WTF! Re: Weather Alert program.

Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:48:47 +0000 (GMT)

Nothing that will suit my needs.
I know nothing about python and none of those
programs get new alerts only. (that I can tell)
And weather in geosync orbit is useless to me.

Lee

On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, J.Francois wrote:

> 
> I sent this on Sat with a list of programs that can use the weather data.
> Then I see a post that says "I can't find anything on SourceForge"!
> 
> Have I become unread on PLUG?
> 
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 05:23:09PM -0700, J.Francois wrote:
> > Try one of these ( from FreeBSD Ports search and Debian Port Search:
> > 
> > 
> > Port:   py22-metar-0.4
> > Path:   /usr/ports/astro/py-metar
> > Info:   Python module that provides access to NOAA's METAR weather reports
> > --
> > Port:   pyWeather-0.1b
> > Path:   /usr/ports/astro/pyweather
> > Info:   Python script that downloads weather data and can be cron'd
> > --
> > Port:   wmspaceweather-1.04
> > Path:   /usr/ports/astro/wmspaceweather
> > Info:   A DockApp that shows the weather at geosynchronous orbit
> > --
> > Port:   gkrellweather-0.2.7_1
> > Path:   /usr/ports/misc/gkrellweather
> > Info:   GKrellWeather is a weather plugin for GKrellM
> > --
> > Port:   p5-Geo-Weather-0.09
> > Path:   /usr/ports/misc/p5-Geo-Weather
> > Info:   Perl module to retrieve weather information from weather.com
> > --
> > Port:   wmWeather-1.31
> > Path:   /usr/ports/misc/wmweather
> > Info:   A WMaker dockapp which displays meteorological data for your city
> > --
> > Port:   E-Weather-0.2
> > Path:   /usr/ports/x11/eweather
> > Info:   Weather epplet for Enlightenment similar to wmWeather
> > 
> > kweather - a weather display applet for KDE Kicker
> > wmweather - WindowMaker dock app that shows your current weather
> > gkrellkam - GKrellM plugin that displays a periodically updating image
> > 
> > HTH. HAND.
> > 
> > On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 04:26:48PM +0000, kd7eth@kd7eth.net wrote:
> > > I used to use a Windows program called InterWarn which would
> > > download new weather alerts for Arizona from the National Weather Service,
> > > sound an alert and then e-mail the new alert.  (It really does a bit more,
> > > but that's what I'm mostly interested in.) It could search for new alerts
> > > as little as every 1 minute to as much as every 60 minutes.
> > > 
> > > My problem is that it won't run in RedHat 7.3 with winelauncher.
> > > Something about not being able to access a visual basic DLL.
> > > The program and DLL file are on my Windows 98 SE partition.
> > > 
> > > Is there a way I can get this program to run in RedHat or is there
> > > a Linux program (preferably an rpm file) that will do what I need?
> > > 
> > > I have looked through SourceForge and a few other sites with no luck.
> > > If I can't get InterWarn to work or find an acceptable substitute,
> > > I'll have to discontinue my Az Weather Alerts List which I don't want to 
> > > do.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > 
> > > Lee
> > > 
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