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Database Conversion
Note: WeatherLink does not import database files created by versions of WeatherLink 5.2 or
later using the Import Database File option. The Import Database Files option imports
only database files created by WeatherLink version 5.1 or earlier. To import data files from
WeatherLink 5.2 to 5.4, copy the .wlk file directly into your weather station directory.
1. Open WeatherLink 5.2 or later and select
Import Database Files
from the
File
menu. The
Browse
dialog box displays.
2. Select the data files you want to import. Select one file or multiple files in
the same folder.
3. Click
Open
to convert the selected files. These files are put into a subdi-
rectory called "Converted Database Files".
4. Copy the converted files to your station directory.
5. Reopen the station in WeatherLink to view the converted files.
Retrieving Data From the Data Logger
The data loggers for Vantage Pro, Vantage Pro2, and Weather Envoy contain
data and weather variables that were not used by WeatherLink 5.0 or 5.1, such
as UV, solar radiation, rain rate, and ET (evapotranspiration). Versions of
WeatherLink 5.2 or later allow you to view and use these variables that earlier
versions did not. Depending on the archive interval used on your data logger,
up to 200 days of this data which you can retrieve and incorporate into a ver-
sion of WeatherLink 5.2 or later, may be stored on the data logger.
To incorporate this data into WeatherLink 5.2 or later data files:
1. Select
New Station
in the
File
menu and create a temporary weather
station folder. (See Adding a New Station for more information)
2. Select
Download
in the
File
menu or click on the
Download
icon. Weath-
erLink does a full download of all data stored in the data logger.
3. Select
Browse
in the
Window
menu or click on the
Browse
icon.
4. Scroll to the beginning of the data file, and write down the time and date of
the first entry in the database.
5. Open the original WeatherLink station using the Open Station option in the
File
menu.
6. Select
Browse
from the
Window
menu or click on the
Browse
icon.
7. Select
Delete Records
in the
Browse
Menu.
8. Select records for the days following the earliest date in the temporary sta-
tion database.
Note: Do not select the records for the day the temporary database begins. Each record can be
deleted individually for that day in the next step.