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TodayPlus for the Pocket PC Forums => HammerSkin => Topic started by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 01:16:05 PM

Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 01:16:05 PM
I have upgraded to Hammerskin 1.05. I am having difficulty in setting up the radar section.

Where do I put radar.exe?

I am not getting any images at this time. Any help is appriciated!

Thanks,

Boiler
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: ZapMe1 on December 02, 2004, 02:28:09 PM
Hi Boiler_81

Welcome to the TP Forum !!  :D

Radar.exe & Radar.txt needs to be in the same folder !!  Put them in your  "\My Documents"  folder..  You'll also want to modify the Radar.txt file for your area where you live !!

Post back if your still having problems !!
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 03:16:08 PM
ZapMe1

Thanks for the help! I have Radar.exe and Radar.txt in the proper location. I have UK_Skinners USA weather.com text file. I run radar.exe and I get 10 images downloaded to the Radar1 folder. However, I can't see any of them in the skin.

Thanks,

Boiler_81
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: ZapMe1 on December 02, 2004, 03:48:46 PM
Boiler_81,

To view the radar images, go to the weather page, tap "menu" on the bottom right, and choose "Satellite & Radar" !!

You should see your images !!   :approve:
Title: location, location, location
Post by: rbishop on December 02, 2004, 03:55:16 PM
..for me, I edited the radar text to save the images to radar folder instead of radar1 and they showed up in the skin. Maybe that will work for you?
:)
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 04:02:52 PM
The image in Radar1 folder can be shown by select "Menu"-->"Satellite&Radar" in weather page.

The images of cities are in Radar folder and can be viewed by tap the "green" radar icon from the weather page.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 04:18:45 PM
I am not getting anything with either method.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Wichtel on December 02, 2004, 04:21:31 PM
Can you see the Radarbutton or in the menu Satellite & Radar?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 04:32:28 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81I am not getting anything with either method.

Do you have /Program Files/TodayPlus/Images/Radar and /Program Files/TodayPlus/Images/Radar1 folder created?  If does, is there any file in the folder?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 04:36:58 PM
Quote from: WichtelCan you see the Radarbutton or in the menu Satellite & Radar?

When I go to the weather page I have a green radar button. I press it and go to a radar page for my default city and I do not have an image.

I can go to Satellite & Radar and I can not see an image. The heading comes up but the page is blank in the middle.

Boiler_81
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 04:45:27 PM
Quote from: uk_skinner
Quote from: Boiler_81I am not getting anything with either method.

Do you have /Program Files/TodayPlus/Images/Radar and /Program Files/TodayPlus/Images/Radar1 folder created?  If does, is there any file in the folder?

Yes the folders exist. The images which came with the skin are in both. In addition there are downloaded images in radar1
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 04:45:33 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81
Quote from: WichtelCan you see the Radarbutton or in the menu Satellite & Radar?

When I go to the weather page I have a green radar button. I press it and go to a radar page for my default city and I do not have an image.

I can go to Satellite & Radar and I can not see an image. The heading comes up but the page is blank in the middle.

Boiler_81

I bet you didn't have folders (Radar1 and Radar) or there is no file in the folder.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 04:50:48 PM
No they are there. I took your NA txt file for the radar. I then go the the radar.exe file in file explorer and run it. It says it is downloading files. I then go the the radar1 folder and see new images in the folder. There are no new images in the radar folder.

However, I can not see images in the skin
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 04:59:42 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81No they are there. I took your NA txt file for the radar. I then go the the radar.exe file in file explorer and run it. It says it is downloading files. I then go the the radar1 folder and see new images in the folder. There are no new images in the radar folder.

However, I can not see images in the skin

Yes, the ones I posted are only for radar album and only will be downloaded to radar1 folder.  So you were right, you should not have any image in radar folder.

If you can see images in Radar1 folder, then you should be able to see them by select "Menu"-->"Satellite & Radar" from the weather page.  If you don't see anything, the only possibility is your Radar1 folder is not in the right place.  Where do you put your TodayPlus, your base folder pathway?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:06:45 PM
The path is as follows using my PC: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus/Images/Radar1

There are 10 .jpg files in the directory named 1.jpg through 10.jpg
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Wichtel on December 02, 2004, 05:17:29 PM
Please check your Radar.txt
This pays attention to it the pictures be stored with the right file ending. TD+ cannot show this if you store a gif as JPG as example.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:21:24 PM
Quote from: WichtelPlease check your Radar.txt
This pays attention to it the pictures be stored with the right file ending. TD+ cannot show this if you store a gif as JPG as example.

It is downloading .jpg files and saving them as .jpg
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:29:04 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81
Quote from: WichtelPlease check your Radar.txt
This pays attention to it the pictures be stored with the right file ending. TD+ cannot show this if you store a gif as JPG as example.

It is downloading .jpg files and saving them as .jpg

Ok, don't give up because I won't not until you can see the image on your device.  Let's go through the check list again.

Check you have images in the Radar1 folder.  This folder HAS TO BE under your base path for TodayPlus\Images\.  In other words, the "Image" folder has to be in the same folder as "Skin" folder.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:30:24 PM
The path is as follows using my PC: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus/Images/Radar1

There are 10 .jpg files in the directory named 1.jpg through 10.jpg
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:32:50 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81The path is as follows using my PC: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus/Images/Radar1

There are 10 .jpg files in the directory named 1.jpg through 10.jpg

Ok, can you open the image by taping it from your device?  Are they ok?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:38:24 PM
Quote from: uk_skinner
Quote from: Boiler_81The path is as follows using my PC: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus/Images/Radar1

There are 10 .jpg files in the directory named 1.jpg through 10.jpg

Ok, can you open the image by taping it from your device?  Are they ok?

OK it looks like we are getting somewhere! When I tap on 5.jpg it says ".5.jpg is not a valid Pocket PC application"

When I copy it to my PC desktop it opens just fine.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:41:29 PM
Attached is the mis behaving file
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:41:42 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81
OK it looks like we are getting somewhere! When I tap on 5.jpg it says ".5.jpg is not a valid Pocket PC application"

When I copy it to my PC desktop it opens just fine.


Well, the images are fine.  :wall:  :wall:

What is your device?

Can you post the your radar.txt here?  I still believe there is something we are missing in the folder pathway.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:48:15 PM
Quote from: uk_skinner
Quote from: Boiler_81
OK it looks like we are getting somewhere! When I tap on 5.jpg it says ".5.jpg is not a valid Pocket PC application"

When I copy it to my PC desktop it opens just fine.


Well, the images are fine.  :wall:  :wall:

What is your device?

Can you post the your radar.txt here?  I still believe there is something we are missing in the folder pathway.

I have a Dell X5 Advance running PPC2003

The radar.txt file is as follows:

SURL=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/curwx_277x187.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\1.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ne_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\2.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_nw_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\3.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_nc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\4.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_sw_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\5.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_sc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\6.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_se_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\7.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ec_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\8.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_wc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\9.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_cn_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\10.jpg
FORM=
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: ZapMe1 on December 02, 2004, 05:48:42 PM
UK,

Is this possibly the same problem that I was having when I had "spaces" in my txt file ?? :?:
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:54:09 PM
Quote from: ZapMe1UK,

Is this possibly the same problem that I was having when I had "spaces" in my txt file ?? :?:

The files ae there, so the downloading is not the problem.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:55:51 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81

I have a Dell X5 Advance running PPC2003

The radar.txt file is as follows:

SURL=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/curwx_277x187.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\1.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ne_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\2.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_nw_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\3.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_nc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\4.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_sw_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\5.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_sc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\6.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_se_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\7.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ec_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\8.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_wc_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\9.jpg
FORM=
SURL=http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_cn_9regradar_small_usen.jpg
STOR=\Program Files\TodayPlus\Images\Radar1\10.jpg
FORM=

Good, can you tell me where you put the TodayPlus program.  As you said, your TodayPlus folder is in /Program Files, right?

Sorry, I have to start from beginning in order to find the problem..Hopefully you don't feel "annoying".. :wink:
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 05:58:14 PM
using my PCthe path is as follows: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 05:59:52 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81using my PCthe path is as follows: Mobile Device/My Pocket PC/Program Files/Today Plus

Ok, do you have a space between "Today" and "Plus"? Please check the folders in your /Program Files folder.  Do you see both "Today Plus" and "TodayPlus" folders?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 06:08:51 PM
I only have a "TodayPlus" folder
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 06:15:35 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81I only have a "TodayPlus" folder

Then you should have these folders in TodayPlus folder:

Images
Skin
Buffer
Icons
Weather Icons
TodayPlus.exe
TodayPlus.dll
config.exe


Right?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 06:19:33 PM
Yes, I have skins instead of skin. In addition I have a app6 folder I added which contain App6 information
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 06:21:42 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81Yes, I have skins instead of skin. In addition I have a app6 folder I added which contain App6 information

Yes, you were right, should be "Skins" not "Skin".

Ok, can you tell me again, how do you view your image?
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 06:25:37 PM
1.) I press the weather button (second from top)
2.) I press the Menu button on the weather page (bottom)
3.) I select Satellite & Radar
4.) The page opens which says "Sat & Radar Image" at the top with the directional arrows on the bottom.
5.) The middle of the screen is blank
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 06:27:15 PM
ZapMe1 brought out a point.  Can you double check the file name of image to see you can see an extra space after ".jpg".  If you used copy/paste the url address from the forum, the chances were you will have an extra space after ".jpg".  Then image file would be saved as "1.jpg " instead of "1.jpg".  If you know how to upload your radar.txt here, please do so.  Thanks.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 06:29:44 PM
Or try doenload this radar.txt zip file and redownload the image again.
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: Boiler_81 on December 02, 2004, 06:32:10 PM
YES!!!!!!! That was it. I now have the images on the PPC.

Thank You very much,

Boiler_81
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: uk_skinner on December 02, 2004, 06:33:13 PM
Quote from: Boiler_81YES!!!!!!! That was it. I now have the images on the PPC.

Thank You very much,

Boiler_81

Ok, I learned a lesson too... :wink:  :lol:
Title: How do I set up Radar?
Post by: ZapMe1 on December 02, 2004, 06:38:33 PM
I've been following all of this, and when you said that a message came up saying "this is not a valid pocket pc image", I remembered seeing this !!

UK_Skinner helped me find / fix this too !!  :D

Glad you got it working Boiler_81
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