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	Essentially, there are 5 types:		Essentially, there are 4 types:
	# '''.ini''' files - these hold values that represent sums, counts, or extremes, for cumulus to read, and update, as it reads the weather observations, click on links below for details		# '''.ini''' files - these hold values that represent sums, counts, or extremes, for cumulus to read, and update, as it reads the weather observations, click on links below for details
	# '''.txt''' files - these are the logs that Cumulus updates at defined intervals to hold details of what has happened, but it can also read these files when requested, click on links below for details		# '''.txt''' files - these are the logs that Cumulus updates at defined intervals to hold details of what has happened, but it can also read these files when requested, click on links below for details
		⚫	#* '''[[Speciallog.txt]]''' is only Cumulus 1.
	# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.		# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.
	# ~~diagnostics~~ '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics		# '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics

⚫	*'''[[Speciallog.txt]]''' is only Cumulus 1.

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	This category is to be deprecated.		This category is to be deprecated. Currently, it is only for legacy Cumulus 1


		⚫	[[Category:Cumulus 1]]



	=Explanation=		=Explanation=

	*This sub-category provides links to pages that give explanations for all of the Log files within Cumulus.		*This sub-category provides links to pages that give explanations for all of the Log files within Cumulus 1.
	*Descriptions, and tips, can also be found in the Help file within the Cumulus 1 software.		*Descriptions, and tips, can also be found in the Help file within the Cumulus 1 software.

	= Correcting Log files =		= Correcting Log files =

	[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at. Be aware that from release 3.7.0 of MX, internal code changes have made MX less tolerant of log files that are not perfectly formatted; therefore it is harder to [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX\|move log files between the Cumulus flavours]].		[[Calculate Missing Values]], [[Amending dayfile]], and [[Correcting Extremes]], are the pages to look at.

	= TYPES =		= TYPES =
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	# '''.txt''' files - these are the logs that Cumulus updates at defined intervals to hold details of what has happened, but it can also read these files when requested, click on links below for details		# '''.txt''' files - these are the logs that Cumulus updates at defined intervals to hold details of what has happened, but it can also read these files when requested, click on links below for details
	# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.		# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.
		⚫	# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics
	#'''.db''' file - there are two of these for Cumulus MX, click on links below for details
⚫	# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics~~, and see [[MXDiags folder\|this page for Cumulus MX diagnostics]]~~

		⚫	*'''[[Speciallog.txt]]''' is only Cumulus 1.
	Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its web pages. See MX announcements for more details, as this functionality varies depending on your MX release.

	= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =

	Most log files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX, but a few log files are only used by one flavour. There is full information at [[Compare C1 and MX\|compare original Cumulus and MX]] page, but here are some examples.
⚫	*'''[[Speciallog.txt]]''' is only Cumulus 1.
	*'''[[cumulusmx.db]]''' is only MX.
	*'''[[Weather Diary]]''' is stored in different formats for Cumulus 1 and MX.
	*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).

⚫	[[Category:Cumulus 1]]

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	*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).		*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).

	[[Category:Cumulus ~~Files~~]]		[[Category:Cumulus 1]]

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	This category is no ~~longer~~ ~~used~~.		This category is to be deprecated.

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	=Explanation=		=Explanation=

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TYPES

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	# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.		# '''.xml''' file - this holds the Cumulus 1 [[Weather_Diary]]. Although it uses standard XML, the component that Cumulus 1 uses also writes a special value that other XML editors will not understand.
	#'''.db''' file - there are two of these for Cumulus MX, click on links below for details		#'''.db''' file - there are two of these for Cumulus MX, click on links below for details
	# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics, and see [[MXDiags\|this page for Cumulus MX diagnostics]]		# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics, and see [[MXDiags folder\|this page for Cumulus MX diagnostics]]

	Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its ~~trends~~ web ~~page~~. See MX announcements for more details, as this functionality is ~~still~~ ~~being~~ ~~developed~~.		Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its web pages. See MX announcements for more details, as this functionality varies depending on your MX release.

	= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =		= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =

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	= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =		= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =

	Most log files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX, but a few log files are only used by one flavour.		Most log files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX, but a few log files are only used by one flavour. There is full information at [[Compare C1 and MX\|compare original Cumulus and MX]] page, but here are some examples.
	*~~For example~~ '''Speciallog.txt''' is only Cumulus 1.		*'''[[Speciallog.txt]]''' is only Cumulus 1.
	*~~For example~~ '''~~cumumulusmx~~.db''' is only MX.		*'''[[cumulusmx.db]]''' is only MX.
	*~~For example~~ '''Weather ~~diary~~''' is stored in different ~~files~~ in Cumulus 1 and MX.		*'''[[Weather Diary]]''' is stored in different formats for Cumulus 1 and MX.
	*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).		*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).

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	= Correcting Log files =		= Correcting Log files =

	[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at. Be aware that from release 3.7.0 of MX, internal code changes have made MX less tolerant of log files that are not perfectly ~~formated~~; therefore it is harder to [[~~Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Considerations_when_moving_between_Cumulus_flavours~~\|move log files between the Cumulus flavours]].		[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at. Be aware that from release 3.7.0 of MX, internal code changes have made MX less tolerant of log files that are not perfectly formatted; therefore it is harder to [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX\|move log files between the Cumulus flavours]].

	= TYPES =		= TYPES =

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-[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at.
+[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at. Be aware that from release 3.7.0 of MX, internal code changes have made MX less tolerant of log files that are not perfectly formated; therefore it is harder to [[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Considerations_when_moving_between_Cumulus_flavours|move log files between the Cumulus flavours]].
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 *Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).
 [[Category:Cumulus Files]]

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			=Explanation=
⚫	This sub-category provides links to pages that give explanations for all of the Log files within Cumulus.

		⚫	*This sub-category provides links to pages that give explanations for all of the Log files within Cumulus.
	Descriptions, and tips, can also be found in the Help file within the Cumulus 1 software.		*Descriptions, and tips, can also be found in the Help file within the Cumulus 1 software.

	== Correcting Log files ==		= Correcting Log files =

	[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at.		[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at.

	== TYPES ==		= TYPES =

	Essentially, there are 5 types:		Essentially, there are 5 types:
	# '''.ini''' files - these hold values that represent sums, counts, or extremes, for cumulus to read, and update, as it reads the weather observations, click on links below for details		# '''.ini''' files - these hold values that represent sums, counts, or extremes, for cumulus to read, and update, as it reads the weather observations, click on links below for details
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	# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics, and see [[MXDiags\|this page for Cumulus MX diagnostics]]		# diagnostics '''.log''' files, see both [[Debug.log\|this page]] and [[Diags_folder\|this page]] for Cumulus 1 diagnostics, and see [[MXDiags\|this page for Cumulus MX diagnostics]]

		⚫	Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its trends web page. See MX announcements for more details, as this functionality is still being developed.
	== CUMULUS 1 and MX differences ==

			= Not all files are in original Cumulus and MX =
⚫	Most log files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX, but a few log files are only used by one flavour. For example '''Speciallog.txt''' is only Cumulus 1. For example '''cumumulusmx.db''' is only MX. For example '''Weather diary''' is stored in different files in Cumulus 1 and MX. For example, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).

			Most log files apply to both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus MX, but a few log files are only used by one flavour.
			*For example '''Speciallog.txt''' is only Cumulus 1.
			*For example '''cumumulusmx.db''' is only MX.
			*For example '''Weather diary''' is stored in different files in Cumulus 1 and MX.
		⚫	*Also, various ''.ini'' log files have different formats (for dates, times, decimals) in Cumulus 1 (where they take formats from Control Panel settings) and MX (where they ignore locale settings, and have a fixed format set in MX).

		⚫	== Moving files from Cumulus 1 to MX==

⚫	Cumulus MX also has some JSON files with data for its trends web page. See MX announcements for more details.

⚫	=== Moving files from Cumulus 1 to MX===

	Steve Loft designed MX so that in general it was able to read [[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Log_files\|log files]] created by the original Cumulus.		*Steve Loft designed MX so that in general it was able to read [[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX#Log_files\|log files]] created by the original Cumulus.
		⚫	*See individual articles for more details on such differences.

		⚫	*'''Please note, the information for MX is taken from notes by Steve Loft, and applies to MX 3.0.0. Although, some updates have been made in line with release announcements by Mark, it is likely Mark has made other changes that affect the various log files that are not detailed in the release announcements, possibly making some content obsolete.'''
⚫	See individual articles for more details on such differences.

⚫	'''Please note, the information for MX is taken from notes by Steve Loft, and applies to MX 3.0.0. Although, some updates have been made in line with release announcements by Mark, it is likely Mark has made other changes that affect the various log files that are not detailed in the release announcements, possibly making some content obsolete.'''

	In particular '''internal''' changes mentioned in release announcements for versions 3.6.x, and 3.7.0, have made MX work significantly differently.		In particular '''internal''' changes mentioned in release announcements for versions 3.6.x, and 3.7.0, have made MX work significantly differently.
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	* In individual articles, any differences in the precise content or format within individual files will be highlighted.		* In individual articles, any differences in the precise content or format within individual files will be highlighted.

	===Moving Files from MX to Cumulus 1===		==Moving Files from MX to Cumulus 1==

	When Steve Loft designed his original Cumulus (1), he had no experience to draw upon as to the best way to treat items like dates. When he designed Cumulus MX, he was able to learn from his experiences with both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus 2, and he decided to use dates to an ISO specification (ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange – Representation of dates and times), and therefore log files are not [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15167 backwards compatible].		When Steve Loft designed his original Cumulus (1), he had no experience to draw upon as to the best way to treat items like dates. When he designed Cumulus MX, he was able to learn from his experiences with both Cumulus 1 and Cumulus 2, and he decided to use dates to an ISO specification (ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange – Representation of dates and times), and therefore log files are not [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15167 backwards compatible].