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Database Conversion
2. Click
Auto Detect
. The program searches for the port that the console is
connected to. When the correct connection is found, the following dialog
box displays:
3. Click
OK
. The
Communications Port
dialog box displays with the cor-
rect port selected.
4. Click
OK
to select the port and exit the dialog.
Updating Previous Versions
Starting with Version 5.2, WeatherLink stores additional sensor data in the
weather database. Data files from earlier releases do not contain the additional
data and should be converted before use by the latest version of WeatherLink.
The following procedure explains how to convert older WeatherLink data files
for use with WeatherLink 5.2 and later versions. If you are updating from ver-
sion 5.0 or 5.1, there are also instructions on how to retrieve additional exist-
ing data from your Vantage Pro data logger and incorporate it with your
weather data files.
Database Conversion
If you have an existing weather database from WeatherLink 5.1 or earlier
(including versions of WeatherLink 3 and 4), there are two ways to convert
those files for use with versions of WeatherLink 5.2 or later.
Convert a WeatherLink Station
This method converts all the data files in an existing WeatherLink station
directory and retains the previously entered station configuration data.
1. Install the new version of WeatherLink in a new program folder.
2. Copy the station folder from the previous WeatherLink program folder to a
WeatherLink 5.2 or later program folder.
3. Use the Open Station command in the
File
Menu to open the copied station
folder. WeatherLink automatically detects that the station was created by a
previous version of the software and asks to convert the data and station.
4. Click
OK
to convert the station configuration, including the weather data
files. WeatherLink automatically creates a backup copy of the old files and
then converts them for use by versions of WeatherLink 5.2 or later.
Import Data Files
The Import Database Files menu option allows you to select individual files or
groups of files to be converted for use by WeatherLink 5.2 or later.