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[omar]

..any change the developers will allow wind updates?

There are two ways to get winds:

1- Locate wind files and load from browser cache. For Firefox it is:
C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp-[ZZ]\plugin-meteo_XX_YY.xml

2- Use Bob Zhang's Grib2XML to convert uGrib .grb files to XML (tricky process )
These are approximations of game winds (not perfect) but you get up to 7 days.

[Neptune]

I am glad to see most of you have got it working.
But given the fact that so many of us are still not able to get it going I would like to suggest that someone that was successful please take the time to explain in detail how to go about it.
I have the file suggested I believe see below I found 2 of them:

"http://clipper.virtualregatta.com/get_user.php?checksum=f723e1be6a32b6da2ad490b5351246639ca57b2d&pseudo=Neptune4x&clef=3de0a0bada1512fed4ccdeb161c705e1&version=7


GET /get_user.php?checksum=fca25a4b9508ff93d406f8fece27a1b99115d232&pseudo=Neptune4x&clef=3de0a0bada1512fed4ccdeb161c705e1&version=7 HTTP/1.1

I have tried every possible combination I could think of. Re read the posts and getting no were - Extremely frustrating.

Please help

[jce]

if you have too much plugtmp-x directories, delete all of them then relaod the game.
You will easier find the one you want.

[Haarlemse zv]

if you have too much plugtmp-x directories, delete all of them then relaod the game.
You will easier find the one you want.

Just look at the date and time of the plugmp- file take the most resent one ( time of update game) ...open it...open; plugin-get_user; in word pad, copy all the content, hit past boat data xml...and then...hit add current pos to boat track.
It worked for me.

My question.. Can someone ex plane me how to get the polars working????

[jce]

for the polars,
copy the csv file to your vrtool directory.
Check the default polar database
Copy the name of the file (with .csv) within the polars - or copy the full path
Check Interpolate between wind speeds
Clic apply (or vliadate) I don"t know as I have a french interface
Relaunch vrtool (don't forget to save your wind in a single file if you have multiple squares loaded)

[Haarlemse zv]

for the polars,
copy the csv file to your vrtool directory.
Check the default polar database
Copy the name of the file (with .csv) within the polars - or copy the full path
Check Interpolate between wind speeds
Clic apply (or vliadate) I don"t know as I have a french interface
Relaunch vrtool (don't forget to save your wind in a single file if you have multiple squares loaded)

Can I use te polar files found in plugtmp, and witch one do I need. It seems that the polar file I have is corrupt.
Get masage; file not found ore error in file...

[Froos]

There are two ways to get winds:

1- Locate wind files and load from browser cache. For Firefox it is:
C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp-[ZZ]\plugin-meteo_XX_YY.xml

2- Use Bob Zhang's Grib2XML to convert uGrib .grb files to XML (tricky process )
These are approximations of game winds (not perfect) but you get up to 7 days.

Eh in Vista i dont have that dir....firefox dir doesnt seem to contain that info either

[Haarlemse zv]

for the polars,
copy the csv file to your vrtool directory.
Check the default polar database
Copy the name of the file (with .csv) within the polars - or copy the full path
Check Interpolate between wind speeds
Clic apply (or vliadate) I don"t know as I have a french interface
Relaunch vrtool (don't forget to save your wind in a single file if you have multiple squares loaded)

Can I use te polar files found in plugtmp, and witch one do I need. It seems that the polar file I have is corrupt.
Get masage; file not found ore error in file...

[omar]

I posted a more detailed tutorial of the
offline boat data update in:
http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/vrtool/offline

[Merlin2008]

It's also easy to take them directly from your computer as they are imported each time you refresh the VR screen

I've seen this but how to get them into VRTOOL?