Invalid zip code when running weather widgets
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 by jag4710 | Discussion: DesktopX
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Reply #83 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:23 PM
Admin from rainmeter started a post here at WC ...https://forums.wincustomize.com/358640
Reply #85 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:31 PM
Do not panick over the T.O.S. from weather.com yet.
Read the small print:
"If you cannot meet these requirements but would still like to use our weather data, please contact our business development department at"
Keep the faith folks.
Also there is an AccuWeather solution available, and they were absolutely great with us at the Rainmeter community.
Albeit it took a week or 2 to get the program approved and running.
Just a suggestion
Contact Info for AccuWeather
Business Development Manager
http://www.accuweather.com/promo-ad.asp?partner=forecastbar&traveler=0&dir=aw&page=forecastfox
I have been in communication for hours with weather.com since this morning.
I am not holding out any hope of getting the old feed back up and running.
Apparently the XML(s) will all go down, world wide, for sure at midnight EST
Good luck to us all
Regards
SGT. E. V. McKay
Rainmeter Dev Team Member
Rainmeter Forum Admin
Reply #88 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:51 PM
And of course WinStep, at least the themes I've looked at. Clearly Weather.com was carrying a lot of us around for free for a long time, we really have no right to gripe.
Reply #89 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:57 PM
Agreed.
I have no complaints. The service, although limited country wise, has been greatly appreciated.
Now for the solutions
I am begining to find the extent of this and I am finding over a half dozen communities lighting up now, and more tonight and tomorrow I figure.
If we at the Rainmeter community can be of any assistance, do not hesitate to contact us!
I am available to assist as I can
Regards
SGT. E. V. McKay
Reply #90 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:12 PM
That or ManBearPig!
Reply #91 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:14 PM
This whole thing sounds like a Stardock process interrogates a Weather.com web page whose format has changed. If so, the fix is to update the code in the Stardock process that reads the Weather.com page and supports the weather widgets.
Reply #92 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:23 PM
Reply #93 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:38 PM
You are very close, with the exception that they will change the code and embed static links.
Therefore the parse will change and the indexing will need to be adjusted.
This wil not be just a matter of inputting a new URL.
I suspect that the XML Layout will have changed
Also there is a change to a new ID system that was instituted last week to the URL for XML use tracking purposes
Reply #94 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:57 PM
How do you go about even getting to script? Have to finally close object in task manager..
Reply #95 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:04 PM
You can get to the script by disconnecting your internet connection so it doesn't look at the zip code when your editing.
Reply #96 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:07 PM
Disable your internet connection. Most weather gadgets use system.internetconnected and that will error out and you can edit then.
Reply #97 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:19 PM
I'm also having the same problems with the weather widgets and even with weather gadgets. So I guess I'll wait for someone to find the solution.
Reply #100 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:58 AM
If the gadget uses the same standard code that _martin_ wrote, yes.
Martin write good code, but seems like weather.com need more money..
from rainmeter forum:
The current URL that we use looks something like the following:
http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/8 ... =f&dayf=10
The new standard will look like the following:
http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/3 ... =xoap&par=[PartnerID]&key=[LicenseKey]
where [PartnerID] is your unique Partner ID and [LicenseKey] is your unique License Key.
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Reply #81 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:24 PM
Just went to the Rainmeter Forum website, and found this posting, they've been in discussion with weather.com ... http://www.rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=588