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Click on “Help,” then “Tutorials and Reference,” then “Modeling Procedures Quick Reference (pdf).”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=604 height=248 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD55FE.FA256020"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The basic format is SymIndex(parameter(“Parameter Name”),”A”,”B”) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>where “A” is the BDL command and “B” is the BDL keyword. These things can be found by right-clicking on the field of interest and selecting “View Default/Range…”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=822 height=481 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CD55FE.FA256020"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The command and keyword are given at the top.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=567 height=408 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CD55FE.FA256020"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Keith Swartz, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Senior Energy Engineer | <b>Energy Center of Wisconsin</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> | <b>Madison.Chicago.Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>608.210.7123 | </span><a href="http://www.ecw.org/" title="Energy Center Home Page"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.ecw.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Dahlstrom, Aaron [<a href="mailto:ADahlstrom@in-posse.com">mailto:ADahlstrom@in-posse.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] setting daylight via global parameter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></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)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>if (#PA("InclDaylight")==1)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> then ("Yes")<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> else ("No")<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>endif<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></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 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=248 height=129 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD55FD.A69BAF00" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CD55FD.A69BAF00"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Any advice?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></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><span style='font-family:"AvantGarde Bk BT";color:#17365D'>In P</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"AvantGarde Bk BT";color:#619428'>o</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"AvantGarde Bk BT";color:#17365D'>sse</span></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;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray'> </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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