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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.
[[Calculate Missing Values]] and [[Correcting Extremes]] are the pages to look at.
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
# 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.▼
= 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.
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▲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.
*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 individual articles, any differences in the precise content or format within individual files will be highlighted.
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].
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