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{{AddOnBanner|name=Cumulus Toolbox|type=Windows software|author=David Jamieson|contact='DAJ' via the forum|updated=
Cumulus Toolbox contains a variety of ‘extra’ features to enhance the power of Cumulus by providing a number of automated processes.
*Send an email into ‘Toolbox’ which will in turn update the Current Condition within Cumulus and therefore your website. For example, send it ‘Very windy’ via email and have it appear to your website viewers.
*The ability to send request via the internet. For example, if you need to run a script each day on your web server to process data you can create an HTTP request on the Toolbox.
=Requirements=
*'Upload Files' allows you to automate the process of sending files from your Cumulus PC onto your webserver. All the login details are taken from Cumulus itself. Within Toolbox you select files to upload and how often. In addition you can chose to overwrite a file on the remote system or add it to the end of an existing one if it already exists. You may optionally force an upload of a file immediately or temporarily disable it from being uploaded.
'HTTP Requests' gives you the ability to schedule tasks on your web server by sending a standard HTTP requests. For example, you have a script on your webserver which processes your dayfile.txt each day. With 'Toolbox' you can add an entry to call the task via a normal web address. Any script you can run via a browser can be scheduled in Toolbox, and the results can be captures to a file too.
*'Remote eMail control' is still in testing. It allows you to send messages to the Toolbox via email. Currently you may update the new 'Current Condition' text remotely. (available from build 907 in Cumulus). For example, if you are away from your station you may send an email saying "Heavy rain and windy"; Toolbox will intercept this and update Cumulus, and your website. See the text on the relevant 'tab' within Toolbox Setup for more details.
*CumulusToolboxRules.txt is a list of all your Rules. You should NOT edit this file
*CumulusToolboxFTP.txt is a list of all your FTP upload rules. You should NOT edit this file
*CumulusToolboxHTTP.txt is a list of all your HTTP Requests. You should NOT edit this file
*CumulusToolboxDubug.txt is a running, detailed log of everything as it happens in the Toolbox. You enable this via the File menu. If enabled you can delete the file at any time. It is useful when the system has a problem.
*realtimelog.txt contains a running log of your realtime.txt file if you have enabled this in the Toolbox
*Maximum 400 rules
*Maximum 100 FTP files to upload
*Maximum 100 HTTP Requests
The product is still in beat testing..
*Build 37 - Added HTTP Requests. Minimize to system tray. Auto check for software updates
*Build 36 - Minor bug fixes. Added ability to check Cumulus process running on another networked computer.
*Build 34 - First Public release
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