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StateDMI / Command / CheckBlaneyCriddle

Overview

The CheckBlaneyCriddle command (for StateCU) checks the Blaney-Criddle crop coefficient data for problems. The command should usually be used with a WriteCheckFile command at the end of a command file.

Command Editor

The following dialog is used to edit the command and illustrates the command syntax.

CheckBlaneyCriddle

CheckBlaneyCriddle Command Editor (see also the full-size image)

Command Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

CheckBlaneyCriddle(Parameter="Value",...)

Command Parameters

Parameter             Description Default          
ID The name of the crop(s) to check. Use * to match a pattern. None – must be specified.
IfNotFound One of the following:
  • Fail – generate a failure message if the ID is not matched
  • Ignore – ignore (don’t generate a message) if the ID is not matched
  • Warn – generate a warning message if the ID is not matched
 Warn

Examples

See the automated tests.

The following example command file illustrates how Blaney-Criddle coefficients can be defined, checked, and written to a StateCU file:

StartLog(LogFile="Crops_KBC.StateDMI.log")
#
# StateDMI commands to create the Rio Grande Blaney-Criddle coefficients File
#
# History:
#
# 2004-03-16 Steven A. Malers, RTi  Initial version using StateDMI.
# 2007-04-23 SAM, RTi               Update for Rio Grande Phase 5.
#
# Step 1 - read data from HydroBase
#
# Read the general Blaney-Criddle coefficients first and then override with Rio Grande
# data.
ReadBlaneyCriddleFromHydroBase(BlaneyCriddleMethod="BLANEY-CRIDDLE_TR-21")
ReadBlaneyCriddleFromHydroBase(BlaneyCriddleMethod="BLANEY-CRIDDLE_RIO_GRANDE")
#
# Step 3 - write the file
#
SortBlaneyCriddle(Order=Ascending)
WriteBlaneyCriddleToStateCU(OutputFile="rg2007.kbc")
#
# Check the results
#
CheckBlaneyCriddle(ID="*")
WriteCheckFile(OutputFile="rg2007.kbc.check.html")

Troubleshooting

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