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Title: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on October 16, 2012, 11:47:53 AM
Hey guys,
Here is the next release of the emulator which fixes many of the issues seen as of late:
-Radar source changed. The emulator now uses wunderground maps.
-Changed location of resources online. URL's change over time. Updated and corrected.
-Cleaned up some code.
-Added Urban/City theme pack.
-Removed the beta Sat/Rad product, sorry this didn't work out.
-Removed the Registration Key function out of the program. Verifying your email address when creating your account is sufficient. This only complicated the install.

I have rebuilt the installer from scratch. This will REQUIRE that you have administrator privileges to install, and also to run. Running this on the user-level is not optional, and running on the user-level causes the program to function improperly. Releasing patches in .ZIP format seems too complicated, and also causes the Windows Installshield box to continuously pop-up.

When installing this, please make sure you back up your music directory, sponsor logos, and any customized themes. Uninstall the current version, and erase the C:\wsxl directory completely. This will complicate a clean install if you have not removed this directory and its content's.

To download the new copy, access the CINE server by going to http://wxcine.com:21863/ (http://wxcine.com:21863/)
Login to the portal using your emulator credentials, then download the wizard from the link on the side menu under 'Downloads'.

To use this build of the emulator, access CINE. Select 'Review Cfg'n' from the side menu, and then select 'Build Now' under your configured settings. This will rebuild your active configuration to work with the new version.

All products should be working as of this writing, EXCEPT for Traffic. I have been unable to find a reliable resource for this data.

Enjoy! Please refer to the appropriate forum if any trouble is being experienced.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: TWCJim on October 16, 2012, 12:33:08 PM
Works great! I did everything you said to do and downloaded the new release. Thanks Brian  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on October 16, 2012, 12:42:14 PM
Jim, Glad to hear this is working for you! Enjoy!

Works great! I did everything you said to do and downloaded the new release. Thanks Brian  :biggrin:

Plane, I reviewed your config. I removed Traffic from your line up as it is not working properly. I need a new data source for it. I rebuilt your config. Try again and let me know if this works.

Thanks for the new release, Brian. I do have an issue when trying to run the emulator - I get the error message attached below. This is my first time using the emulator and I looked around the boards and didn't find an issue similar to this. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: Mr. Rainman on October 16, 2012, 02:04:29 PM
Brian - no change, I'm still getting the same error.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on October 16, 2012, 03:07:07 PM
Brian - no change, I'm still getting the same error.

Lets move this to Help/Support, located here: https://twctodayforums.com/forums/help-and-support/file-open-error-4615/msg176823/#new (https://twctodayforums.com/forums/help-and-support/file-open-error-4615/msg176823/#new)
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: BOLT96 on October 30, 2012, 01:17:58 PM
Glad to see there has been so much progress with the emulator lately, Brian! I tried to access the CINE server today but it seems to be down.  :hmm:

-EDIT: Everything's working fine now!!

 BTW absolutely love the addition of the city themepack. Your image editing skills are always top notch!
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on October 31, 2012, 08:29:23 PM
Glad to see there has been so much progress with the emulator lately, Brian! I tried to access the CINE server today but it seems to be down.  :hmm:

-EDIT: Everything's working fine now!!

 BTW absolutely love the addition of the city themepack. Your image editing skills are always top notch!

I was down part of the day Monday/Tuesday as I was affected by Sandy's power outage massacre. I was able to bring all services up by noon Tuesday afternoon. By the way, thank you for the kind words, I am glad everything is working for you. Also, the city theme pack was sent to me by one of the emulator users to add into the distribution. I am welcome to add more if anyone would like to contribute the remaining types:
-Ocean -East
-Ocean -West
-Mountain -East
-Mountain -West
-Forest
-Southwest

Any other type of theme would be welcome, however those are in the book. :-)
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: matthew6715 on November 14, 2012, 10:07:30 PM
When will traffic be back?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on November 15, 2012, 11:06:51 AM
When will traffic be back?

Traffic will be back when I can find a source (such as RSS) that will provide those details, either by ZIP or by latitude/longitude.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on November 15, 2012, 11:36:15 AM
When will traffic be back?


Traffic will be back when I can find a source (such as RSS) that will provide those details, either by ZIP or by latitude/longitude.


would this help (http://bhelp.traffic.com/features-rss-feeds)?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on November 15, 2012, 03:24:24 PM
When will traffic be back?


Traffic will be back when I can find a source (such as RSS) that will provide those details, either by ZIP or by latitude/longitude.


would this help ([url]http://bhelp.traffic.com/features-rss-feeds[/url])?


I was thinking about using traffic.com's traffic feed, however it's implementation would be complicated and configuration for the emulator user would be a bear in itself. I'll check it out again, but if there were any other feeds that provide details in the method noted above, it would work out great!
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on November 15, 2012, 09:43:59 PM
I was thinking about using traffic.com's traffic feed, however it's implementation would be complicated and configuration for the emulator user would be a bear in itself. I'll check it out again, but if there were any other feeds that provide details in the method noted above, it would work out great!


The only other site i found was SigAlert (http://www.sigalert.com/Map.asp) but i don't know if they have any RSS feeds or not.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on November 21, 2012, 04:11:02 PM
I tried searching each state's Department of Transportation and haven't found any Traffic RSS feeds   :hmm:

also is there a way i could help add new backgrounds to the emulator?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: matthew6715 on March 09, 2013, 08:02:24 AM
Will we get traffic segment back yet?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: cc17926 on March 11, 2013, 11:29:20 AM
Will we get traffic segment back yet?

Matthew,
Up to this point, I have not been able to find a free traffic source where I can bring this into the emulator. As of the last time I checked on this, back in November, I could not find anything. This does not necessarily mean that there isn't a traffic source available, I just was not able to find the kind which could be used. The last source I used (Yahoo traffic) was able to provide all incidents in a user-defined mile radius of a zip code. If something similar to this could be found, this may fit well with the emulator.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: Vanmax22 on May 17, 2015, 07:53:33 PM
Why hasn't the weatherscanLOCAL been updates for 3 or so years?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: boyercam on May 18, 2015, 02:30:40 PM
Because it doesn't need updating.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: danman5555 on May 22, 2015, 11:03:30 PM
I beg to differ, there's an entire portion that does not work. The cities theme is very blurry with bad colors and it does not include the original narration. Speaking of which, anybody have Allen Jackson narration that isn't incredibly buzzy, or was that just limitations of the WSXL?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: Vanmax22 on May 23, 2015, 01:14:30 PM
Also for some odd reason I still get the Fall Outdoor Activities instead of Spring Outdoor Activities.   :pinch: :censored:
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: luesjo12 on July 01, 2015, 07:57:26 PM
Also for some odd reason I still get the Fall Outdoor Activities instead of Spring Outdoor Activities.   :pinch: :censored:
Same thing happens to me.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: WeatherSTAR on July 02, 2015, 02:38:59 PM
Also for some odd reason I still get the Fall Outdoor Activities instead of Spring Outdoor Activities.   :pinch: :censored:
Same thing happens to me.
I've had the same problem as well.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: Pop Light Brown on July 26, 2015, 12:30:53 AM
Agreed. I stopped using it when I noticed those problems.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: justinsaysetx on July 23, 2016, 01:55:42 PM
I need a username and password for the emulator thing.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: dfwstormwatch on August 12, 2016, 03:16:50 AM
I need a username and password for the emulator thing.
same
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: larry.lovering on November 24, 2016, 07:32:39 AM

Login to the portal using your emulator credentials, then download the wizard from the link on the side menu under 'Downloads'.


Where do I get the login credentials you mention?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: crazybangles on December 17, 2016, 09:48:56 AM
I have been unable to access CINE for almost a week now. Anyone know what's wrong?  :dunno:
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: mySCRIPPSweather on January 06, 2017, 07:24:48 PM
I tried my username and password and it doesn't work... Am I missing something?
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: Noltech on April 14, 2017, 11:25:25 AM
I tried my username and password and it doesn't work... Am I missing something?
It is asking for a cookies string that was sent to my email but I haven't received anything.
Title: Re: Emulator Release - October 2012
Post by: TWCKelby on April 16, 2017, 01:35:58 AM
I tried my username and password and it doesn't work... Am I missing something?
It is asking for a cookies string that was sent to my email but I haven't received anything.
Check your spam folder, Google and co. recently started sending emails from the site directly to there for no reason lately
Title: I want the emulator, Please
Post by: Sky 9 Weather on June 20, 2017, 07:23:17 PM
I need help! I want the emulator please. I've had no luck. I looked in the TWC today's website but I found nothing that will help me trying to get this awesome looking emulator.  :thrilled: