Update README with program invocation fixes

[infoex-autowx.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ This design allows you to run a separate program instance for each NRCS
 weather station from which you'd like to automate the importation of
 data into your InfoEx subscriber account.
 
 weather station from which you'd like to automate the importation of
 data into your InfoEx subscriber account.
 

-To run ad-hoc:
+To run ad-hoc (be sure to activate the virtual environment, as detailed in the
+Installation section):

 
   ./infoex-autowx.py --config <path/to/config-file.ini>
 
 Here's an example of a crontab(5) with two SNOTEL sites, each of which
 
   ./infoex-autowx.py --config <path/to/config-file.ini>
 
 Here's an example of a crontab(5) with two SNOTEL sites, each of which

-will run once per hour:
+will run once per hour (note that this will activate the virtual environment
+created earlier):

 
 

-2 * * * * /home/alv/infoex-autowx/infoex-autowx.py --config laurance-lake.ini
-4 * * * * /home/alv/infoex-autowx/infoex-autowx.py --config mud-ridge.ini
+2 * * * * /usr/bin/env bash -c 'cd /home/user/infoex-autowx && source env/bin/activate && ./infoex-autowx.py --config laurance-lake.ini'
+4 * * * * /usr/bin/env bash -c 'cd /home/user/infoex-autowx && source env/bin/activate && ./infoex-autowx.py --config mud-ridge.ini'

 
 Configuration File
 ==================
 
 Configuration File
 ==================