[Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous Run Date

Wed Dec 17 10:22:43 PST 2025

Agreed. The special number seems to be creating the issue after every close.

Thanks all for this temporary solution.

-Rahil

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM Christina LaPerle <
christina at karpmanconsulting.net> wrote:

> Works for me too. Thanks! The key seems to be the Special= number at the
> bottom.
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> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM Rahil Shah via Equest-users <
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Brian for this temporary fix. Your approach is indeed working.
>> I replaced the INI file after closing equest few times. It did end up
>> opening every time.
>>
>> -Rahil
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM Brian Fountain <
>> Brian.Fountain at sa-footprint.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Older (working) eQUEST.ini attached.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Rahil Shah <rahil at nyu.edu>
>>> *Sent:* December 17, 2025 12:49 PM
>>> *To:* Brian Fountain <Brian.Fountain at sa-footprint.com>
>>> *Cc:* Jeff Ross-Bain <jeff at rbgb.com>; Melissa Crowe <
>>> melissa.crowe at oakwellteam.com>; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid
>>> Previous Run Date
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *CAUTION: This message originated from outside Smith + Andersen*
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Thanks Brian. Any chance you can share your old .INI, if you don't mind?
>>>
>>> -Rahil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM Brian Fountain via Equest-users <
>>> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am also seeing the issue.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It seems to be something being written to eQUEST.ini.  I can get around
>>> it by having a “clean” copy of eQUEST.ini (with a date before today’s) and
>>> replacing eQUEST.ini with the clean version before opening eQUEST each
>>> time. (which is still a pain but better than reinstalling)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian
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>>> *From:* Equest-users <equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Jeff Ross-Bain via Equest-users
>>> *Sent:* December 17, 2025 11:44 AM
>>> *To:* Melissa Crowe <melissa.crowe at oakwellteam.com>;
>>> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid
>>> Previous Run Date
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Same here, including the un/install actions. The note appeared just this
>>> morning!
>>>
>>> I also opened it once, but not again!
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be great!
>>>
>>> Thank you!
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>>> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>>> *Subject:* [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous
>>> Run Date
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am having issues with eQuest I haven’t seen in all of my 15 years of
>>> eQuest.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After the first time it happened I uninstalled, reinstalled and it
>>> worked 1st time but on closing eQuest and opening it back up again I
>>> get this message
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone have a fix for this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you!!!!!!
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