invalid time/date error still in version 1.0e

rik wessels · Post by **rik wessels** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:37 am

Upon starting retrieval . when either ( or both ) fleetcode and sferics Europe are checked , the "invalid time / date error " is still there .

It seems this bug - if you can call it a bug , it's more of a regional issue IMO - is related to windows - settings as most european users will probably use regional settings applicable to Europe . Format for time-date settings in my windows version ( win 2000 pro-dutch ) are as follows :

HH:MM ( 24 hours settings), month is displayed as name of month
Date is as follows :

DD/MM/YYYY

DST is automatic and setting is at GMT +1

example when hovering over windows tray clock :

13:33

Wednesday 31 March 2004

I'm pretty sure the error has to do with these settings - we saw similar problems with wxsim at one point in development . Once both ( not either, but both ) fleetcode and sferics are unchecked the retrieval causes no problems .

Also : has the drawing tool been disabled temporarily ? Or permanently ?
when trying to "make new overlay " or enable drawing tool DAWS goes haywire

rik wessels · Post by **rik wessels** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:52 am

Now noticed same error posting - verbatim in sec . - in frontal bulletin - retrieval (USA)

NCEP works fine , Albany causes same dat/time error . Error :

Digital Atmosphere has encountered an error :' 3/24/04 01 :10:00 ' is not a valid time date

uncheck Albany-frontal bulletin to avoid this in Europe.

Also : upon plotting frontal depiction on U.S.A. - map :

Digital atmosphere encountered an error : range check error ( this with frontal bulletin data from NCEP only, the other source was unchecked - see above )

The fronts get plotted ok regardless of this error though.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:27 pm

I found that changing the date format to USA fixes is a workaround for this

Post by **Tim Vasquez** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:22 pm

I need a copy of your site.lst file to diagnose this (after attempting the download) as well as the text of the error that comes up with this attempt.

Tim

rik wessels · Post by **rik wessels** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:16 pm

sending it to you, changing date/time settings also isn't an option for me as my weatherstation -logfiles are all in european format - it would mean losing a large logfile

Post by **Tim Vasquez** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:51 pm

You wouldn't have to change your own time settings... the invalid time in question originates from the host server. That's why the site.lis file helps (which I received, thanks).

Tim