Thanks to all. I made a template index.txt.tmpl in ...../skins/Standard. Added a new group [[[index_txt]]] with that tmpl in skin.conf. Bingo .... all goes like it should.
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:24:28 PM UTC+13, Ian Boag wrote: > > Thanks/ I didn't know about the CheetahGenerator stuff. > > The thing I am doing here is combining WS data (Wind stuff) with external > data (runway direction) to get derived values (preferred runway and > crosswind) > > On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 12:04:35 PM UTC+13, gjr80 wrote: >> >> Some comments below. >> >> Gary >> >> On Friday, 17 January 2020 08:47:45 UTC+10, Ian Boag wrote: >>> >>> I know how to make a file something like >>> >>> Windspeed=$tag for wind speed >>> Wind Dir = $tag for wind dir >>> Wind Gust = $tag for wind gust >>> >>> >> Sounds fine, you might do something like: >> >> Windspeed = $current.windSpeed >> Wind Dir = $current.windDir >> Wind Gust = $current.windGust >> >> which would give something like: >> >> Windspeed = 4.8km/hr >> Wind Dir = 335° >> Wind Gust = 9.6km/hr >> >> If I read the weewx docs properly - >>> f I put this in skins/Standard and call it textstuff.tmpl then >>> wee_reports should make a file textstuff and put it ..../weewx/index.html? >>> >> >> Not quite. You need to put textstuff.tmpl it in skins/Standard but also >> add it to the [CheetahGenerator] stanza in skins/Standard/skin.conf >> (refer the Cheetah generator >> <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_templates> section of >> the Customization Guide). This will see your file generated and saved in >> the same location as index.html not as part of it, index.html will not >> be changed in any way. >> >> >>> >>> I want to read the data to make some changes to index.html before I >>> upload it. That bit I can manage - just parsing this stuff out of >>> index,html is a pain >>> >> >> If you want to make chnages to index.hrml with data from tags in another >> file why not just make the changes directly in index.html.tmpl ? Sounds >> like I am misundestanding what you are trying to do. Or is ther another >> index.html involved other than that generated by WeeWX? >> >> > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9115b1c4-b6a7-4efb-8d39-d30065022eae%40googlegroups.com.
