Tuflow and estry manual Version 3

4.3via Right Mouse Button in Microsoft Explorer

To start a simulation in Microsoft Explorer by using the right mouse button, first follow the following steps to set up a file association:

Windows NT4/2000

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   In Explorer, open the “View”, “Folder Options…” menu and select the “File Types” tab. If .tcf files are not in the “Registered file types:” list box, choose “New Type…”, otherwise select the .tcf file entry under “Registered file types:” and choose “Edit…”.
   
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   If adding a new type, enter in a description (eg. “TUFLOW Control File”) and “tcf” as the associated extension (see below)
   
   
   
   
   
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   Choose “New…” and enter text to describe the “Action:” (eg. “Run TUFLOW”) – this text appears on the pop-up menu when you click the right mouse button on a .tcf file in Explorer. Enter or use “Browse…” to specify the path to TUFLOW.exe; note the need for quotes if the path has any spaces. After “TUFLOW.exe”, add a space then “%1” including the quotes, as shown below. Chose “OK”.
   
   
   
   
   
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   The action should now appear in the list under “Actions:”. It is not recommended that a “Run TUFLOW” action be set as the default action as it is easy to accidentally start a simulation, which instantly overwrites any existing result files. You may wish to set up other associations at this point.
   
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   Choose “OK” or “Close”, then “Close” on the “Folder Options” menu.
   
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   Check the file association, by clicking the right mouse button on a .tcf file in Explorer. The “Run TUFLOW” action should appear in the list.
   

Once the file association is complete, clicking the right mouse button on a .tcf file in Explorer, and selecting the “Run TUFLOW” action, starts a TUFLOW simulation. A DOS Command Window opens and TUFLOW starts.