[mythtv-users] wiki for using mythweather-revamp

[Rich West]

Bill wrote:
> Just to let you know ticket #3337 has been filed with a PHP script to 
> fetch weather from weather.com with mythweather-revamp.  I have tested 
> the script from the command line, but am unable to test with 
> mythweather-revamp as I having a problem with the screens settings.
>  
> Now for a request for help.  When I add screens and exit (with menu 
> key), and then go back to screens there are none.  Looking at the 
> database activity I can see that inserts are performed into 
> weatherscreens, but ScreenSetup::saveData() (from weatherSetup.cpp) is 
> also suppose to insert into weatherdatalayout.  This insert does not 
> occur and I suppose this is the reason that the screen settings do not 
> appear to be saved.  I've checked the database, data is inserting 
> correctly into weatherscreens and weathersourcesettings, but nothing 
> is inserted into weatherdatalayout.
>  
> Any suggestions of what might be wrong?  I'm running SVN 13132. 
>  
> I very much like to check my script for weather.com working as this 
> will give weather to our international mythtv community, and to get 
> get this great new weather module into SVN.  I must say I can't wait 
> till this new one is in SVN, some fantastic work has gone into it.

Just as an FYI, we should have a working yahoo XML-based script soon 
which will provide global data.

I'd be interested in seeing the PHP script you have put together.  
weather.com's XML data is a real pain to parse..

-Rich