Tracking Pellet Usage

[Madcodger]

The website requires a CSV plug in. I just checked the sight and all data is there. Also the local utilities track HDD on there websites.

Ah! Makes sense that I could see it as I often need to download data and likely had a CSV plugin installed. Thanks for clarifying. (To the person with question about it - should be a free plugin available online - just do a search).

 

[Phil Do's fire.]

Good morning Madcodger and thanks for piping in!

 

[Madcodger]

Good morning Madcodger and thanks for piping in!

Howdy, Phil! A clever reference to piping from another data geek, I'm guessing. And a fellow early riser.

 

[DamienBricka]

The website requires a CSV plug in. I just checked the sight and all data is there. Also the local utilities track HDD on there websites.

I went to the site again. I entered KAGC for my weather station. Then I clicked on "generate degree days". When the report is done generating I click on download. I save it to my hard drive. I click on the file to open it in openoffice.org. And I get one line in chinese or japanese. I do not understand why.

And what is a CSV plugin

 

[Madcodger]

CSV is an abbreviation for Comma Separated Value. It's one common method used to separate indiivdual vales in a stream of data so that a program knows where one item (a value) stops and another begins. For example an address might look like John,Smith,123 main street,Anytown,PA,12345.

A plugin is just a little (often free) additional program that runs within your browser to do certain additional things. Phil notes that one that can handle CSV files is needed, and that might be the root of your problems,