Version 2 of the Rainfall Intensity software is now available! It corrects many of the "bugs" reported in the previous version.

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USER'S MANUAL

REQUIRED DATABASES

Create a "rainfall" database

Create a "rainfall_stats" database

Set each database as a System DSN to allow connection to the RAIN software

RAINSTART

Open the RAIN software

Log On to RAIN software programs

RAINDIGITIZER

Getting Started - Things to Do Before You Begin Digitizing

Log On

Link to your "rainfall" database

Digitize a strip chart and save as an x,y ascii file on your hard drive

QC the digitized strip charts

Load digitized ascii file(s) to your "rainfall" database

Convert digitized ascii file(s) to meaningful rainfall data (time-depth series) and store in your "rainfall" database

RAINPLOT

Select a dataset (select data to analyze)

Quality control the selected data (view raw rainfall data)

Analyze the selected data using predictive statistical curve fits (includes IDF analysis)

Create a report (automated reports showing various results)

Show monthly and seasonal summaries

Display data on map using RAINMAP

Edit hydrologic default settings (customize program settings such as "months that comprise a water year" and others)

RAINSHARE

Log On

Edit, add, or delete data in your "rainfall" database

Export or import your "rainfall" database

Create a User DSN to Connect to a Remote Oracle Database

Before setting up the DSN

1. Net8 must be installed and working on the machine that will access the remote data.
2. A TNSNAMES.ORA entry must exist for the database that you will connect to.

Setting up the DSN

You will be creating a USER DSN. This allows the application to be run on your system to connect to the remote data.

1. In Control Panel select Administrative Tools

2. In Administrative Tools Select Data Sources (ODBC)

3. Select the User DSN Tab and Click Add

4. If you have installed Net8, then you will see Oracle in your installed Oracle Home Directory

5. From This screen you can easily Set up the DSN. That is the name you will assign locally to the connection (it can be the same as the TNS Alias). Click OK and now you can connect.