You can import HEC-DSS data from the legacy DSSUTL program that was created using the "Write Data" WD command and export data from HEC-DSSVue to the DSSUTL "Write Data" format so that it can be read into DSSUTL with the "Read Data" RD command. Refer to the DSSUTL documentation for more information. The function is supplied as a plug-in.


An example of the data format from DSSUTL is:

DSSUTL WD output

/MY BASIN/RIVERSIDE/FLOW/01MAY1990/1HOUR/OBS/
RTS Ver: 44 Prog:GOES LW:02JUN90 10:09:33 Tag:RIV-FLOW Prec:0
Start: 01MAY1990 at 0100 hours; End: 04MAY1990 at 1200 hours; Number: 108
Units: CFS Type: INST-VAL
13190. 13820. 14630. 15080. 15260. 15530. 15620. 15710. 15800.
15890. 15980. 14540. 14990. 15530. 15170. 14630. 14360. 14000.
13010. 12200. 11660. 11570. 11930. 11930. 11930. 12290. 12290.
12380. 12290. 12740. 13010. 12830. 12830. 13190. 14630. 14900.
13910. 13010. 11930. 10740. 10050. 9750. 9620. 9685. 9685.
10200. 10660. 10660. 10275. 9975. 9825. 9900. 9975. 10200.
10275. 10740. 11570. 11390. 10580. 10125. 10425. 10500. 9555.
8150. 9036. 9230. 9295. 9230. 9295. 9230. 9100. 9100.
9100. 8908. 9036. 9100. 9165. 9295. 9425. 10125. 10275.
9825. 9555. 9555. 9750. 9685. 9685. 9620. 9555. 9555.
9490. 9555. 9620. 9750. 9825. 9825. 10125. 10275. 10740.
11220. 11660. 12110. 12470. 12650. 12560. 12560. 12470. 12470.
END FILE 



Importing DSSUTL Data


To import data from the DSSUTL format:
1.Open your DSS file, from the Data Entry menu, point to Import, click Dssutl Write Data File, the Enter DSSUTL data file to import browser will open (below).


2.Select your file to import. Data must be produced by the DSSUTL WD command.
3.Navigate to the directory with your data file, select the file and then click Open.
4. The plug-in will read the file, parse the data and store it into the opened DSS file. This process may take several seconds to complete, depending on the amount of data and speed of your machine.

Exporting Data to DSSUTL


To export data from the DSSUTL format:
1.Select the pathnames for the data sets that you want to export, then from the Data Entry menu, point to Export , click Dssutl Write Data File.
2. A file selection browser will be displayed. Navigate to the directory you wish to export the data to, type the name of file and Click Save. All data will be saved in one file.