<div dir="ltr"><div>Same issue.</div><div><img src="cid:ii_mjaa4o5u4" alt="image.png" width="466" height="197"></div><div><br></div><div>Also, if I try to modify eQUEST.INI or BDLLIB.DAT files after a fresh install, it still throws same error on first launch. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">-Rahil</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM Christina LaPerle via Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Also, need to open and close to get it to open in DOE2.3 so no option other than closing it and reopening :/</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><b>Christina LaPerle (she/her)</b> PE, BEMP, </span><font color="#666666" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">CPHC</span></font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;vertical-align:super">®</span><font color="#666666" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">, </span></font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">CEM, CBCP</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Principal Engineer<br>________________<br></span><img src="cid:286012b78f6945a_0.1" alt="image.png"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Phone </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#1155cc">860.266.6220</font> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;text-align:justify">We are always looking for motivated professionals to join our team. See our career options </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__karpmanconsulting.net_available-2Dcareers&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=QkcMOghMp8_pF9Cam10L3g&m=XKHR_3VJ09__guI1D2SBz1jLoJt2gzkP-biW7m-9Sd1dSDQdesPah8JARymMcEhd&s=DHBHjqvFnFD4eZTW0De0UhIMgLFZC_bDfOvCIKGDiOk&e=" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;text-align:justify">!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:red">PTO Alert: </span></i><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:red"> Out after 12/19/2025 and back 1/2/2025</span></i><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;text-align:justify"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM Samantha Menard via Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Melissa Crowe via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:19 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous Run Date<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Hi All<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p>I am having issues with eQuest I haven’t seen in all of my 15 years of eQuest.
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<p>After the first time it happened I uninstalled, reinstalled and it worked 1<sup>st</sup> time but on closing eQuest and opening it back up again I get this message<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p>Anyone have a fix for this?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!!!!!!<u></u><u></u></p>
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