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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve Mignogna<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 29, 2008
1:24 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mike Smith<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bldg-sim] eQUEST
logic statements</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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>
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Steve Mignogna<br>
Atelier Ten<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Greetings,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>have
not had any real experience using logic statements in eQUEST and am wondering
if there is anyone out there</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>proficient in using such techniques
in their model developments. I have seen the</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'User-Defined
Default Expression' option where logic commands can be entered, but have not
been able to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>figure out good uses for this tool. </span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have seen
how it can be useful in making building parameters interdependent, but this is
often not needed in the model I</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>construct.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
would appreciate it if someone could share a good document</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(or
information otherwise) that would have some examples with applicable language
for the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>user-defined default expression.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Related
to this, is it possible to systematically change certain defined values (LPD,</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>infiltration,
etc…) by a factor to create new defined values? </span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks
in advance,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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