<div dir="ltr">Mike-<br><br>I've done various things using with logic statements in eQuest but usually find that they create more problems then they solve. Simple logic statements work fine but when I create long statements they seem to get cut off and corrupt my .inp file. Does anyone else share this opinion? I'm curious to see if complex logic statements can be incorporated without errors. For example, I've created scripts that pull Occupancy, Heat Gain, LPD, and EPD values based on the schedules assigned to the spaces. They usually work first time but once I re-open my model it becomes corrupted. I think this has something to do with DOE2/eQuest only being able to read a certain amount of characters per line. Any thoughts?<br>
<br>-- <br>Steve Mignogna<br>Atelier Ten<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Mike Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Michael_Sm@ieice.com">Michael_Sm@ieice.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">Greetings,</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">I</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">have not had any real experience using logic statements in eQUEST and am wondering if there is anyone out there</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">proficient in using such techniques in their model developments. I have seen the</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">'</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">User-Defined Default Expression</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">'</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> option where logic commands can be entered, but have not been able to</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">figure out good uses for this tool.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">I have seen how it can be useful in making building parameters interdependent, but this is often not needed in the model I</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">construct</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">I</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> would appreciate it if someone could share a</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> good document</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">(</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">or information otherwise</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">)</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> that would have some examples with applicable language for the</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">user-defined default expression</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">Related to this, is it possible to systematically change certain defined values (LPD,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" size="2">infiltration</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> etc</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">…</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">) by a factor</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2"> to create new defined values</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">? </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks in advance,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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