INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR RIVER FORECAST INTERFACE (RFI)
RIVER FORECAST CENTER VERSION


1.      Create the html pages necessary to view all forecasts (UVA BFS and HRL ESP) for the station(s) of interest by typing the following at a command prompt:

    rfc_viewck.exe <date> <BFS/ESP> <station id> [<BFS/ESP > <station id>] . . .
For each station of interest, a pair "<BFS/ESP > <station id>" is specified in that order. There may be any number of stations of interest.
 

2.       FTP (or copy if the web-server machine is the same as the system machine) the contents of the rfc_viewck output directory to the web-server directory on the web-server machine. The mode of FTP must be binary.
 

3.       Make the output files from the rfc_viewck.exe executable readable by all users by typing the following in the web-server directory:

    chmod +r *.html


4.       Open the file index.html, which is located in the web-server directory, with a Java capable internet browser. The RFC’s version of the RFI viewer is now executing. This is best viewed on a Windows based PC.