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Weather Message Beta


Version 4.9 Beta

 Weather Message - WxMesgNetUpdB493.exe   1-20-2026

Clients Only           - WxClientsNetFullB493.exe    1-20-2026

To successfully install this Weather Message Beta, you must be running version 4.8.  WxLocal, WxDataSave, and WxRetran, if used, must be updated at the same time.

Version 4.9 requires the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.8. Supported systems: Windows 10 Build 1607 and newer, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Version 4.9 will not work with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, or older operating systems.

 Preliminary Release Notes

12-15-2025

WxMesgServer (9515) Beta 3

1. Optimize the event raise routines.

WxLoader

1. Changed the error handler for the message processing code.

WxEmwin

1. Move to in memory file tracking.  This eliminates a lot of disk I/O.
2. No longer opens and closes the temporary file for each block write.
3. A lot of code optimizations.
4. Increased the default tcp/ip buffer size to 512,000 bytes.
5. The unzip option now unzips all files in the received archive.


WxMesgServer (9480) Beta 2

 

  1. Changed the way external programs are started.  It now uses process start instead of shell. 

WxEmwin

  1. Added the registry option “PacketHostOnly”.  Set this option to true to prevent WxEmwin from writing files to the ingest directory.  Packet Host must also be enabled.
  2. Changed the way that it started weather wire ingest in failover mode.

WxIpaws

  1. The About screen now shows the registered status correctly.
  2. The system tray icon now has the correct program name. 

WxMesgServer

  1. Change the path used for decoding METARS. 

WxLogger 

  1. Addressed problem with the current log being overwritten at midnight.
  2. Addressed problem with archived logs having 00 appended.  They should be for the prior month. 

 

Beta 1

All Modules

1. Updated the nsoftware component to the 2025 version - 24.0.9249.

WxMap

1. Updated the mapping component to version 11.103.

WxRadar

  1. Now works with Ridge Lite images.

WxRadar

  1. Now works with Ridge Lite images.