[Bldg-sim] [Fwd: RE: Projekt opening problem]

[Ümit Esiyok]

Marlin
Thank you for detailed answer, I do not open the project by using INP file
even if I am a beginner :). I found out the Problem I tried all versions
from 3-61 to 3-61e (http://www.doe2.com/download/eQUEST/) and could open
it with 3.61e without problem.


> The symptoms you describe sound like you may have used eQUEST to open the
> project using only the INP file rather than the PD2 file. Normally, you
> will
> have both a PD2 file (contains wizard inputs) and an INP file (a DOE-2.2
> file which is what's viewed and edited in eQUEST's Detailed Interface).
>
> To launch eQUEST, I normally double click on the project PD2 file. As a
> side
> note, if you have multiple versions of eQUEST installed, double clicking
> on
> the PD2 file will only launch the last version of eQUEST that ran on your
> machine. If you have multiple versions of eQUEST installed on your
> machine,
> be sure to launch the preferred version, e.g., from the Start-> All
> Programs
> menu or a desktop shortcut, etc., then open the preferred PD2 file.
>
> If the only eQUEST project file available is an INP file, this can also be
> opened using eQUEST by first launching eQUEST and then from within eQUEST
> (via file open) browsing to the INP file. As eQUEST opens the INP file in
> this manner, eQUEST will expect to find a PD2 file by the same name as the
> INP file in the same folder. If it does not find a PD2 file by the same
> name
> as the INP just opened, the user is prompted to identify some minimum
> information, e.g., preferred weather file among other things, which
> information is used to create a new PD2 file. A PD2 file created in this
> manner will be almost entirely empty, containing no wizard inputs
> describing
> the original project used to create the INP file opened in the first
> place.
> In this situation, the only mode made available is the detailed edit mode.
>
> If you want access to the wizard inputs from your project, you must open
> the
> PD2 used to define the building in the first place. Another side note, if
> all you have is a PD2 file (e.g., INP file missing), when you first launch
> eQUEST using the PD2 file, eQUEST will look to find an INP file by the
> same
> name, in the same folder. Not finding an INP file with a matching name,
> the
> project will open into the Detailed Interface (eQUEST always opens an
> exiting project into the Detailed Interface, never directly into any of
> the
> Wizards) with no project info at all, i.e., all screens in the Detailed
> Interface will initially appear blank. In this case, you must go (back)
> into
> the wizard and hit the 'Finish' button to regenerate an INP file which
> will
> then be displayed upon return to the Detailed Interface.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ümit Esiyok [mailto:umit.esiyok at uni-dortmund.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:12 AM
> To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org; marlin.addison at doe2.com
> Subject: [Fwd: RE: [Bldg-sim] Projekt opening problem]
>
> Fogot to send group sorry, send again.
>
> ------------------------ Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------------------------
> Betreff: RE: [Bldg-sim] Projekt opening problem
> Von:     Ümit Esiyok <umit.esiyok at uni-dortmund.de>
> Datum:   Mi, 6.02.2008, 15:04
> An:      "Marlin Addison" <marlin.addison at doe2.com>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Marlin,
> we installed new version of e-quest but now under Mode "wizard data edit"
> is inactive thats why we can not change building data. Do you have any
> idea what can be the problem here?
>
>
>> Umit,
>> It may be that you are using an older version of eQUEST to open a PD2
>> file
>> that was created using a newer version of eQUEST. Check the version of
>> eQUEST used to create the PD2 file by opening the PD2 file using any
>> text
>> editor (e.g., right click on the PD2 file, select "open with" & use
>> Notepad). The version number will be noted on the second line of the PD2
>> file. Use a version of eQUEST that is at least as current to open the
>> project.
>> Marlin Addison
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
>> [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Ümit Esiyok
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:23 AM
>> To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
>> Subject: [Bldg-sim] Projekt opening problem
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> I tried to open a projekt from a friend but couldnt open it because of
>> "File Format" error and then I tried to import the file the file is
>> opened
>> but the "wizard data Edit" was inaktiv, I cant open the building
>> creation
>> wizard.
>>
>> I am going to attach the error, anybody has an experience with this
>> error?
>>
>> have a sunny day
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ümit Esiyok
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Ümit Esiyok
> Dr.-Ing., MSc. Arch.
>
> Mobile: +49 17624362519
> e-mails: umitesiyok at gmx.de
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>
>
> --
> Ümit Esiyok
> Dr.-Ing., MSc. Arch.
>
> Mobile: +49 17624362519
> e-mails: umitesiyok at gmx.de
>          umit.esiyok at uni-dortmund.de
>
>
>
>


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Ümit Esiyok
Dr.-Ing., MSc. Arch.

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