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Invalid zip code when running weather widgets

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My computer was shutdown incorrectly when the breaker in my apartment went off. Now, when I run a weather widget, I get an invalid zip code error. I uninstalled and reinstalled DesktopX, but it didn't help. I cleared the widget cache, but I still get the same error. Does anyone have any suggestions? I never had any problems running anything in DesktopX before this.
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Reply #351 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi, can someone tell me if there are any new developments concerning the weather problem? The last thing I read was that the weather widgets would be taken off the widget gallery on the 20th of July.

Reply #352 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi, can someone tell me if there are any new developments concerning the weather problem? The last thing I read was that the weather widgets would be taken off the widget gallery on the 20th of July.

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Reply #353 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi, can someone tell me if there are any new developments concerning the weather problem? The last thing I read was that the weather widgets would be taken off the widget gallery on the 20th of July.

Reply #354 from Stardock Forums Top

I've been using Richard Mohler's "Compined II" for a couple of years. It's the best one I've found for my purposes. Like the rest of you folks Rich's stopped working also. This is nuts!! It's a CIA or AccuWeather plot to keep private weather widgets from working. My guess would be the CIA their always up to no good.

Like the person said in another post: "I TOO AM GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWAL!!! x_x  

I wish the widget developers would find a fix for their widgets. Or, is that even possible?

@#&%$*&

Reply #355 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I wish the widget developers would find a fix for their widgets. Or, is that even possible?
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Actually,it's The Weather Channel (Weather dot com) that caused the problem,but they are only protecting their feed,which is their right. Currently,sViz and others are developing widgets that will use the feed legally as well as getting weather data from other sources. They are starting to appear in the gallery now.

Three cheers for sViz!!!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

(and a hoot for RedNeckDude);)

Reply #356 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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By Howserneitor Posted September 27, 2009 15:02:40

I think I got an answer, you need to Disabled the MessageBox editing the script

 

1.-Sorry about my english.

2.-Switch DesktopX Client to DesktopX Builder, right click on Desktop Icon on bottom pf the screen to switch it.

3.-When the DesktopX Builder is already loaded, right click on upper-left corner of the Weather Widget (where a Sun or Cloudy Image appears) and select "EditScrip" option.

4.-The DesktopX Script Editor will be pop up with the 'code' of the weather widget, then search the code line with the sentence:

   Widget.Preference("location").defaultvalue = "MXSP0079" (usually at line 11) 

   We need to change the default location ID.

5.-To get our location ID, go to this page  http://www.weather.com/ and search your city on search browser, this is only to ensure that our city is included on data base. (In my case San Luis Potosi,Mexico)

6.-Once we have our "exactly location name" we go to this page

    http://xoap.weather.com/search/search?where=San Luis Potosi,Mexico

    and replace San Luis Potosi,Mexico with your "exactly location name", if your city is included on data base it will show you a id-locations list

    of your city and near cities to, with this template:

    <loc id="MXSP0079" type="1">San Luis Potosi, Mexico</loc> (My city San Luis Potosi , location id = "MXSP0079")

7.-When you have your location id (with the quotation marks "") replace in this code line, after = symbol.

    Widget.Preference("location").defaultvalue = "MXSP0079" (usually at line 11) 

 

8.-The instructions above are for setup our location name, now we have to disable the Message Box with the alarm

    "This doesn´t appear a valid zip code"

9.-After relocated you id, on the same scritp file, search for any Msgbox instruction (I found it at line 48) and comment it

10.-When we comment a code line, the main code doens´t included.

11.-To comment a line in the Script, type an apostrophe (  '  ) before the linelike this

      'Msgbox "This doesn't appear to be a valid zip code." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please try again.", vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "Zip error
                '

12.-I only find this Msgbox in my script, maybe you have a few of them, remember only disabled the MsgBox with the message:

     "This doesn't appear to be a valid zip code." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please try again."

13.-I hope this will help you, My computer have 5 hours without the message

14.-Sorry about the writting, if you have any question this is my email "howserlx@hotmail.com"

Reply #357 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The above post may fix the end user problem, but it won't satisfy the feed suppliers requirements, so , if it works, it will only work until TWC catches on. In other words, you will be turning an artists work into a cracked application, which isn't looked upon too kindly these days....just my redneck opinion.

Reply #358 from Stardock Forums Top

I would like to ask if some widgets weathers are still usable after the change of the format of the feeds/messages of weather.com. There are beautiful objects/widgets  that now do not work more like DXweather-Alpha OS or Vista Weather Calendar. They can be restore? There are a procedure in order to adapt them to the new format feeds of weather.com? You have suggestion or experiences? Thanks for any news.

Reply #359 from Stardock Forums Top


My computer was shutdown incorrectly when the breaker in my apartment went off. Now, when I run a weather widget, I get an invalid zip code error. I uninstalled and reinstalled DesktopX, but it didn't help. I cleared the widget cache, but I still get the same error. Does anyone have any suggestions? I never had any problems running anything in DesktopX before this.
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Could Someone please help, i have registered with weather.com & recieved ID & Key and have tried to edit the script with a few of the methods from posts, every time i get script errors and afterwards the invalid zip code error returns.I refuse to give up as it's driving me mad could someone please help me with this.

Reply #360 from Stardock Forums Top

Yeah it did it to me the other day too.... :annoyed:

I had to do a hard restart.... >:(

Reply #361 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I would like to ask if some widgets weathers are still usable after the change of the format of the feeds/messages of weather.com. There are beautiful objects/widgets that now do not work more like DXweather-Alpha OS or Vista Weather Calendar. They can be restore? There are a procedure in order to adapt them to the new format feeds of weather.com? You have suggestion or experiences? Thanks for any news.
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For me the best way is to use the "old" rss field, that is to say replace xoap by xml in the weather_image and in the weather _forecaststatus scripts (and it works like a charm :P )

Reply #362 from Stardock Forums Top

The red step below does not work any longer. All it does now is echo back the city name(s).  Anyone have an idea of how to get the needed info for this fix now?


Thanks

 

...........ANSWER TO "This doesn´t appear a valid zip code"-.....................

By Howserneitor Posted September 27, 2009 15:02:40

I think I got an answer, you need to Disabled the MessageBox editing the script

 

1.-Sorry about my english.

2.-Switch DesktopX Client to DesktopX Builder, right click on Desktop Icon on bottom pf the screen to switch it.

3.-When the DesktopX Builder is already loaded, right click on upper-left corner of the Weather Widget (where a Sun or Cloudy Image appears) and select "EditScrip" option.

4.-The DesktopX Script Editor will be pop up with the 'code' of the weather widget, then search the code line with the sentence:

   Widget.Preference("location").defaultvalue = "MXSP0079" (usually at line 11) 

   We need to change the default location ID.

5.-To get our location ID, go to this page  http://www.weather.com/ and search your city on search browser, this is only to ensure that our city is included on data base. (In my case San Luis Potosi,Mexico)

6.-Once we have our "exactly location name" we go to this page

    http://xoap.weather.com/search/search?where=San Luis Potosi,Mexico

    and replace San Luis Potosi,Mexico with your "exactly location name", if your city is included on data base it will show you a id-locations list

    of your city and near cities to, with this template:

    <loc id="MXSP0079" type="1">San Luis Potosi, Mexico</loc> (My city San Luis Potosi , location id = "MXSP0079")

7.-When you have your location id (with the quotation marks "") replace in this code line, after = symbol.

    Widget.Preference("location").defaultvalue = "MXSP0079" (usually at line 11) 

 

8.-The instructions above are for setup our location name, now we have to disable the Message Box with the alarm

    "This doesn´t appear a valid zip code"

9.-After relocated you id, on the same scritp file, search for any Msgbox instruction (I found it at line 48) and comment it

10.-When we comment a code line, the main code doens´t included.

11.-To comment a line in the Script, type an apostrophe (  '  ) before the linelike this

      'Msgbox "This doesn't appear to be a valid zip code." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please try again.", vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "Zip error 
                '

12.-I only find this Msgbox in my script, maybe you have a few of them, remember only disabled the MsgBox with the message:

     "This doesn't appear to be a valid zip code." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please try again."

13.-I hope this will help you, My computer have 5 hours without the message

14.-Sorry about the writting, if you have any question this is my email "howserlx@hotmail.com"

Reply #364 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So what's all this mean for Object Bar? Is the program going to be updated at all?

Reply #365 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What does Object Bar have to do with this thread?  o_O

Reply #366 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

According to zevera it is the problem while shutting down the computer you might be done some thing wrong while formatting the computer.

 

 

 

{poster is a fool...and exiled - [warez]] - Admin

Reply #368 from WinCustomize Forums Top

According to zevera it is the problem while shutting down the computer you might be done some thing wrong while formatting the computer.
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I format mine every time I shut it down, never had that problem before!!!   o_O

Reply #369 from WinCustomize Forums Top

{poster is a fool...and exiled - [warez]] - Admin
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That's what my look was about...I saw that in 2 posts almost around the same time...

Reply #370 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dude, go peddle this crap somewhere else....we frown on this kind of activity here.  >:(

Reply #371 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Clean up on aisle 3.

I think I'll have them all....this time...;)

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Reply #372 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Jafo! 

Reply #373 from Stardock Forums Top

Hate to bring up this old chestnut but weather.com has done it again.IDs and Keys are going down and will start to no longer work soooo I backtracked and found that neophil78's temp fix does still work :)

Reply #374 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedBuzzard, reply 373
neophil78's temp fix does still work
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But it violates the TOS, so is as good as warez.

Reply #375 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Since they are no longer honoring the ID and Key they gave us when they made us sign up for it then.........