Environment Canada Weather Alerts on Main Page

[avoorpool]

Hi Jacques,

The EC Weather Alert is coming to a 'close'.
I deleted most of the script, keeping the essential section for Alerts in tact and saved it as 'ecalerts.php'.
Used the 'include' in my index page.
I realized that the script is not the original Saratoga 'ec-forecast.php' but one that is (perfectly) modified by you into the short and long 'forecast_ecl.php' script (I use the 'ecl version).
So I asked Ken, and he gave me a small addtion to the script I use, so now when there is no Alert/Warning there is still a message displayed ("No active Weather Statements.......").
(Can't check it, since we're still under a freezing rain Warning 

Cheers,

Arthur

[avoorpool]

Hi Jacques,

You know very well, I'm keen in keeping my webpages 'clean' without errors. All pages are W3C validated and 'green' except for the index page.
Since I (successfully) implemented part of the 'forecast_ecl.php' script (created for this the 'ecalerts.php' file (attached), and used $include=true within the index page), it displays the EC Weather Statements, however it shows an error    (see attachments).
Most likely it's because part of the EC Alerts is taken from the 'forecast_ecl.php' script, and (already) contains the <!DOCTYPE> section which is also in place within the 'index.php' template file.
With all of your excellent expertise, is there a way to eliminate this error and have the alert messages correctly displayed???

Thanks for your help,

Cheers,

Arthur

[Mr.Meteo]

Hi Arthur,
Ahhhhhh perfection is a serious disease!!   

But for your page, try to remove all that is not php! (ALL after ?> )
You'll loose only styling on alert and alerts, that can be moved
into your index page, or your.css file!

Regards,
Jacques

[avoorpool]

Hi Jacques,

AWESOME...!!!!

Thanks a lot.
Index.php is 'Green' again.

Just need a few adjustments to the weather statement alerts (display), but the errors are gone!!!
(I put it in <style> within the index page, but will try it in the CSS.)

Thanks again,

Arthur

[Mr.Meteo]

Hi Arthur,
Happy that it help you a bit! 

But, for the styling move, possibly you could use that logic:
Try to always think like a woman... as being a weight paranoiac!
Most visitors have fast internet, but not all! Then with styling, try
to be as "Scrooge" as possible:

1 - If it is for only 1 place in 1 page, put your style "inline":
e.g. <p style="width:300px;...">...

2 - If style is use more then 1 time, but only in one page:
Use <style type="text/css>... </style> in "head" section of that page!

3 - If used in many pages, then use the .css file

A little trick to save some little "%", but with some of them you could
be noticiably faster!

Regards,
Jacques

[avoorpool]

HI Jacques,

Thanks for the message! That makes sense!!!!

I'll give it a try, although I've entered the "no weather statements' announcement, (displayed when no warnings/alerts are in effect) into the 2 EC scripts as well. Therefore I've entered it into the CSS settings, and it all works perfectly.
However, it's definitely worth a try, to put it 'inline'

Cheers,

Arthur