I made Winstep Xtreme get the weather.com feed again by adding '&link=xoap&prod=xoap' to the XML request string.

Unfortunately that string is hard coded into the program, so you guys won't be able to change it and will have to wait for an emergency release (don't you just love Weather.com's timing?)

They pulled up a similar stunt to this last year or so, again by changing the request format. At least back then they warned authors before it happened, but, alas, they didn't even bother this time.

I'm going to make the XML request a user modifiable setting (a bit like the METAR HTML search string) to prevent cases like this in the future.

Finaly! The weather.com have blocked their service for unregistered users. This is just a result of using unlicensed rss feeds and of reluctance to learn coding as well... I've found this problem yesterday and already solved it. The changes in my script is more serious than you'll see below. But we must respect the Copyright so I will show you only the legal way to get the weather data here.

To get detailed text forecast:

url = "http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/"&ZIPCODE&"?cc=*&dayd=10&unit="&UNITS&"&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par="&ID&"&key="&KEY

To get 5-days forecast:

url = "http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/"&ZIPCODE&"?cc=*&dayf=5&unit="&UNITS&"&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=ID&key=KEY"

To get hour-by-hour forecast:

url = "http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/"&ZIPCODE&"?cc=*&hbhf=36&unit="&UNITS&"&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par="&ID&"&key="&KEY 

You only need to register on the weather.com and add your ID and KEY into your code...

Besides I'm sad that Stardock doesn't buy a license from weather.com because the AccuWeather service is much worst because it provides far fewer opportunities for their users... Seems it was a big mistake.

It's very easy: http://registration.weather.com/ursa/xmloap/step1 [e digicons]:blush:[/e]

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Vad_M,as always you seem to be on top of things.  For wincustomize customers this means what to those of us who are using widgets that violate the user licensing agreement and no longer work?  Looks like widgets need a weather channel logo to be in compliance as well.  And can't be sold to end users.    On a side note Vad,stay in the Desktop X game.  Your work is stellar.  You have a lot of fans who don't post or comment.  

Advertising.  Had this happened to me and all my MY COLORS themes I would have been hacked off.    I went and checked to make sure all the weather widgets had the accuweather logo.  And they do.  Along with links to the college bookstores/ticket offices etc...From the Texas Longhorns to the Boston Celtics,everyone is getting their love.

So If I understand you correctly Vad_M,everyone has to have an end user license to use these widgets?  Or just the widget creators?

How come I can't see the rest of this thread? [e digicons]o_O[/e]

First of all the registration is free. So I don't see any problems to get it. Then I'm not sure that the widget creator have a rights to use (share) his (or her) Partner ID and License Key. However I know how to help with this. We just need to add one more simple suroutine into the "Classic Weather Script" which will generate the multiline inputbox (with DesktopX Form) like:

1. Enter here your TWC Partner ID:

2. Enter here your TWC License Key:

3. Enter here the US ZIPCODE or City, Country....

Then these three parameters must be used in the widget script to access to RSS Feed and be saved in the widget's *.INI file.

That's all. And seems this is more than easy! 

Cr4z33. Can you show me the line (without you user ID &Key) that you changed in martins script so that I can fix mine as well?? Thanks.

Again . . I might suggest that an external file be used for scripts that may use common code. That way they could be replaced easily on the host system if needed and if all weather gadgets used the same external file it could be updated once and would work for all