TVF File Format

TVF files provide a way to generate a time varying numeric and option string (label). The file is similar to the TCF file, but does not reference information in external files.

The file consists of two or more rows, each having 2 or 3 columns of information. The columns must contain:

  1. Date and/or time in Windows standard format
  2. A numeric (float) value (required)
  3. A string consisting of one or more words. These need not be in quotes. Everything on the row after the numeric value will be used. (optional)

Dates must be in order from earliest to latest and not repeating. Only the label column is optional.

An example file follows:
 
06/01/12	-1.63   Spring Rains
06/04/12	-1.87
06/07/12	-2.17
06/10/12	-1.87
06/13/12	-1.9
06/16/12	-2.2
06/19/12	-1.9
06/22/12	-1.96   Summer
06/25/12	-1.81
06/28/12	-1.84
07/01/12	-1.69
07/04/12	-1.39
07/07/12	-1.33
07/10/12	-1.12
07/13/12	-0.85
07/16/12	-1.03
07/19/12	-1.06
07/22/12	-0.76
07/25/12	-0.61	Flood Event
07/28/12	-0.31
07/31/12	-0.31
08/03/12	-0.52
08/06/12	-0.37
08/09/12	-0.61
08/12/12	-0.85
08/15/12	-0.79
08/18/12	-0.76
08/21/12	-0.58
08/24/12	-0.64
08/27/12	-0.49
08/30/12	-0.46
09/02/12	-0.67
09/05/12	-0.91
09/08/12	-0.82
09/11/12	-1.09	""
09/14/12	-1.27
09/17/12	-1.3
09/20/12	-1.33
09/23/12	-1.51   Fall
09/26/12	-1.42
09/29/12	-1.69
10/02/12	-1.69
10/05/12	-1.78
10/08/12	-1.84
10/11/12	-1.96
10/14/12	-2.17
10/17/12	-2.29
10/20/12	-2.26
10/23/12	-2.05
10/26/12	-2.05
10/29/12	-1.84
11/01/12	-2.05
11/04/12	-2.23
11/07/12	-2.08
11/10/12	-2.2
11/13/12	-2.41
11/16/12	-2.62
11/19/12	-2.83
11/22/12	-2.62
11/25/12	-2.5
11/28/12	-2.29
12/01/12	-2.11
12/04/12	-2.2
12/07/12	-1.9
12/10/12	-2.08
12/13/12	-1.93
12/16/12	-1.81
12/19/12	-1.75
12/22/12	-1.63   Winter
12/25/12	-1.36
12/28/12	-1.45
12/31/12	-1.24
01/03/13	-1.21
01/06/13	-1
01/09/13	-1.27
01/12/13	-1.21
01/15/13	-1.18
01/18/13	-1.15
01/21/13	-1.12
01/24/13	-1.33
01/27/13	-1.39
01/30/13	-1.24
02/02/13	-1.3
02/05/13	-1.57
02/08/13	-1.66
02/11/13	-1.81
02/14/13	-1.69
02/17/13	-1.78
02/20/13	-1.78
02/23/13	-1.84
02/26/13	-1.72
03/01/13	-2.02
03/04/13	-2.23
03/07/13	-2.08
03/10/13	-2.02
03/13/13	-2.32
03/16/13	-2.11
03/19/13	-2.41
03/22/13	-2.65   Spring
03/25/13	-2.38
03/28/13	-2.47
03/31/13	-2.47
04/03/13	-2.32
04/06/13	-2.17
04/09/13	-2.14
04/12/13	-2.41
04/15/13	-2.65
04/18/13	-2.47
04/21/13	-2.35
04/24/13	-2.32
04/27/13	-2.38
04/30/13	-2.08
05/03/13	-1.93
05/06/13	-1.84
05/09/13	-1.57
05/12/13	-1.84
05/15/13	-1.57
05/18/13	-1.57
05/21/13	-1.69
05/24/13	-1.93
05/27/13	-1.78
05/30/13	-1.57
06/02/13	-1.84