lfishe 1 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is anyone using rex weather both historic and real time? i cannot get PFPX to read the REX live or Rex historic weather. I have REX on another computer. I have set the REX path to the other computer metar I have network/computer name/hard drivename/Real Environment Xtreme Essential/MetarXML. In that folder are files that read 20120530_00z.xml, 20120530_04z.xml, 20120530_06z.xml,20120530_16z.xml, 20120530_18z.xml, 20120530_20z.xml. At the bottom of the map where it show online etc., it shows REX but will not load the weather. Any idea's on what I am doing wrong? Thanks, Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I just changed my weather to REX and PFPX updated the weather right away. I have just changed back to online and it updated again immediately. Make sure that your path to rex weather.xml has been saved, In my case it is "D:\REX Essential Plus\MetarXML". I think that your problem is the "naming" convention you are using. The file should be named "metar_report" in order to be used by PFPX. I have been sucessful using this method. To use historic i have the historic downloads in another folder saved and renamed to date, To use them I just rename and copy the xml file back to the metarxml folder, then tell PFPX to use REX weather. P.S. Now that I've looked I see that even though I have rex 2 on my computer, I also have REX Essential Plus and that's the path that I have set in PFPX. REX 2 uses this naming method "20130913_02z" and REX Essential Plus uses "metar_report" Why are your REX Essential metar files named "20120530_00z.xml"? Mine is just "metar_report". Hopefuly this information will help you get set up properly. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfishe 1 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 I have a long list of files like I listed in the folder but I also have the "metar_report" in the folder. I will eliminate the "20120530_00z.xml" files and see what happens. Thanks. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hi Lynn, here's a snapshot of my PFPX weather options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfishe 1 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 I have eliminated the "20120530_00z.xml" files and only have the "metar_report" in the file. That works, now a problem is that PFPX claims that the TAF reports are not available when they are available with REX. This is the online in PFPX: KLAF/LAF (PURDUE UNIV, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067 [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND/IND (INDIANAPOLIS INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND 141354Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 13/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330050 PNO [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] On the weather page of REX the Following are listed: the Metar Report: KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067, TAF Forecast: KLAF 141120Z 1412/1512 14003KT P6SM SKC FM141800 16004KT P6SM SCT250 FM150000 00000KT P6SM BKN250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 141300 PIREP REPORTS:: B738 - SPI UA/OV STL049052/TM 1300/FL360/TP 738/TA M51/WV 36063KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM SMOOTH AWC-WEBASA I tried to attach my Metar_report.xml but I keep getting the message "error this upload failed". The file is 4046 KB. All help is appreciated Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I have eliminated the "20120530_00z.xml" files and only have the "metar_report" in the file. That works, now a problem is that PFPX claims that the TAF reports are not available when they are available with REX. This is the online in PFPX: KLAF/LAF (PURDUE UNIV, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067 [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND/IND (INDIANAPOLIS INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND 141354Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 13/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330050 PNO [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] On the weather page of REX the Following are listed: the Metar Report: KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067, TAF Forecast: KLAF 141120Z 1412/1512 14003KT P6SM SKC FM141800 16004KT P6SM SCT250 FM150000 00000KT P6SM BKN250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 141300 PIREP REPORTS:: B738 - SPI UA/OV STL049052/TM 1300/FL360/TP 738/TA M51/WV 36063KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM SMOOTH AWC-WEBASA I tried to attach my Metar_report.xml but I keep getting the message "error this upload failed". The file is 4046 KB. All help is appreciated Thanks Hi Lynn, since you're using PFPX's online weather, if those stations are at that time broadcasting their TAFs, then PFPX would be able to include them. I am sure that it is something basic that we are overlooking. Someone who knows PFPX on here will soon, hopefuly, step in with the answer. I will say that I am looking at TAFs for my current flight plan right now, so that function does work. Also I can see TAF in my metar_report.xml file. I just planned a quick flight KLAF KIND and got the following from PFPX online weather: WEATHER BRIEFING - GENERATED 14 SEP 2013 17:27 UTC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF KIND KORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGIN: KLAF/LAF (LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF 141654Z 15003KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01670044 KLAF 141120Z 1412/1512 14003KT P6SM SKC FM141800 16004KT P6SM SCT250 FM150000 00000KT P6SM BKN250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 141300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESTINATION: KIND/IND (INDIANAPOLIS INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND 141654Z 05007KT 10SM SCT250 17/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01720044 PNO $ KIND 141413Z 1414/1518 10006KT P6SM SCT250 FM150100 13004KT P6SM BKN250 FM151400 20008KT P6SM BKN150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTERNATE: KORD/ORD (CHICAGO O'HARE INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KORD 141651Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW032 BKN250 19/08 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01890083 $ KORD 141622Z 1416/1518 20008KT P6SM SCT250 FM150600 18009KT P6SM BKN100 FM151600 16009KT 5SM -SHRA OVC045 is this what you are looking for? Please bear in mind this was just a test not a fully planned dispatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Here is an image comparing PFPX and REX . If you look at the bottom right of the image, you'll see that the weather reaport by PFPX is from "online" weather. I did not import REX's weather into PFPX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfishe 1 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 What I was trying to say is that when I use PFPX online (WX: Online shows in the box at the bottom of the map) and I click on "Weather & NOTAMS", then the weather tab at the top. I get the TAF reports. When I am using REX as the weather for PFPX (WX:REX shows in the box at the bottom of the map) and I click on "Weather & NOTAMS", then the weather tab at the top. I don't get the TAF reports. It says [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] as is listed below: KLAF/LAF (PURDUE UNIV, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067 [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND/IND (INDIANAPOLIS INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND 141354Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 13/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330050 PNO [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] I agree I also get the TAF reports when WX: online is used that are like the ones in REX, but when REX is being used as the weather for PFPX. PFPX does not know about the TAF reports. Thank you for working with me on this. I really do appreciate your help in working this out. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hi Lynn I have your answer. Give me a few moments and I'll post it for you. What I was trying to say is that when I use PFPX online (WX: Online shows in the box at the bottom of the map) and I click on "Weather & NOTAMS", then the weather tab at the top. I get the TAF reports. When I am using REX as the weather for PFPX (WX:REX shows in the box at the bottom of the map) and I click on "Weather & NOTAMS", then the weather tab at the top. I don't get the TAF reports. It says [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] as is listed below: KLAF/LAF (PURDUE UNIV, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KLAF 141354Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01220067 [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND/IND (INDIANAPOLIS INTL, UNITED STATES) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIND 141354Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 13/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330050 PNO [TAF NOT AVAILABLE] I agree I also get the TAF reports when WX: online is used that are like the ones in REX, but when REX is being used as the weather for PFPX. PFPX does not know about the TAF reports. Thank you for working with me on this. I really do appreciate your help in working this out. Lynn Hi Lynn I have your answer. Give me a few moments and I'll post it for you. Here's Active sky Look at the bottom right to see that in these first two I am using Active Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Active Sky was easy. REX is being coy, I have done everything that I did before to use Active Sky, instead PFPX refuses to load REX's TAFs. I'll continue to work on it. But I think the Dev and testers will have to chime in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Final observation is that at least on my computer I will have to wait for Christian on REX. I can't say what is happening anywhere else. I know that it works perfectly with "online" and Active sky 2012. I think that I bought 1 or 2 other weather programs which I no longer use. I also have OPUS which I always use, but that is a diff' setup. I even tried it with REX extreme 2.0. I do get the weather with REX, just not TAFs. I have to manually trans code them to the FltPln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSimSoft.com 283 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 The 'problem' is that REX doesn'T store TAFs in their metar_report.xml file. So there is nothing to import for PFPX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetblastinfused 2 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks Christian. I am enjoying your software. No complaints. Bitte, eine tutorial vielleicht? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfishe 1 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks Christian. I appreciate the answer. I will send a email to REX and post to the support forum Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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