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=User Steps=
These steps can be followed to output a printout of all files contained within a folder:
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<li> Open the console window<br>
<li> If necessary, change the drive location (for example, to change from the C drive to the D drive use the syntax: '''<tt>D:</tt>''' then press Enter)<br>
<li> Change directory to the folder location where you would like to write a list of the files contained within it (example syntax: '''<tt>cd D:\Example\TUFLOW\model\grid</tt>''' then press Enter)<br>
<li> Write a text file listing the folder contents using the following syntax: '''<tt>dir > filename.txt</tt>'''<br>
You can add a file extension to the syntax if you would like to restrict the list to files of a particular type. For example '''<tt>dir *.asc > filename.txt</tt>'''<br>
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A text file called '''<tt>filename.txt</tt>''' will be written to the folder you are working in. The file names are listed in the right-hand column.<br>
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=Example Application - Stitching ALS Data Tiles Together =
The above mentioned folder contents file may be useful during TUFLOW modelling if ALS topography data has been provided in tile format for a catchment. In some situations over 500 *.asc files may make up a complete study area. Rather than stitching the data into a single topography dataset using GIS software, data layering within the TGC can be used to read each source *.asc ALS tile into the TUFLOW flood model. The column edit mode in <u>[[NotepadPlusPlus_Tips | Notepad++]]</u> and <u>[[UltraEdit_Tips | UltraEdit]]</u> make this update a simple exercise that takes minutes (rather than the onerous alternative of manually typing each command reference line one after another into the TGC).<br>

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<li> Open '''<tt>filename.txt</tt>''' in <u>[[NotepadPlusPlus_Tips | Notepad++]]</u> or <u>[[UltraEdit_Tips | UltraEdit]]</u>.<br>
<li> Turn on column edit mode. <br>
* In Notepad++ hold in '''<tt>Alt</tt>''' prior to and during a selection <br>
* In UltraEdit hold in '''<tt>Alt+C</tt>''' prior to making a selection <br>
<li> Select and copy the .asc or .flt file names.<br>
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<li> Open the TUFLOW Geometry Control (TGC) file. Set the global model elevation to a value that is above all expected elevations with the topography dataset. The command is: <br>
<font color="blue"><tt>Set Zpts </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>== </tt></font> <tt><value></tt><br>
We recommend using this value to check for any missing data or gaps between the ALS tiles after running the TUFLOW model for the first time.<br>
<li> Paste the .asc file name list into the TGC file below the <font color="blue"><tt>Set Zpts </tt></font> command.<br>
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<li> Add the necessary command syntax and file path details left of the .asc file names using your preferred text editor (<u>[[NotepadPlusPlus_Tips | Notepad++]]</u> or <u>[[UltraEdit_Tips | UltraEdit]]</u>) using column edit mode. <br>
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<li> After running the TUFLOW model for the first time, use the <u>[[TUFLOW_Check_Files | _DEM_Z.flt]]</u> and / or <u>[[TUFLOW_Check_Files | _zpt_check]]</u> simulation check files to confirm there are no topography data gaps. Do this by completing a search query for the global model elevation value that was used (in this example = <tt>2000</tt>). If the global model elevation value is present within the check files, this represents a gap in your ALS topography dataset that requires correction or additional data.<br>