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3.0.8

July 20, 2020

• Update to enable support for using MySQL 8.0 database instances.

3.0.5

July 16, 2019

• Stop writing so many log entries to the database. We'll continue to write them to the file instead. 

3.0.4

July 15, 2019

• Default to assuming HTTPS if no prefix is given for the server address. 

  • NOTE: if your server address requires HTTP then you will now need to specify that in the WSI server address text box explicitly.

• If Verbose Logging mode is enabled - the log now includes the full API call for the weather report requests.

3.0.2

May 31, 2018

• Fix bug that allowed dynamic fields of manual weather records to still be updated. 

3.0.1

October 16, 2017

• Update the location count after deleting row(s).

3.0.0

October 11, 2017

• New multi-instance user interface.

• Search, add and remove available locations in the reader itself.

• Support for previously unleveraged data from the WSI source

  • These additional data fields are added by using dynamic fields.

2.5.1

January 4, 2017

• Change the icon to a weather icon that matches the Flow icon.

• Enable a feature to pull database connection information from a Flow URL.

• Use the new Weather Company name and URL in the data source details for new installs.

• Status
  colour Red title Requires .Net Framework 4.5.2

• Use latest ReaderUtils 1.0.11

2.4.5

December 9, 2016

• Fix to prevent error on time zones with decimal values.

2.4.4

December 8, 2015

• Use the default Updater login instead of root for easier first-time setup

• Don't show popup alerts on error - instead add message to status text

• Use latest ReaderUtils 1.0.6

2.4.3

November 6, 2015

• Improve handling of null values for weather codes

• Report # of downloaded reports

2.4.2

July 24, 2015

• Prevent writing status updates to the DB when not running to be more replication server friendly.

2.4.1

Status
colour Red title Requires Flow 7.4.1.3 or higher to be installed first

• Added support for source tracking and to be compatible with multiple weather sources in a single ST instance.

• Add support for switching pressure units from kPa to inHg based on the preference selected in Flow.

  • The Flow preference is added in Flow version 7.4.1.2

2.3.7

Status
colour Red title Requires Flow 6.10.3.4 or higher to be installed first

• Add support for addition forecast details: ForecastDate, WindDirDegree, Humidity, Visibility, DewPoint, Pressure and direction, Sunrise, Sunset

• Removed the remaining Xceed status panel that we didn't really need.

2.3.6

• Add support for selecting which country to load the WSI cities for instead of only loading Canadian cities.

• Additional menu items for support options. 

2.3.5

• Put warnings into audit log rather then the error log for minor warnings like Feels Like temp not given.

2.3.4

• Re-brand as WSI Reader (instead of calling it WSI Parser).

• Add shortcut to the Bannister Lake Programs folder on installation

2.3.3

• Don't report an empty wind speed as an error

2.3.2

• Enable basic support for both legacy and new audit record formats (added aud_class and dropped aud_link)

• allow all current weather parsing errors to be reported so we can fix regardless of verbose log setting

2.3.1

• Update the Check for Updates feature to use Bannister Lake db data via web api

• Apply icon to the start menu shortcut

2.3.0

• Handle parsing errors without generating massive amounts of error logs - show only when verbose logging is on.

• Enable the Check for Updates feature

2.2.9

• Put the night weather code into weatherId (not weatherId2)

• Reduce logging - use a summary statement instead of announcing every city being processed

2.2.8

• Clean logs after 90 days

2.2.7

• Use new logging DLL to allow one log per instance

• Log to the DB when available

2.2.6

• Enable the use of the utility status module

2.2.5

• Always change the last modified date value for a forecast record even if no changes to the forecast data

2.2.4

• Use the correct date format when checking the date of the current observations (bug fix) (eg. 8/1/2012 3:00 PM)

2.2.3

• Add background pic to make it look different then version 1

2.2.2

• Enable use of daily night forecasts

• Add wind cardinal direction and speed

2.2.1

• Use Day 1 High temp + icon for hour 4 data

• Use Day 1 Low temp + night icon for hour 8 data

2.1.0

• Use the correct date format when checking the date of the current observations (bug fix)

2.0.9

• Use the new preferences table for config settings.

• Set the day of the week for the "current" weather forecast.

2.0.8.0

• Add verbose logging option in the Help - Diagnostics menu

2.0.7.0

• Update to use the modified weather tables that remove show specific forecasts and support playlists

2.0.6.0

• Enable support for switching between F and C temperatures using a config key in the DB.

2.0.5.0

• Use extra exception catching methods

• Compile only for x86 (not all cpus)

• Update window icons

2.0.4.0

• Use new branding logo and texts

• Change to a new product to allow previous Global ST parser to continue development separately

2.0.3.0

• For current forecasts - use the Weather text when available otherwise use Sky text as our short text

2.0.2.0

• Add Day-of-Week data to the forecasts

2.0.1.1

• Use Daily SkyText instead of ShortPhrase

• Use Hourly SkyMedium instead of SkyShort

2.0.1.0

• Enable individual forecasts to be overridden (Eg. Current can be manual while Day2 is auto)

• Add additional weather details: Pop, UV, temp2 (feels like or daily low), short text

• Update weather URL based on requested weather forecasts - Eg. if we need hourly 1,2, 9 request up to hour 9.

• Insert weather detail records if none found when updating

2.0.0.0

• Convert project to MS Visual Studio 2010

1.2.0.4

• Add icon to installer for Uninstall in control panel

• Enable an -autostartX command line option (the X is the number of minutes to delay before starting - default = 3)

• Add tools menu to access db and WSI server preferences

1.2.0.3

• Add an option in the diagnostics menu to keep dated copies of downloaded weather for troubleshooting

1.2.0.1

• Add a Delayed Start option

• Reload the weather translations each time the Start button is pressed to start

• Improved installer version management

• Use -999 as invalid temperature value

1.0.2.0

• Add support for the Manual override flag of weather data

1.0.1.0

• Change loading options to meet WSI service contract requirements and enable sharing data among instances

  • WSI = load from WSI web service

  • URL = load from local web location

  • File = load from local application data files

1.0.0.3

• Add a Load Cities option (saving only CANADA locations and ignoring the rest for now ) (quick solution)

1.0.0.2

• Add desktop shortcut on install

• Cleanup code

• Improve logging

• Report WSI IconCodes that fail translation to Weather Ids

1.0.0.1

• Fix the URL to access hourly forecasts

1.0.0.0

• This is the first release of the weather parser