<div dir="ltr"><div>a new rinkle...after we enter the lines provided (thank you for that!) Status=1000 & Special=583183190 eQuest will only launch in DOE2.2 (with Read Only activated as well). When we click on "launch DOE2.3" from the eQuest interface it still launches in DOE2.2...anyone having this issue?</div><div><br></div>Apologies if someone already posted about this (I didn't see it, but there's lot of postings so may have missed it).<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Chris</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM Brian Fountain 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 class="msg1946803661933523141">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>On my computer, modifying the last two lines of eQUEST.ini to:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Status=1000<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>… also worked for me.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> December 17, 2025 1:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brian Fountain <<a href="mailto:Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com" target="_blank">Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jeff Ross-Bain <<a href="mailto:jeff@rbgb.com" target="_blank">jeff@rbgb.com</a>>; Melissa Crowe <<a href="mailto:melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com" target="_blank">melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous Run Date<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Brian for this temporary fix. Your approach is indeed working. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I replaced the INI file after closing equest few times. It did end up opening every time. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM Brian Fountain <<a href="mailto:Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com" target="_blank">Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Older (working) eQUEST.ini attached.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Rahil Shah <<a href="mailto:rahil@nyu.edu" target="_blank">rahil@nyu.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> December 17, 2025 12:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brian Fountain <<a href="mailto:Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com" target="_blank">Brian.Fountain@sa-footprint.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jeff Ross-Bain <<a href="mailto:jeff@rbgb.com" target="_blank">jeff@rbgb.com</a>>; Melissa Crowe <<a href="mailto:melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com" target="_blank">melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous Run Date</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Brian. Any chance you can share your old .INI, if you don't mind? <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Ross-Bain via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> December 17, 2025 11:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Melissa Crowe <<a href="mailto:melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com" target="_blank">melissa.crowe@oakwellteam.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] eQuest Error on Opening - Invalid Previous Run Date</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Same here, including the un/install actions. The note appeared just this morning!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I also opened it once, but not again!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Any ideas would be great!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>>
<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</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_1946803661933523141m4681014297821788471m-1795924753983101981msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">I am having issues with eQuest I haven’t seen in all of my 15 years of eQuest.
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<p class="m_1946803661933523141m4681014297821788471m-1795924753983101981msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">After the first time it happened I uninstalled, reinstalled and it worked 1^st time but on closing eQuest and opening it back up again I get this message</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_1946803661933523141m4681014297821788471m-1795924753983101981msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">Anyone have a fix for this?</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you!!!!!!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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