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

Thu Dec 18 04:41:59 PST 2025

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

Just curious, is everyone referring to or using eQuest DOE 2.3? The fixes discussed have not worked for me (Doe 2.2).
Also, this is the only content of my .ini file:

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

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<mailto: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<mailto:Brian.Fountain at sa-footprint.com>> wrote:
Older (working) eQUEST.ini attached.

Brian

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

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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<mailto: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)

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

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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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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?

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Thank you!!!!!!

Melissa Crowe, LEED AP, BEMP
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Oakwell
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