Scrolling weather forecast in HomeSeer 2 header.

[CFGuy]

Install instructions for adding a scrolling weather forecast to the HomeSeer 2 header.

Required: weatherXML, HomeSeer 2

1. Setup HomeSeer options
a. Open a browser to your HomeSeer and click the setup button.
b. Click on the Web Site tab.
c. Find Functions To Call with Body Onload. Enter "displayWeather();".
d. Click Save

2. Edit meta.htm
a. If you don't have a meat.htm file, the create one. Save it in the HomeSeer/html directory.
b. Add the following code to meta.htm.

<SCRIPT language="Javascript" src="/weathercom_xml/weatherxml.js"></SCRIPT>
<script>
<!--
function displayWeather() {
sMessage = weatherScroll;
userclock.innerHTML=sMessage;
userclock.style.display='';
userclock.className="weatherscroll";
}
//-->
</script> 

3. Setup script
a. Download the attached script to the scripts directory.
b. Schedule the script to run sometime after the weatherxml script.
c. Run the script now to get the javascript file created for you.

4. Edit style.css (Optional)
a. Add the following to your style sheet (homeseer/html/style.css)

.weatherscroll {
color: yellow;
width: 300 px;
} 

Step 4 is optional and you can change the style to your liking.









Edited 9/12/2005 to add step 4.

[donstephens]

Thank you....

[mbreeden]

CFGuy:

Thanks!! I did all that you stated but I get nothingn scrolling. Everything installed fine and I receive no errors. I restarted HS after install. Am I missing something??

Thanks

Mike

[pp]

Thanks
CF!

[CFGuy]

mbreeden,

Did it create weatherxml.js in the HomeSeer/html/weathercom_xml directory?

[mbreeden]

Yes, it did

[CFGuy]

Is your HomeSeer open to the public using the guest login?

[mbreeden]

yes

69.161.127.109:7003

[CFGuy]

mbreeden,

I took a look around and found the problem. You need to create the weather devices for weatherXML, especially the Forecast Device Code.

Look on /weathercom_xml/weathercom_xmlsetup.asp and enter a device code for Forecase Device Code, then on the stat page, create a virtual device called 36 Hour Forecast. Set Use Forecast Marquee to yes.

[mbreeden]

CFGuy:

Created device t3, set in the weather.xml too t3 and marquee to "yes". Do I need to restart in order too see it. I ran Weather.xml and scrolling script after I made the changes but nothing

Thanks for the help

Mike

[mbreeden]

I just noticed it is scrolling in the status field for the virtual device

[CFGuy]

Ok, sorry about that. I originally wrote the scroll script for me to use so I hard coded in the weatherXML device name.

Change the location and name of your 36 Hour forecst to:


Location: WeatherXML
Name: 36 Hour Forcast

Then run the script that creates the javascript file.

[mbreeden]

Made the changes but still the same. Should I delete the Java script file and let it recreate?

- Mike

[CFGuy]

Bad spelling on my part.

The script is expecting the device name to be
36 Hour Forcast

What I typed earlier was
36 Hour Forecast

Change your device name from Forecast to Forcast.

[mbreeden]

CFGuy:

Thanks for all the help!!! I appreciate all your time and effort. It is working like a champ.

Thanks again

Mike