Topic: CarterLake AJAX/PHP templates question

[ADM]

I am no longer seeing any advisories on the main page, this was working as of Saturday.  If you click on Advisories there is one there. (07:30 EST)  Any ideas???

http://www.rockycreekweather.com/

Thanks!

Al...

[saratogaWX]

If you have $useTopWarning = true; you'll use the rss-top-warning.php script to do the display on your home page.
That script will categorize Watches, Warnings and Advisories, but won't display 'alerts' such as you have now on your wxadvisory.php page

Air Quality Alert - Barrow (Georgia)

Updated: 07/16/2008 8:37am
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16...

THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES...ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE (UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS) AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16.

UNDER CODE ORANGE CONDITIONS...THE OUTDOOR AIR IS LIKELY TO BE
UNHEALTHY FOR SOME PEOPLE. CHILDREN...PEOPLE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO
OZONE...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING WHEN OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHEST.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE AIR QUALITY INDEX PLEASE VISIT
WWW.AIR.DNR.STATE.GA.US/SMOGFORECAST/

$$

If you want it to display, you'll need to set $useTopWarning = false; , then the rss-advisory.php script will show that headline on the home page.

Best regards,
Ken

[ADM]

Once again, many thanks!

Al...

If you have $useTopWarning = true; you'll use the rss-top-warning.php script to do the display on your home page.
That script will categorize Watches, Warnings and Advisories, but won't display 'alerts' such as you have now on your wxadvisory.php page

Air Quality Alert - Barrow (Georgia)

Updated: 07/16/2008 8:37am
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16...

THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES...ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE (UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS) AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16.

UNDER CODE ORANGE CONDITIONS...THE OUTDOOR AIR IS LIKELY TO BE
UNHEALTHY FOR SOME PEOPLE. CHILDREN...PEOPLE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO
OZONE...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING WHEN OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHEST.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE AIR QUALITY INDEX PLEASE VISIT
WWW.AIR.DNR.STATE.GA.US/SMOGFORECAST/

$$

If you want it to display, you'll need to set $useTopWarning = false; , then the rss-advisory.php script will show that headline on the home page.

Best regards,
Ken

[ADM]

Ken,

Still have a question.  At one time I did not have the "top warning" being display and it would only display a message if there was an actual alert.  For some reason I began seeing alerts on the advisory page but no message on the top of the index page.  If I set to true as you suggested I always have a message box even if there are no advisories.  Hope that was not to confusing

What I want is an actual alert display on the index page only and if there is an actual alert.  It worked at one time and I don't know what I may have inadvertantly changed.

Thanks!

Al...

Once again, many thanks!

Al...

If you have $useTopWarning = true; you'll use the rss-top-warning.php script to do the display on your home page.
That script will categorize Watches, Warnings and Advisories, but won't display 'alerts' such as you have now on your wxadvisory.php page

Air Quality Alert - Barrow (Georgia)

Updated: 07/16/2008 8:37am
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16...

THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES...ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE (UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS) AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR ATLANTA FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 16.

UNDER CODE ORANGE CONDITIONS...THE OUTDOOR AIR IS LIKELY TO BE
UNHEALTHY FOR SOME PEOPLE. CHILDREN...PEOPLE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO
OZONE...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING WHEN OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHEST.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE AIR QUALITY INDEX PLEASE VISIT
WWW.AIR.DNR.STATE.GA.US/SMOGFORECAST/

$$

If you want it to display, you'll need to set $useTopWarning = false; , then the rss-advisory.php script will show that headline on the home page.

Best regards,
Ken

[saratogaWX]

Al,
The difference is in the type of info the NWS is giving out.

the rss-top-warning.php script processes only "Advisory", "Warning" and "Watch" types .. not "Alert".  So it displays nothing for an "Alert" as it is written.

The rss-advisory displays 'No watches, warnings or advisories for zone ssZnnn' if there are no entries in the rss feed for that zone, then will display the title/link for each "Advisory", "Warning", "Watch", or "Alert" is issued.  Since the RSS feeds don't contain "Short Term Forecast" or "Hazardous Weather Outlook", neither script can display that (not the script's fault, NOAA just doesn't include them in their RSS feed).

If you want the rss-top-warning.php script to display "Alert" type messages, then change it's code from

Code: [Select]

//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Statement/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
to

Code: [Select]

//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Statement/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Alert/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
and reset your wxindex.php to have $useTopWarning = true;

Best regards,
Ken

[ADM]

Ken,

Thank you for the clarification!

Al...

Al,
The difference is in the type of info the NWS is giving out.

the rss-top-warning.php script processes only "Advisory", "Warning" and "Watch" types .. not "Alert".  So it displays nothing for an "Alert" as it is written.

The rss-advisory displays 'No watches, warnings or advisories for zone ssZnnn' if there are no entries in the rss feed for that zone, then will display the title/link for each "Advisory", "Warning", "Watch", or "Alert" is issued.  Since the RSS feeds don't contain "Short Term Forecast" or "Hazardous Weather Outlook", neither script can display that (not the script's fault, NOAA just doesn't include them in their RSS feed).

If you want the rss-top-warning.php script to display "Alert" type messages, then change it's code from

Code: [Select]

//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Statement/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
to

Code: [Select]

//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Statement/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
//Next if there are none of the above found. Display the first statement message.
if ($flag == 0) {
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($warnheaders)):
    $WLink = $i-1;
if (preg_match("/Alert/i", $warnheaders[$i]) and !preg_match("/National/i", $warnheaders[$i])) { 
$warnscroll = '<div class="advisoryBox"><a href="' . $myadvisorypage . "#WL$WLink" . '" style="color: #000000;">' . $warnheaders[$i] .' In Effect ... [Click here for more]</a></div>';
$flag = 1;
break;
}
$i++;
endwhile;
}
and reset your wxindex.php to have $useTopWarning = true;

Best regards,
Ken