Downloading files for use in FVS: 4-06-2004 The following is current protocol for downloading fvs files from the Penn State Cooperative Extension web page. FVS needs three files in order to run: the tree data file (.fvs), the stand list file (.slf), and the locations file (.loc). These three files types are currently available for download. They contain data which represent an average "oak/hickory" forest stand in the "Ridge and Valley" province. TO DOWNLOAD AND USE: THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS. BOTH OPTIONS ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED THE NORTHEAST VERSION OF FVS ON YOUR COMPUTER. FOR INSTUCTIONS ON FVS INSTALLATION PLEASE REFER TO THE POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB PAGE ENTITLED "FVS-SVS INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIAL" OR PROCEED DIRECTLY TO DOWNLOADING THE SYSTEM - THE FIRST OPTION OF THIS WEB PAGE - "FVS EASTERN REGION INSTALLATION SOFTWARE." *OPTION ONE*: DOWNLOAD FIVE FILES FOR FVS TO RUN A .BAT FILE EXPLANATION: THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO DOWNLOAD FIVE FILES, AND RUN A BATCH FILE (.bat), WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE LOADING ANY MATERIAL INTO SUPPOSE (FVS's GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE). 1.CREATE A NEW FOLDER ON YOUR DESKTOP. NAME THIS FOLDER "WEB FVS FILES". 2.USING THE RIGHT CLICK (NOT THE STANDARD LEFT) OF YOUR MOUSE, RIGHT CLICK ON "FVS TREE DATA FILES" ON THIS WEB PAGE. 3.WITHIN THE OPTIONS OF THE RIGHT CLICK MENU SELECT "SAVE TARGET AS". THIS WILL OPEN A "SAVE AS" DIALOGUE BOX. IN THIS BOX, YOU WILL NEED TO BROWSE TO YOUR NEWLY CREATED FOLDER IN THE "SAVE IN" ADDRESS WINDOW. (YOUR "SAVE TARGET AS" OPTION MAY DEFAULT TO YOUR DESKTOP - WHICH MEANS YOUR NEW FOLDER "WEB FVS FILES" WILL BE AN OPTION TO OPEN IN THE EXISTING LIST OF CHOICES). 4.ONCE YOUR ARE INSIDE YOUR NEWLY CREATED FOLDER CLICK "SAVE" IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE DIALOGUE BOX. 5.REPEAT STEPS 2-4 FOR THE REMAINING FOUR FILE TYPES - THE .SLF FILE, .LOC FILE, .BAT FILE, & .KEY FILE. FOR THE REMAINING FILES YOUR COMPUTER WILL PROBABLY DEFAULT DIRECTLY TO YOUR NEW FOLDER, IF IT DOES NOT YOU WILL NEED TO MANUALLY BROWSE TO THE NEW FOLDER "WEB FVS FILES" AND DEPOSIT EACH DOWNLOADED FILE THERE. REMEMBER, USE THE RIGHT CLICK! 6.ONCE YOU HAVE THESE FIVE FILES IN THE "WEB FVS FILES" FOLDER, YOU NEED TO COPY AND PASTE THEM INTO A SPECIFIC FOLDER IN THE DIRECTORY THE FVS SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED. THIS FOLDER IS CALLED Fvsbin. TO COPY AND PASTE FOLLOW THESE STEPS: USE THESE KEY FUNCTIONS - WITH THE "WEB FVS FILES FOLDER" OPEN: A. HIT THE "CONTROL" KEY AND THE "A" KEY AT THE SAME TIME - THIS IS A SELECT ALL FUNCTION. B. HIT THE "CONTROL" KEY AND "C" AT THE SAME TIME - THIS IS A COPY FUNCTION. C.STOP HERE FOR THE TIME BEING AND FIND THE Fvsbin folder. THE EASIEST WAY TO FIND THIS FOLDER IS A KEY COMMAND - PRESS THE WINDOWS KEY (BETWEEN THE CONTROL AND ALT KEYS DOWN BY THE SPACE BAR) AND E AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN ALSO GET HERE BY DOUBLE CLICKING ON YOUR "MY COMPUTER" ICON ON YOUR DESKTOP. 7.ONCE HERE, CLICK ON THE DIRECTORY THE SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED ON - C: IF DEFAULT. IN EXPLORER YOU MAY HAVE TO CLICK FIRST ON "MY COMPUTER". IF YOU ACCESSED THIS FROM THE "MY COMPUTER" ICON ON THE DESKTOP, YOU NEED TO DOUBLE CLICK WITH THE MOUSE ON THE C: DRIVE. 8. YOU SHOULD NOW NOTICE A BUNCH OF FOLDERS. THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS Fvsbin, NOT Fvsdata. 9. ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THE Fvsbin FOLDER OPEN IT BY DOUBLE CLICKING ON THE FOLDER. 10. YOUR GOING TO SEE A LOT OF FILES IN THIS FOLDER - DONT PAY ATTENTION TO THEM RIGHT NOW. IN THE WHITE SPACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE FILE DESCRIPTIONS RIGHT CLICK - WITHIN THE RIGHT CLICK OPTIONS FIND AND SELECT PASTE. THIS SHOULD HAVE PASTED THE FIVE FILES INTO THIS FOLDER. IF IT DID, YOUR ALMOST THERE. 11.THESE FIVE FILES SHOULD BE HERE - Oak-Hickory.fvs Oak-Hickory.slf Oak-Hickory.loc Oak-Hickory-ImprovementThinning.bat Oak-Hickory-ImprovementThinning.key 12. DOUBLE CLICK ON "Oak-Hickory-ImprovementThinning.bat" 13. THIS SHOULD INITIATE A BATCH RUN OF NE TWIGS AND OUTPUT SVS IMAGES. YOU NOW HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN OAK-HICKORY STAND TO MANIPULATE IN SVS. USING THE SECOND OPTION YOU CAN MANIPULATE IT IN THE SUPPOSE INTERFACE. *OPTION TWO*: DOWNLOAD FIVE FILES FOR FVS TO LOAD A .key FILE INTO SUPPOSE (FVS's GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) 1. FOLLOW STEPS 1 - 11 FROM ABOVE. ONCE YOU HAVE THE FIVE FILES DOWNLOADED AND PASTED INTO THE Fvsbin FOLDER YOU NEED TO OPEN SUPPOSE. 2. TO OPEN SUPPOSE GO TO THE START MENU AND SCROLL THE MOUSE UP TO "PROGRAMS". CONTINUE TO SCROLL UP TO "FVS". WITH FVS HIGHLIGHTED THE FVS SOFTWARE SUITE SHOULD BE REVEALED. SCROLL THE MOUSE DOWN TO "SUPPOSE" AND DOUBLE-CLICK. 3.THIS SHOULD OPEN "SUPPOSE". IF IT DID NOT PLEASE REFER TO THE POWERPOINT SHOW "FVS-SVS INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIAL". STEPS FOR NAVIGATING TO SUPPOSE THROUGH THE START MENU ARE COVERED. 4.NOW THAT SUPPOSE IS OPEN GO TO THE "FILE" OPTION IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND PART OF THE TOLLBAR. CLICK ON "FILE" AND A NUMBER OF OPTIONS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. SELECT "OPEN". 5.THIS WILL BRING YOU TO AN "OPEN FILE" DIALOGUE BOX - BROWSE TO "Oak-Hickory-ImprovementThinning.key" WITHIN THE Fvsbin FOLDER. HIGHLIGHT THE FILE AND CLICK OPEN IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. 6.TO RUN THE SIMULATION AS IS - AN IMPROVEMENT THINNING - SIMPLY CLIK ON THE "RUN SIMULATION" BUTTON IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN, THREE BUTTONS DOWN, IN THE SUPPOSE INTERFACE. 7.A DIALOGUE BOX WILL OPEN SAYING "RUN COMMAND" CLICK RUN. THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU SVS OUTPUT IMAGES! 8.TO ALTER THIS SIMULATION PLEASE REFER TO THE "FVS-SVS INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIAL" POWERPOINT SHOW, OR DOWNLOAD "THE Electronic Copy of the Penn State FVS-SVS Instructional Manual", LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE EXAMPLE DATA SET ON THIS WEB PAGE. 9.THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN PA SVS IMAGES. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABOVE PROCESSES MAY BE DIRECTED TO: par169@psu.edu