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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DOE-2.2, used either stand-alone or in eQUEST,
has two libraries:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>one is the DOE-2.2 default library (called
BDLLIB.dat) and the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>other is the "user" library. For stand-alone
DOE-2.2 the user library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is called USRLIB.dat and comes mostly empty.
In eQUEST, the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>user library is set to reference eQ_Lib.dat which
contains all the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wizard and other eQUEST referenced default
entries.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When using either stand-alone DOE-2.2 or eQUEST we
advise against</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>changing BDLLIB.dat. Using stand-alone
DOE-2.2 all user entries are best placed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>into USRLIB.dat and then when you send an .inp file
to someone you need</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to also send the usrlib.dat entries that are
referenced by the BDL input</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>file. When running an eQUEST generated BDL
file in stand-alone DOE-2.2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it will be necessary to copy eQ_Lib.dat into
USRLIB.dat if the wizard was used</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to generate the input or non-DOE-2.2 defaults
entries were fetched from the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>detail mode. If the DOE-2.2 USRLIB.dat has
entries that are also needed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it will be necessary to make a new library by
combining the two files (easy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>with a text editor.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The input file you are using probably has
references to user added entries to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>either the BDLLIB.dat or USRLIB.dat ... you need
the other person to send you</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>those entries that can then be added to the end of
eQ_Lib.dat (making a backup</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>first) Note that releases of eQUEST
frequently include altered eQ_Lib.dat files</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and releases of DOE-2.2 (and thus eQUEST) sometimes
contain altered versions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of BDLLIB.dat ... so care mush be taken when adding
your own entries to ensure</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>that you don't use duplicate names of DOE-2/eQUEST
entries and that you don't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>replace files containing your entries when
installing updates.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note that DOE-2 searches libraries sequentially
from beginning to end starting with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the user library then the bdllib; so if duplicate
names exist, the first one found will be used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thus, user library entries can "replace" DOE-2
default ... which can be very dangerous</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and produce bad results.</FONT><BR>---<BR>Jeff
Hirsch<BR>James J. Hirsch & Associates<BR>Building Performance Analysis
Software & Consulting<BR>12185 Presilla Road<BR>Camarillo, CA 93012-9243
USA<BR>phone: (805) 553-9000<BR>fax: (805) 532-2401<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:Jeff.Hirsch@DOE2.com">Jeff.Hirsch@DOE2.com</A><BR>web: <A
href="http://DOE2.com">http://DOE2.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tangang@gmail.com href="mailto:tangang@gmail.com">Gang Tan</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM
href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM">BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:06
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [BLDG-SIM] Need help on
eQuest</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear All,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am Gang. I obtained a simulation model (let's call it Original Source
Model) defined using <FONT face=Verdana size=2>DOE-2.2 (version 44c3).
The file name is *.INP. I </FONT>am trying to modify it using eQuest3.55
since the eQuest3.55 included the latest DOE-2.2 (version 44c3).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I open the Original Source Model using eQuest3.55, there
are ~40 errors found in BDL. For example: "A MATERIAL property is
zero or negative". I want to correct these errors using
eQuest3.55 platform. My questions are: </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1. Whether is any confict between the model (*.INP) developed using
general DOE-2.2 version 44c3 with eQuest3.55? I mean, does eQuest3.55
recognize all the BNL codes from DOE-2.2 version 44c3? Is it possible that the
model developed in DOE-2.2 version 44cs can correctly run in DOE-2.2 but not
in eQuest?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. Since my Orginal Source Model was not originally generated from wizard
inputs, eQuest doesn't permit me entering the wizards to modify the model. I
only can use the "Detailed Data Edit" mode. But the changes made in "Detailed
Data Edit" mode cannot be recorded by the EEM wizard. Is there any easy method
to rebuild the model in wizard and correct BDL errors? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks a lot!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="DIRECTION: ltr"><SPAN class=sg>
<DIV>Gang Tan</DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>
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