Interfaces

Interfaces connect various government, geological, hydrogeological, statistical, graphing, and modeling systems to EQuIS. Use of an interface allows EQuIS to export data that the other program can read. In some cases, interfaces also provide the option to import data.

Format-Based Interfaces

Report-Based Interfaces

For more details regarding the Interface buttons, please see the Data Ribbon and Interfaces and Graphics Ribbon and Interfaces pages.

Format-Based Interfaces

Clicking a format-based interface button may lead to a message like the following if the format was not configured correctly:

Cannot find the format '[format name]' in the current install under the path [EQuIS installation directory]\Formats\[format name]'. You may need to install additional formats or place the files in the correct path.

Follow the installation instructions on the interface page. If those are not provided, ensure the following when the format is downloaded:

1.The .zip package is unblocked.

2.The .zip package is moved to the correct path specified within the error message.

The message also appears if the format is in the correct path, but the expected file type (*.zip) is not in that folder.

If the format is not placed in the specified path, it can still be loaded separately in EDP via the Format button.

Note: Format-based interfaces will launch EDP without a format if the user has set the RecallLastUsedFormatFile setting in EDP to "No" or "Standalone".

Report-Based Interfaces

Clicking a report-based interface button may lead to a message like the following if the report was not configured correctly:

Cannot find the '[report dll]' in the current install under the path [EQuIS installation directory]\[report dll]'.

Ensure the following after the report has been downloaded:

1.The .dll package is unblocked.

2.The .dll package is moved into the installation path specified within the error message.

If the report .dll file is not placed in the specified path, the report can still be launched via the Reports button on the Home tab of EQuIS Professsional so long as it has first been published to the database.