_8', 'extraBatteryStatus2': >>> 'battery_status_3', 'extraBatteryStatus3': 'battery_status_4', >>> 'windBatteryStatus': 'battery_status_wind', 'extraBatteryStatus1': >>> 'battery_status_2', 'extraBatteryStatus6': 'battery_status_7', >>> 'extraBatteryStatus7': 'battery_status_8', 'extraBatteryStatus4': >>> 'battery_status_5', 'extraBatteryStatus5': 'battery_status_6', 'windDir' >>> : 'wind_dir', 'outTemp': 'temperature_1', 'windSpeed': 'wind_speed', >>> 'inHumidity': 'humidity_0', 'rain24': 'rain_24', 'windGust': 'wind_gust' >>> , 'uvBatteryStatus': 'battery_status_uv', 'rainTotal': 'rain_total'} >>> >>> So I put it in my skin: >>> >>> [[[dayrain]]] >>> yscale = None, None, 0.02 >>> plot_type = bar >>> [[[[rain]]]] >>> color = gray >>> [[[[hourRain]]]] >>> color = black >>> >>> >>> >>> However, I get this error: >>> >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: reportengine: Caught >>> unrecoverable exception in generator weewx.imagegenerator.ImageGenerator >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** no such column: >>> hourRain >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** Traceback (most >>> recent call last): >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/reportengine.py", line 239, >>> in run >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** obj.start() >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/reportengine.py", line 273, >>> in start >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** self.run() >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/imagegenerator.py", line 32, >>> in run >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** self.genImages >>> (self.gen_ts) >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/imagegenerator.py", line 145, >>> in genImages >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** >>> aggregate_interval=aggregate_interval) >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/manager.py", line 511, in >>> getSqlVectors >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** aggregate_type >>> , aggregate_interval) >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weewx/manager.py", line 757, in >>> _getSqlVectors >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** for _rec in >>> _cursor.execute(sql_str, (startstamp, stopstamp)): >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** File >>> "/usr/share/weewx.github.development/weedb/sqlite.py", line 41, in >>> guarded_fn >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** raise weedb. >>> NoColumnError(e) >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** NoColumnError: no >>> such column: hourRain >>> Mar 25 20:26:19 localhost weewx[31399]: **** Generator >>> terminated >>> >>> Is it a bug or am I missing something? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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