[Equest-users] eQuest loses information

[Jing Hong]

Thanks for the tip! I will try that.

Jing

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:19 PM R V Culham <rvculham at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Jing,
>
> The suggested solution by Nicholas Caton is a great one.  I have found it
> best to use Notepad++ as my preferred text editor.  I cannot think of an
> energy model that I have not checked or modified the code in a text editor,
> whether it is an eQuest model or an EnergyPlus model.
>
> I would check to see if those missing elements are still in the inp file
> using a search tool.  Just accidentally hitting the keyboard could cause a
> error as simple as a missing quotation or more often a missing code line
> ending.  Also, I generally follow the order of inputs in the sample inp
> files.
>
> Please let us know if this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ralph Culham P. Eng.
> Energy Consultant
> H D Culham & Associates
> Muskoka Ontario Canada
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-culham-b026a01/
>
> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Nicholas Caton via Equest-users <
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
>> I would open the BDL file generated when you opened that eQuest file, and
>> use ctrl+f à “error” to identify the first error occurring from the
>> top-down.  It may be obvious from there what’s missing or
>> incorrectly/inadvertently edited.
>>
>> Oftentimes fixing one accidental INP error (like a missing .. or name)
>> will fix all those errors following.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
>>
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>> *From:* Equest-users [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Jing Hong via Equest-users
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:49 AM
>> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>> *Subject:* [Equest-users] eQuest loses information
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was running my model several times and no error. However, after I open
>> the .inp file with Notepad, the model shows a lot of errors of missing
>> information. The HVAC system, envelop inputs and schedules are missing.
>> Have this happened to any of you? Couldn't I read the input file?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jing
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
>> School of Architecture and Urban Planning
>>
>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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