1. To connect to a "rainfall" database of your choice click 'Select Database Source' under the 'Select Database and Edit as Needed' section of the main menu.

Screenshot of window for Main Menu

The following window will open.

Screenshot of window for Select Database

The current DSN is displayed in the 'DSN' window and may be changed using the pull down menu. The databases available in the DSN pull down menu are those that have been set as a System DSN (Set Database as a System DSN).

Note: To open a window displaying the structure of the selected database click the 'View Database Structure' button.

Screenshot of window for Create Table Structure

Click the 'Help Creating Tables' button to open the User's Manual. Click the 'Output Structure to File' button to open a script file that contains the generic SQL commands that may be used to create the tables in the database.

Screenshot of window for Script - Notepad

Proceed to the next section titled 'Digitize a strip chart and save as an ascii file' or return to the main RAINDIGITIZER instructions page.

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