#!/usr/local/bin/perl # A filter for the tropical storms data which converts it into a clipped HTML table. # Copyright (C) 1996 Thomas R. Metcalf # # This software is provided "as is" and is subject to change without # notice. No warranty of any kind is made with regard to this software, # including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of # merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author shall # not be liable for any errors or for direct, indirect, special, # incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, # performance, or use of this software: use it at your own risk. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free # Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. # # These refer to the column in the tropical storm data base. $DATE = 21; $ACTDATE = 23; $OBSTYPE = 20; $LATITUDE = 5; $LONGITUDE = 7; $NS = 6; $EW = 8; $TNAME = 9; $TYEAR = 0; $TMONTH = 1; $TDAY = 2; $TTIME = 3; $TWIND = 16; $TGUST = 17; $COURSE = 10; $SPEED = 12; $PRESSURE = 14; $TYPE = 19; $WMO = 22; $html_header = <<"HEADER_END";
| Date | Time | Lat | Lon | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-d | UT | Deg | Deg | Kts |
Forecasts in bold
\n"; print "$html_table_header\n"; } print "
\n"; print "Home | \n"; print "Summary | \n"; print "Strike Probs
"; print "Warning: These data may not be accurate.\n"; print "$html_footer\n"; exit; sub ISNUMBER { # Is the argument a number, e.g. 1.0, .1, 1, 1e4, 1.0e4, etc.? # Returns true or false. $_[0] =~ /^\s*(\+|-|)(\d+|\d+\.\d*|\d*\.\d+)(e\d+|)\s*$/i; }