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An HEC-DSSVue plug-in is a set of Java software that is compiled and put into a Java “.jar” file. By simply placing this file into the HEC-DSSVue\Plugins directory, it is automatically loaded and accessible from the HEC-DSSVue program. The purpose of a plug-in is similar to the jython scripting capability that is available in HEC-DSSVue. However, since plug-ins are written in the Java language, which is used by HEC-DSSVue, there are extended capabilities and controls available. The plug-in code can access the HEC-DSSVue API (Application Program Interface) directly. Typical uses for plug-ins are complex mathematical operations, specialized formatting of data for entry into another application (such as a program that uses a “card format”), and retrieval of data from a web site.

How to install HEC-DSSVue Plug-ins:

1. Unzip the contents of the downloaded plug-in (e.g. USGS.zip) into the Plugins directory.
    By default the Plugins directory is located at:

32-Bit version of Windows XP, Vista, or 7:
C:\Program Files\HEC\HEC-DSSVue\Plugins

64-Bit version of Windows XP, Vista, or 7:
C:\Program Files (x86)\HEC\HEC-DSSVue\Plugins

2. Next time you start HEC-DSSVue, the plug-in will be automatically loaded.

3. In HEC-DSSVue Version 2.0 or later, plug-in access has been move to menus (e.g., for USGS, go to Data Entry -> Import -> USGS)
 

Plug-Ins Catalog

Below is a list of plug-ins included with HEC-DSSVue 2.0.1.

As updates to plug-ins are released, they will be bolded below.

  • SnoTel Data Retrieval [Documentation]
    • Retrieve and import data from SnoTel gages from the NRCS web site.
    • Download - SnoTel 1.4 (January 2012)

      Changes In Version 1.4:
      Fixed an issue where the plugin accessed a function that was not included in HEC-DSSVue.
       
  • USGS Data Retrieval [Documentation]
    • Retrieve and import time-series data from the USGS NWIS database.
  • NCDC
    • Import data in a NCDC format
  • Charts
    • Displays data in pie charts
  • Excel
    • Import time series data from Microsoft Excel into HEC-DSS
  • WaterML
    • Import data from the Water Markup Language (.xml) format
  • RiverGages.com
    • Retrieve data from the RiverGages.com web site
  • CRONOS
    • Retrieve data from the North Carolina CRONOS database
  • NCDWR Duration Hydrograph
    • An alternative duration hydrograph analysis from the North Carolina DWR
  • CDEC
    • Retrieve data from the California Data Exchange Center