3.0 Testing Your Installation
This section has been added to the manual as a guide for your system administrator to
be able to test the functions of WOODLOT without learning the software.
- Load WOODLOT for Windows. The following main screen appears after the
About screen:
- From the main screen menu bar, choose File and Open.
- Select the WLTEST1.lot file and press [Open]
- From the main screen choose [Polygon Data]
- From the polygon screen menu bar, choose Yield and Calculate Yields. The
following Yield calculation screen appears:
- Check on the box labeled Recalculate All
- Then press button
- WOODLOT will now shell out and run an external program called VDYP.
- When VDYP has completed, WOODLOT will import the generated data file.
- WOODLOT will shell out again and run another external program called TIPSY
- When TIPSY has completed, WOODLOT will import the generated data file.
- Depending on your system, two command prompt windows will be left open. Please
see section "2.10 Closing the DOS Screen Window Automatically" page 2-9 for instruction
on setting up the command prompt window.
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