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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Beat me to it… here’s an alternative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you set your global parameter to symbolic you can use this at the daylight dropdown:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>#SI(#PA("</span><span style='color:red'>GLOBAL PARAMETER NAME</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>"),"SPACE","DAYLIGHTING")<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your parameter becomes “YES” or “NO”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Dana<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Dana Etherington, LEED AP BD+C </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>| <b>CRB </b>| One Kendall Square Ste B2202 | Cambridge, MA 02139</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Main:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'> 617-475-3050 <b>| Direct:</b> 617-475-3061 | <b>Mobile:</b> 617-583-3009 | <b>Fax:</b> 617-475-3052 | <b>Ext: 6061</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959;layout-grid-mode:line'>Email:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959;layout-grid-mode:line'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'><a href="mailto:dana.etherington@crbusa.com"><span style='color:#595959'>dana.etherington@crbusa.com</span></a> | <a href="http://www.crbusa.com/"><span style='color:#595959'>www.crbusa.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>This document may contain confidential information and is intended for use by the addressee only. 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Symbolic keywords are those that take text inputs, either as a user defined command such as a schedule (e.g. SPACE:LIGHTING-SCHEDUL) or a BDL pre-defined symbol (e.g. SPACE:DAYLIGHTING or SYSTEM:OA-CONTROL)<br><br>You also have to make sure you are using the proper DOE-2 symbol value, not the eQUEST detailed interface value. To identify the correct DOE-2 symbol value you can usually right click and look at the DOE-2 item help for that keyword and it will show you the valid inputs. Or, look at the .inp file and see what actually shows up for the input to a particular symbolic keyword.<br><br>Have fun.<br><br>- Kevin <o:p></o:p></p><pre>Kevin Madison PE<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>**PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS**<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Madison Engineering PS<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>810 3rd Ave Suite 205<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Seattle WA 98104<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>206-834-0002<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.madisonengineeringps.com">www.madisonengineeringps.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal>On 6/28/2012 12:52 PM, Dahlstrom, Aaron wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am attempting to turn on/off daylighting control in a large model via a user expression, referencing a global parameter.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have read the “Topics” entry on syntax for expressions, but I’m still stuck. Here’s my entry (in the “DAYLIGHTING” field)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>if (#PA("InclDaylight")==1)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> then ("Yes")</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> else ("No")</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>endif</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have tried a number of formulations; the error message I get each time is </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=248 height=129 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD5548.D6266860"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Any advice?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Aaron Dahlstrom , PE, LEED® AP</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;text-autospace:none'><b>In Posse</b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> – </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>A subsidiary of</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>AKF</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>| 1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1414, Philadelphia, PA 19102 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>d: 215-282-6753| m: | In Posse: 215-282-6800| AKF: 215-735-7290</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>e: <a href="mailto:ADahlstrom@in-posse.com">ADahlstrom@in-posse.com</a> | in posse web: <a href="http://www.in-posse.com/">www.in-posse.com</a> | akf web: <a href="http://www.akfgroup.com/">www.akfgroup.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br clear=all>This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. 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