[Xastir] db2APRS

[Barrie McConnell]

Yes I realize that it was setup for Meteo. Wview also uses a mysql database,
the default db name in db2APRS is Meteo, the -b option allows you to change
the db name but it doesn't work. I like Wview as you can also output to
Weather Underground and Weatherforyou.

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[mailto:xastir-bounces at lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Clay Jackson
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:55 PM
To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion
Subject: Re: [Xastir] db2APRS

I think there may be some confusion here - db2APRS is (at least in  
this incarnation) is really meteo/Davis specific.  The -b option just  
changes the name of the MySQL database that it looks at for the data.   
The data still has to be in a MySQL database,  with the sdata table  
that meteo generates/loads.

I'm pretty sure that Wview uses a different table structure -  
unfortunately, since I have a WMII and not a Vantage, I can't test it.

I do have a different set of code (being 'alpha' tested now); that  
takes a WXNOW.TXT file (2 lines, ala the one created by  
WeatherDisplay) and writes an aprs formatted record to a socket, so  
that might be an alternative.   I'm also playing with a set of code  
that will take an XML METAR feed and emit an aprs weather string.

Clay Jackson
N7QNM


On Jan 31, 2009, at 8:27 AM, Barrie McConnell wrote:

> I have tried to use the -b option to change the database and the  
> program
> says that it is not a valid option. Has anybody had any success with  
> this?
>
> Also has anybody tried to use Wview in lieu of Meteo with any  
> success. I am
> wondering if the database fields are the same etc?
>
>
>
> Barrie McConnell
>
> KA8UPW
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