PAR_CSDLL

PAR_CSDLL is a MS Windows library containing routines to load files containing information about driving variables (weather) and input parameters of cropping systems simulation models. It allows loading crop, soil, location/meteo, management, rotation, and simulation files. The file format is the one used in the model CropSyst. This DLL is made available to allow model developers to use CropSyst parameter and meteo files when developing their own applications. Given that CropSyst includes an excellent parameter editor, purposely methods to save parameter files were not implemented, with the exception of meteorological files. The DLL can be used in MS Excel spreadsheets, and in code developed using a visual Windows programming language (Visual Basic 6, C++, Delphi, etc.). The DLL can be freely used and distributed by modelers and developers in their own applications, if the application contains either a dedicated menu item or a dedicated button calling the get_info routine of the DLL. This routine displays information about the DLL and a button which activates the help (an example of how to do this is shown in the sample application provided to illustrate the use of the DLL in MS Excel).