README file for "Sedtrans92 input"


INSTALLATION

The two files "sedtrans92 input.exe" and "BCHSED92.EXE" must be 
copied into the same directory (the best is to create a new 
directory) on the local hard disk. It is not advised to run the 
software from a floppy or a network drive, because fast access to the 
software directory is necessary

Sedtrans92 input is written in VisualBasic 6, and it requires the 
run-time library of VisualBasic 6. This is commonly already installed 
on computers. Should it not be the case (error message when launching 
"sedtrans92 input.exe"), the run-time library must be installed with 
the file "VBRun60sp5.exe".


HOW TO USE IT

To start the program, launch the file "sedtrans92 input.exe". During 
its execution, the program creates 3 files in the software directory 
("INDATA.", "OUTDATA." and "SEDOUT."), which do not have to be kept 
afterward.


GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

"Sedtrans92 input" is a helper application to use Sedtrans92 on 
computer running Windows 95/98/NT/Me/XP/etc. 
Sedtrans92 was presented in Li M.Z. && Amos C.L. (2001) SEDTRANS96: 
the upgraded and better calibrated sediment-transport model for 
continental shelves. Computers && Geosciences 27, 619-645.

"Sedtrans92 input" allows inputting all the parameter for one 
calculation with a form. It then writes the file "INDATA." and calls 
the executable "BCHSED92.EXE", which is the batch version of 
Sedtrans92. Finally it reads the files "OUTDATA." and "SEDOUT.", 
which were created by "BCHSED92.EXE", and presents the results in a 
second window.

If many different conditions have to be computed, it can be faster to 
use the real batch mode. For this, prepare the "INDATA." file with 
one condition per line, then launch once "BCHSED92.EXE", and finally 
examine the results in "OUTDATA." and "SEDOUT."

"Sedtrans92 input" was written by Urs NEUMEIER in 2003. 
The copyright is owned by Urs NEUMEIER. "Sedtrans92 input" can be 
freely used for academic research, for educational purpose, and for 
personal non-commercial.
In case of problems, try to contact my at uxn@soc.soton.ac.uk or 
neumeier@perso.ch