[Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Wed Sep 21 07:57:14 PDT 2011

Christopher,

Did you ever find a solution to this problem? 

I have lost a few models recently, both on Windows XP and Windows 7. My
problem seems to be similar, but maybe not quite so.

The models ran fine when I first created them and never crashed, but
when I checked back in a few days or so, the project files had gone down
to 1-2 kb 
from the original 200-300 kb. I keep copies of all my models, but
unfortunately some of these copies had the same issue, which is why I
lost these models.

Anyone else have any ideas?
Thanks!

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of
McArdle, Christopher
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:03 AM
To: John Aulbach; Nick Caton; Brian Fountain;
equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

My computer is running Windows XP.

Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM

EwingCole 

Federal Reserve Bank Building
100 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590

DIRECT  215.625.4432
TEL  215.923.2020
FAX 215.574.9163
EMAIL cmcardle at ewingcole.com

ewingcole.com <http://www.ewingcole.com> 

From: John Aulbach [mailto:jra_sac at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:55 AM
To: Nick Caton; Brian Fountain; McArdle, Christopher;
equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Or are you running under Windows Vista?  THAT was MY nemesis. All went
away with Windows 7.

________________________________

From: Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com>
To: Brian Fountain <bfountain at greensim.com>; "McArdle, Christopher"
<cmcardle at ewingcole.com>; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

It's probably worth the question and it may be something else - sorry if
it seems silly:

Did you make the model in 3.64 and now you're trying to open it in 3.63
or a different version?  

~Nick

NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway, suite 200

olathe, ks 66061

direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Fountain
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 11:30 AM
To: McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Others may have a better solution in dealing with the .pd2 file.
However, one option is to open a blank eQUEST file (go new file from
wizard -> SD wizard and then click the red x on the 1st screen of the
wizard to start blank).  Now File Import the project .inp file (the one
with out " - baseline" ... please make a copy first!).  

You should be able to recover everything you had in the detailed
interface except the project location which you will need to redefine.
Your wizard data is lost (as that was in the .pd2) but all the detailed
interface data is stored in the .inp file.  

Hope this helps.

Brian

On 9/7/2011 11:39 AM, McArdle, Christopher wrote: 

I have setting up this model for a few days and it crashed on me.  Every
time I try to open the file I getting the following error message.

Is all my work lost?

Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM

EwingCole 

Federal Reserve Bank Building
100 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590

DIRECT  215.625.4432

TEL  215.923.2020

FAX 215.574.9163

EMAIL cmcardle at ewingcole.com

ewingcole.com <http://www.ewingcole.com> 

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