Weather Software > WeatherLink/weatherlink.com by Davis Instruments
Upload Issue
ncpilot:
Dialup? :shock:
But seriously... some time ago, I started playing around with an old webcam monitoring program that would upload via FTP, and it just wouldn't connect. I checked the FTP server URL, and it "was correct", kept banging my head, and as you did, tried a separate FTP program which worked fine.
Well, when I finally looked at the URL very carefully, letter by letter, I realized that I had reversed part of it, from "www-ftp" to "ftp-www", or something like that. Once corrected, the old program worked fine--but I was convinced for hours that I had verified the correct URL...
That wouldn't explain why the FTP URL in Weatherlink might have changed... but is there any chance your ISP changed their FTP server URL?
When you tested FTP with another program, did you let that program dial in? Or were you already connected to your ISP via dialup, then ran an FTP program?
Toby34:
I sure appreciate all of your suggestions to solving my problem. I've managed to get things back up and running again though. I'm not sure what the problem was, but here's what I did. I ended up renaming my station folder then copying it to the desktop. Next, I uninstalled the weather link software and removed any remaining directories from my system. Finally, I reinstalled WL 5.2 from cd then updated to WL 5.7, put my station folder in the newly created WL folder and presto.... It works. Like I said, I have no idea what was the problem. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this before?
I don't like the fact that the WL5.7 software doesn't allow for uploading to weather wunderground without an add on module. The module doesn't work very well when all you have is a dialup Internet connection and one phone line. :x
Ravenstar:
Glad you got it squared away, regardless what it took. Sounds like something got corrupted along the way.
dalecoy:
--- Quote from: "Toby34" ---I sure appreciate all of your suggestions to solving my problem. I've managed to get things back up and running again though. I'm not sure what the problem was, but here's what I did. I ended up renaming my station folder then copying it to the desktop. Next, I uninstalled the weather link software and removed any remaining directories from my system. Finally, I reinstalled WL 5.2 from cd then updated to WL 5.7, put my station folder in the newly created WL folder and presto.... It works. Like I said, I have no idea what was the problem. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this before?
:x
--- End quote ---
One question (which you can't answer now) is whether there was any difference in how you started WeatherLink. Not the "method" (put it in the startup folder, or click on a desktop icon, etc.) -- but what the properties of the "shortcut" were and are now. WeatherLink is often very particular that it be told to "Start In" the WeatherLink folder.
Uninstall/Reinstall usually makes sure that the desktop shortcut correctly does that.
Toby34:
I originally did not have the app installed in the root of C: which is the default installation point, therefore the shortcuts I used did not point to the default location. I really don't see how that could have affected the Internet upload though.
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