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WOODLOT for Windows 2.1 - Reference Manual

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.

  1. Load WOODLOT for Windows. The following main screen appears after the About screen:
  1. From the main screen menu bar, choose File and Open.
  2. Select the WLTEST1.lot file and press [Open]
  3. From the main screen choose [Polygon Data]
  4. From the polygon screen menu bar, choose Yield and Calculate Yields. The following Yield calculation screen appears:
  1. Check on the box labeled Recalculate All
  2. Then press button
  3. WOODLOT will now shell out and run an external program called VDYP.
  4. When VDYP has completed, WOODLOT will import the generated data file.
  5. WOODLOT will shell out again and run another external program called TIPSY
  6. When TIPSY has completed, WOODLOT will import the generated data file.
  1. 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.

by Enfor Consultants Ltd. Last Updated March 1999