Data Entry, Import and Export

Data Entry, Import and Export

HEC-DSSVue has several components to enter data into HEC-DSS files. You can enter data manually, paste data from the clipboard into a data entry from, or import data from a variety of formats. The formats include Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, the National Center for Climatic Data (NCDC), or directly from web pages, such as from the USGS NWIS database or the North Carolina CRONOS database.

HEC-DSSVue can also import and store virtually any other kind of file in HEC-DSS files, including .jpg, .pdf, .doc, and .mp3 files. When you select the pathname for a generic file and "plot" or "tabulate" the file, HEC-DSSVue will launch the native application associated with the file extension. For example, if you select a .doc file and then press the plot or tabulate button, Microsoft Word will be launched to read the file.

You can also import files with the appropriate extension by simply "dragging and dropping" them from Windows Explorer onto HEC-DSSVue with an open HEC-DSS file. For example if you have SHEF data in a file with an extension name of ".shef", you can simply grab that file in Windows Explorer and drag it on top of HEC-DSSVue and it will be automatically imported.

HEC-DSSVue can also export data to a variety of formats, depending on which plug-ins are loaded. For example, if you have time-series data, you can select your pathnames. From the HEC-DSSVue main window, from the Data Entry menu, point to Export, click SHEF. From the Save browser choose the file you want to export to, and your data will be written in SHEF format to that file.
Data Entry, Import and Export capabilities are accessible from the Data Entry menu.