Well i've been trying to modify the weather cities file so the list will be a lot shorter and only contain the cities that are important to me. but when I try to remove the read-only property with total commander, nothing happens. because of this property, I can't change anything about this file, can't move it, delete it of replace it with a modified version I have on my desktop. Has anyone got an idea? It should work this way on a normal HTC touch, but my Dual won't cooperate
and in addition: How can I modify the register with Total commander? I read here or on another forum it should be possible, but I can't find that option. or are there better programs to do that?
Not sure about #1 but for the registry you can use Resco Explorer
About the weather, is there a way to update the data without using the HTC Home plugin ? I use SPB v4 and S2U2 that can display the weather on its screen saver.
The registry problem has been fixed. I now know how to enter the register with total commander. (use the \ button then go to the folder \\ and there you will find the folder register)
but I still can't edit the HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml file. is there maybe another way to remove the read only property of this file?
can you change attributes with total commander?
That's what I'm trying to do. When I look into the properties of the file, the attribute for Read only, system and in rom are checked. According to a howto I read somewhere, I have to remove the read only attribute. When I do that, and press te OK button in the screen (not the one in the upper right corner) and then open the properties of the file again, the read only attribute is checked again.
edit:
I gave it a try from my pc with altap Salamander 2.5 to change the attribute -> it gives me an access denied error. somehow I'm not allowed to change anything in the windows folder?
edit 2:
Installed SPB pocked plus 4 and tried to change the attributes of t he file with the enhanched file explorer: Same problem, nothing is changed when I re-open the properties of the file. when I try to rename it, it tells me the file might be in use or the memory is full or write protected. I've closed the HTC today plugin and there's enough free space. the only thing is, the file is read-only
No one has tried this on his touch dual? hmm... and no one has any idea to remove the read only attribute of the file?
I have the same problem. Can't remove the read-only status of the WeatherCities files using TotalCommander or Resco FE.
Anyone?
Possible sollution
There is a HTC Home Plugin Customizer. With this piece of software you can modify the look and feel of the HTC Home plugin and also edit in the weather file and insert your own city instead of the preselected cities by HTC.
Here's a link to the download.
http://www.pocketemu.com/download4.html
Hope that this solves your problem.
I have resolved the problem
Copy HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml on your pc do the modification and rename it on HH_0409_WeatherCities2.xml .
copy HH_0409_WeatherCities2.xml on your ppc in the same folder and rename it with resco .
Hello, does anyone know how to add a city that is in the Accuweather site, but is not on the standard cities in the weather tab on the WM 6.1?? I would like to have the weather for Atyrau, Kazakhstan addes to the cities list...
HELP!!!! thanks in advance!!!!
Try this!
Hi,
Changing the weather on your HTC to map a city that is not listed is a little tricky....and well...sometimes these attempts are unsuccesful. You've basically got two options:
Method 1: Mask the closest city to show your weather
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Software required: PHM registry editor
- First you need to find take a look at all the available cities and find out which is the city or town closest to yours geographically. I'm going to pick say 'Astana' since its already available.
- Select this city and set it as your preferred location.
- Now lauch PHM registry editor and navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/HTC/HTCHome/Weather/Settings
WARNING: ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE MODIFYING IT!
-Now Under settings find dword 'Location'
-Modify it and type in Atyrau, KZ
-Hit ok
Voila! Now your today plug in will show you weather for your city!
Method 2: Manually enter your cities name in the HTC today plugin
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This method is a little complicated and I wouldn't recommend this for newbies:
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Your gonna need the following software:
1. Total commander
2. Pocket Hosts
Both are freeware and can be downloaded.
- If your ROM supports it, you can edit the HH_0407_WeatherCities.xml (you'll find this under the windows directory)
- Clear the read-only check box for the file.
- Using total commander navigate to the file and click on file-->edit.
-Insert a duplicated line of xml code and change it to look exactly like this:
<city name="Atyrau, KZ" loca="ASI|KZ|KZ005|ATYRAU" land="Kazakhstan" />
- Save the file now and close it.
- Now start pocket hosts and click on 'add'
- Under Host Name type: htc.accuweather.com
- Under IP Address type: 64.62.158.108
- Hit ok.
Soft reset your device then activate the plug in for Atyrau. Enjoy
Additionally you can take a look at the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=312795
Good Luck!
Unfortunately Total Commander says "out of memory" only 64KB files supported... when i try to edit the Weather "HH_0407_WeatherCities.xml" file.... why is this happening?
Can you help please?
I guess your rom wont allow you to make this change. This happens in certain types of roms. Have you made sure you unchecked read only under file attributes?
Try copying the weather xml file onto your desktop via activesync and make the changes on your desktop version and save it. Then rename HH_0407_WeatherCities.xml on your phone and save the desktop version of the file onto your phone under the default windows directory. Again this step wont work on all roms. Most of them wont allow you to change the name of a file. If that happens, its another dead end.
Use method 1, unfortunately I guess that's the closest you can get.
Hi!
I have the Sprint theme including calendartab.
The problem is that the tab is assigned to D-man666:s Calendarv0.75 and I'm using Thumbcal as my default cal.
Anybody know how to re-assign the calendartab??
Just edit the manila file and re-number the tabs
Any ideas how I can find the right file to edit?
Can I export it to my PC and edit in Notepad and then copy it back to the Diamond?
The file you need to edit is 26948339_manila, you'll need to use a diffrent file explorer like Total commander to find it, then just edit it in notepad and save back to the same directory.
Also make sure you make a backup
Hi
I did a hard reset on my phone earlier after having some email issues. I used SPB Backup to restore my phone, problem is now, Weather Database editor can't edit the weather database for some reason? Says the file is write protected.
This is using the Stock Rom, not Dutty's Rom.
I still have a copy of the manilla file before the hard reset saved in the SPB Backup file, is there anyway to force it to be overwritten?
Thanks in advance!
Nobody can help me with this?
Copying the ROM file into windows folder to have a non-ROM copy helps to remove write protection but nevertheless the Weather Database Editor does not work anymore...
CU,
Cactus World
Just found a workaround:
1. Install HTC Weather Master.
2. Add a city with it (even if you enter some data incorrectly due to the fact that at least on my TP it does not allow for SIP input thus making it impossible to enter the correct accuweather code because there is no way to enter "|" with the hardware keyboard).
3. Install (or open if already installed) Weather Database Editor V1.2 and correct the data from step 2 if there is any.
4. Use Weather Database Editor to enter all the cities you like as you are used to.
CU,
Cactus World
file name
which is the file name of weather database ?
adamwebb28 said:
Hi
I did a hard reset on my phone earlier after having some email issues. I used SPB Backup to restore my phone, problem is now, Weather Database editor can't edit the weather database for some reason? Says the file is write protected.
This is using the Stock Rom, not Dutty's Rom.
I still have a copy of the manilla file before the hard reset saved in the SPB Backup file, is there anyway to force it to be overwritten?
Thanks in advance!
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Just install this version instead : http://rapidshare.com/files/174652996/WeatherDatabaseEditor_1_1_Meins.cab
It works
Hello,
My city is not listed under "add city" in the weather lab. I live in a major city with a popluation of 200K+. Smaller cities are included but not mine... Is there a way to add my city?
Thank you
[SOLVED]
here's is quick method; I would like to first thank everyone for their contributions:
First download .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable
swissman said:
1. Install Database Weather editor
2. Shut down TF3D (settings, more, personal tab, today, elements tab and untick TouchFlo 3D)
3. With Totalcommander copy from \windows the file 2330fc3c_manila to your SD card
4. on your SD card, 2330fc3c_manila needs to be modified with properties, untick read only
5. copy 2330fc3c_manila from your sd card to \windows and overwrite the existing one.
6. run the Database Weather Editor and edit/add your cities
7. Restart TF3D the same way as on point 2, but tick Touchflow 3D
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Wired&Connected said:
to obtain the data for the cities you want to add, click here;
Accuweather entering the city, & country, e.g. Ibiza, Spain and searching. Once you get to the weather page the data you need for the weather db is in the URL - e.g. locCode=EUR|ES|SP004|IBIZA|
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iamcanadian said:
Hello,
My city is not listed under "add city" in the weather lab. I live in a major city with a popluation of 200K+. Smaller cities are included but not mine... Is there a way to add my city?
Thank you
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What is your City?
Windsor, ON; Canada
I have no idea why. I think mebe because it's just so close to Detroit. Just use detroit. The closest city to Windsor on the list is London.
I guess it should be the same as for Diamond 1.
Here is the application for TD 1:
Weather Database Editor on Diamond
I have written a small application, that allows you to add, edit and delete Cities (for a given country) in Diamonds weather database.
At first you have to remove the write protection of database file (\Windows\2330fc3c_manila) by Resco Explorer and replace original manila.exe by patched version .
http://rapidshare.com/files/127920411/manila.zip.html
Then you can create new entries for your country (accu weather code can be taken from accu weather url of your city). New Cities will be append at the end of the list.
The solution was tested on ROM HTC_Europe_1.37.401.3.
I hope, the solution will also work for you.
eurofan said:
I guess it should be the same as for Diamond 1.
Here is the application for TD 1:
Weather Database Editor on Diamond
I have written a small application, that allows you to add, edit and delete Cities (for a given country) in Diamonds weather database.
At first you have to remove the write protection of database file (\Windows\2330fc3c_manila) by Resco Explorer and replace original manila.exe by patched version .
http://rapidshare.com/files/127920411/manila.zip.html
Then you can create new entries for your country (accu weather code can be taken from accu weather url of your city). New Cities will be append at the end of the list.
The solution was tested on ROM HTC_Europe_1.37.401.3.
I hope, the solution will also work for you.
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Sorry, little lost, I can't find 2330fc_manila under the Windows Directory. Secondly, what do I do with the manila file you've uploaded? Do I merely replace it with 2330fc_manila? So, do I delete 2330fc_manila and copy manila you provided?
I tried running WeatherDatabaseEditor, however, I got the following error:
File Write Protection of database couldn't be removed
thanks in advance
Don't replace Manila.exe with this one. It will crash your TF3... Seems like we need another patched one
swissman said:
Don't replace Manila.exe with this one. It will crash your TF3... Seems like we need another patched one
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anyone got a better one? tf3d doesn't work with this one, thats for sure.
I've tried various things to add different cities, it seems that the weather list can be altered but touch flo somehow interferes with it and resets the list. Or at least, adds the default cities again.
I downloaded weather DB 1.1, 1.1 meins, 1.2 and .net framework.
I even forced, via registry, to use .net framework 3.5 over 2.0
I tryed to deactivate tf3d and install weather DB, adding my city, power off and then on (is this the way to soft reset?) my D2.
But EVERY time i push on Weather tab in tf3d,the tf3d reboot itself...i have to uninstall weather db to use tf3d again.
Do we need to wait for a new version of weather DB or what?
thanks in advance
It would seem so.
Stupid to miss off so many big locations though. I mean Ibiza isnt even on there, come on ffs!!!
ten
Is there any update about this, since I also need more locations...hIf anyone finds something that works, let us know!
P.S. I am typing this from the Touch Diamond2!!!
I've been able to add my city, modify the db and it works fine.
here are the steps:
1. Install Database Weather editor
2. Shut down TF3D (settings, more, personal tab, today, elements tab and untick TouchFlo 3D)
3. With Totalcommander copy from \windows the file 2330fc3c_manila to your SD card
4. on your SD card, 2330fc3c_manila needs to be modified with properties, untick read only
5. copy 2330fc3c_manila from your sd card to \windows and overwrite the existing one.
6. run the Database Weather Editor and edit/add your cities
7. Restart TF3D the same way as on point 2, but tick Touchflow 3D
I just need to know exactly how to work with city codes as it shows me an error (unable to update your cities). can someone help on this with an example?
swissman - I obtained the data for the cities I wanted to add by going here;
Accuweather entering the city, & country, e.g. Ibiza, Spain and searching. Once you get to the weather page the data you need for the weather db is in the URL - e.g. locCode=EUR|ES|SP004|IBIZA|
Is this what you were asking?
I used a much more complicated method to add mine (Visual Studio & SQL Lite....) as I kept having write protect issues and other problems with the TD1 method from here.
Your method looks easier, so I'll try that if I ever need to add any more. I've kept a copy of the file, so in the event of a hard reset, or rom upgrade, I don't have to go through this all again...
The thing is that if I had for example Novigrad, which is the place I'm going to this summer, in Croatia. The end of the URL is: EUR|HR|HR000|NOVIGRAD
I modify the db with these settings (taking an existing city and editing, too lazy to type and I'm getting an error message when I try to update the weather: error during download of weather datas, would you like to retry?
I've tried even with creating a new city but still doesn't work... any idea?
swissman said:
I've been able to add my city, modify the db and it works fine.
here are the steps:
1. Install Database Weather editor
2. Shut down TF3D (settings, more, personal tab, today, elements tab and untick TouchFlo 3D)
3. With Totalcommander copy from \windows the file 2330fc3c_manila to your SD card
4. on your SD card, 2330fc3c_manila needs to be modified with properties, untick read only
5. copy 2330fc3c_manila from your sd card to \windows and overwrite the existing one.
6. run the Database Weather Editor and edit/add your cities
7. Restart TF3D the same way as on point 2, but tick Touchflow 3D
I just need to know exactly how to work with city codes as it shows me an error (unable to update your cities). can someone help on this with an example?
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Thanks, but it always restart tf3d when i try to go to the meteo (or calendar) tab in tf3d.
Opening 2330fc3c_manila with Resco Explorer, it says that that file is already NOT read-only so i have no need to modify it.
But after you install weatherdb, do u restart asap (with tf3d on) or before restarting you deactivate tf3d? (I did in this way)
And after you add a city, do you restart the topaz with tf3d on or off?
Thanks
Kinto said:
Thanks, but it always restart tf3d when i try to go to the meteo (or calendar) tab in tf3d.
Opening 2330fc3c_manila with Resco Explorer, it says that that file is already NOT read-only so i have no need to modify it.
But after you install weatherdb, do u restart asap (with tf3d on) or before restarting you deactivate tf3d? (I did in this way)
And after you add a city, do you restart the topaz with tf3d on or off?
Thanks
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Well I'm doing it exactly step by step as written on my previous msg. You can install the weather db normally with TF3D on, then you turn TF3D off, go take the manilla file, copy it to your SD card, change the read/write permission on your file on the SD card, copy/paste to \windows and overwrite the existing one. Then you can turn ON back TF3D and make all the changes to your weather db without any problems. Or you can try to modify the weather db with TouchFlow off and once you are done with everything, just turn on TF3D.
Have you tried to make a soft reset to fix your TF3D issues?
Yes of course i triedto soft reset, but tf3d restarts itself everytime i try to enter in the calendar or meteo tab.
But do u have touch diamond2 or HD or another htc phone?
However my manilla file in the windows dir has the "read only" permission already unticked.
Do i have to delete the 2 manilla file (the one called 2330 and the 1 called _2330) before installing weather db 1.1 meins? (1.1 and 1.2 give me an error prtection code when installing)
1. Install .NET CF 3.5;
2. Install http://www.computerfreakz.net/WeatherDatabaseEditor 1.2.CAB
3. turn TF3D off.
4. run WeatherDatabaseEditor 1.2
5. add the city off your choise.
6.restart TF3D
7. select your addition to the weather tab.
TADAAAAA. magic. (tested on Diamond2)
thanks to sn0x0r (GoT)
when you get an error remove the read only from 2330fc3c_manila
There is an issue however, when you select the new location on the clock the timezone is not correct. Anyone who has a solution for that, please let us know.
Can u link to _2330fc3c_manila file? It seems i don't have it anymore..
Thanks in advance