Computer Programs
SOYVA - Program Updated 02/14/2011
The 2011 SOYVA program is ready for release. To install the Soybean
Variety Selection Program on the hard disk (drive C:) of your personal
computer, read the following instructions and then click on the link at the
bottom of this page to download the program. The program and supporting
files have been compressed into one file to make downloading easier. You may
want to print this page for further reference.
After you select the link below, a screen will ask you where you would
like to save the file. It is best to save it in a temporary directory such
as c:\temp. If it is not saved in this directory, be sure to remember where
you store it.
After downloading, select the Start button from the taskbar, and then
choose Run. In the Open section of the Run box, type in c:\temp\11soyva.exe.
This will begin a self-extracting unzip program which will copy the files to
the correct location on the hard disk. The unzip program is setup to
automatically unzip to the directory C:\SOYBEAN\VAR. If you would like to
change this directory name, you may do so before selecting the Unzip button.
Upon completion, a message will be displayed stating that the required files
unzipped successfully.
If you would like to create a desktop shortcut for running the SOYVA
program, go into Windows Explorer and find the C:\SOYBEAN\VAR directory. (If
your program is installed in a directory other than C:\SOYBEAN\VAR, go there
instead.) Highlight the soyva.exe program name so that it appears in a blue
box. Please make sure you highlight the application SOYVA.EXE and not the
zipped file 11SOYVA.EXE -- otherwise you will shortcut to the zip file and
not the application! With the program name SOYVA.EXE highlighted, press the
right mouse button. From the menu that appears, select "Create Shortcut",
which now appears as the last item of your directory listing. Highlight the
"Shortcut to soyva.exe" and drag-and-drop onto your desktop. Exit Windows
Explorer. On the desktop, you will now see a bright yellow and blue icon
labeled 2009 SOYVA. Pressing this icon will begin the program.
If you don't already have a listing in your Applications menu for SOYVA,
select Start/Settings/ Taskbar and click on the tab for Start Menu programs.
From the Customize Start Menu box, select Add. On the Create Shortcut
screen, select Browse to find C:\SOYBEAN\VAR and click twice on SOYVA.EXE;
select Next. From the Select Program Folder screen, scroll down until you
see the Applications folder and click twice. From the Select a Title for the
Program screen, type in SOYVA, and then press the Finish button. Click OK to
close the Taskbar Properties box. Now the SOYVA program can be activated by
selecting Start/Programs/Applications/SOYVA.
The user's guide for the SOYVA program is included in the HELP system of
SOYVA. If you would like a printed copy, press the Help button on the main
screen, and then select the Contents tab. Select the purple book located to
the left of the words "User's Guide", which opens the book and displays the
chapters found in the book. With "User's Guide" highlighted, select the
print button at the bottom of the screen. This prints all chapters of the
guide.
The SOYVA Input Form is also included in the SOYVA documentation. To
print out a blank copy of the this form, follow these steps:
- Select Help button from SOYVA Input Screen.
- Select the Index tab.
- Double-click on the index entry Input Form.
- Select the Print button at the top of the screen.
- Make sure to select the proper printer, then select OK on the Print
screen.
Please contact Becky Bridges at
bbridges@uaex.edu for assistance.
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