Invalid zip code when running weather widgets
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 by jag4710 | Discussion: DesktopX
Reply #62 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:32 PM
I mean not only is that inconvenient for the users, but it's gotta be draining on weather.com's servers..
does that make sense?
Aye makes perfect sense. I'm just not legal minded enough to see if using one free license for multiple people violates the weather.com TOS.
Reply #63 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:36 PM
Okay, How do we edit the script so it will work again??
Reply #64 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:36 PM
does that make sense?
Makes perfect sense to me too. I'd imagine that traffic is what prompted them to go the signup/key route in the first place, trying to cut down on massive pings.
Thanks to everyone who's looked into this, I was just now wondering what was going on with my widgets, and there it is, right here on the good ol' support forum.![]()
Reply #65 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:39 PM
I use Rainmeter and it's not working either. I get my location code from Asp.Net Resources which gets it from Weather.com
Reply #66 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:45 PM
Ahh Al Gore the Father of the Internet can blame it on global warming
Reply #67 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:46 PM
Well my problem is solved, just took the damn widget out for now.... And still can use my theme. Thanks alot for the help!
Reply #68 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:00 PM
Don't know anything about scripting,codes or the like. None of them work except the ones for the Stardock themes. Now why any free weather information service would give a hoot about a product they give out for free is beyond me. Solution would be to give credit to the information service from which the widget is getting the feed. Stardock does.
Reply #69 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:05 PM
Simple, Server hosting is expensive and weather.com is providing a free service to users. This is obviously a way to reduce the endless amount of pings their servers are taking and to better organize them to see where all their servers are used up.
Reply #70 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:27 PM
Stardock pays for the accuweather feed . . it's not free either.
Reply #71 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:29 PM
str_RANDOM_URL = "&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=XXXXXXXXXX&key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
Buckweiner could you be a little more specific on this - What was the line you replaced? I'm having a go at hacking around here (that's the gassy sound you hear leaking into the atmosphere).
Reply #72 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:32 PM
Okay, I signed up to use the weather.com xml feed. However, I don't know what I have to do to the existing script in order to use it. Anyone??
Reply #73 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:44 PM
And Stardock recoups the expense as they sell their products. I would much rather pay for a weather widget that works than a great looking widget that screws up my computer. I'm also a Wincustomize subscriber. I'm a customer as well. So it's important that the widgets work as advertised. Some people want to be bothered with trouble shooting this problem. My point was...NOT ME.
Reply #74 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:47 PM
look for this in the script
Randomize
str_RANDOM_URL = "&rnd=" & rnd()
msgbox str_RANDOM_URL
and where it says = ""&rnd=" & rnd()" replace with
&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=XXXXXXXXXX&key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
where XXXX's are the numbers you receive from them
Reply #75 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:48 PM
AAAAAAAhhhhh,it is true missery,or with drawl does love company.Time for a cold brew,or 24,hehehe,I'm going to wait it out being a begginer the last time I tried changing scripts I had to start all over.hahaha
Reply #76 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:51 PM
Ok guys, Im speaking with weather.com's customer service to try and see if I can get a valid license key that we all can use without violating their terms of service there. please bear with me and until then, if you're having troubles,
disconnect your internet,
right click on the weather object, and deselect script enabled
Alternatively you can delete the object altogether
you can reconnect your internet once its gone or disabled and hang tight until someone finds a solution here ![]()
Reply #77 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:04 PM
You know, as I read the license agreement for the xml on Weather.com, I get the impression we're the type of people they're trying to shake off. Looks like they're just wanting it to be used as an advertising tool. Did anybody read the license agreement part 3 (Fees and Advertising) section (A)?
Reply #78 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:10 PM
Randomize
str_RANDOM_URL = "&rnd=" & rnd()
msgbox str_RANDOM_URL
and where it says = ""&rnd=" & rnd()" replace with
&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=XXXXXXXXXX&key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
where XXXX's are the numbers you receive from them
Mine looks like this
Randomize
str_RANDOM_URL="&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=XXXXXXXXXX&key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
http.Open "GET", "http://xoap.weather.com/search/search?where=" & x, False
http.send ""
' Store data in a string
weatherdata = http.responseText
Is this right, cuz it's not working ![]()
Reply #79 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:13 PM
Reply #80 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:20 PM
Looks like they're just wanting it to be used as an advertising tool.Which makes good sense for them, yes?
Absolutely. I wasn't slamming them, I was thinking that creating an account and pointing my little widgets to it might be precisely the wrong thing to do. ![]()
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Reply #61 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 5:28 PM
Thanks for the answers guys. Ill keep checking back to see updates. Good work!