[TRNSYS-users] TRNSED file creation - falty source code generated

[Michaël Kummert]

Lucas, 
the problem is in the proforma, which uses “#” as a short-hand for “number”.

# is a reserved character in TRNSED, which causes the error.
The best fix is to edit the proforma and replace “#” with “Nb”.
Michaël

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Michaël Kummert
Ecole Polytechnique Montréal



From: lucas.lira at scottish-southern.co.uk
[mailto:lucas.lira at scottish-southern.co.uk] 
Sent: January 26, 2010 06:21
To: trnsys-users at cae.wisc.edu
Subject: [TRNSYS-users] TRNSED file creation - falty source code generated


Dear All, 

I'm currently working in the creation of some TRNSED files from some energy
systems modelled by me. After creating the trd file and trying to run the
simulation through TRNSEDIT, some systems would do it smoothly, some would
present some warnings.  An example is shown below: 

*** Fatal Error at time   :         0.000000 
    Generated by Unit     : Not applicable or not available 
    Generated by Type     : Not applicable or not available 
    TRNSYS Message     13 : The TRNSYS Processor has reported an error while
trying to process EQUATIONS. The reported error was that an equal sign (=)
did not follow the variable name. One common cause of this error is to have
fewer equations that that specified in the EQUATIONS card. Please check the
input file and re-run the simulation 
    Reported information  : OF 

For this specific case I identified that when the trd file was created, the
list file was being written as bellow: 

* 
* Model "Type661" (Type 661) 
* 
* 
*|* 
*|* *** Model Type661 (Type 661, Unit 27) 
*|* 
CONSTANTS 5 
*|*PARAMETERS                                                              
                                                                           
                                             VALUES                      
 UNITS 
NUMBEROF= 2.0000000000000E+00 
*|Number of inputs                        |-|-|0|1|1|50.000|1000 
OFTIMEST=1 
 of timesteps to hold value-1          |-|-|0|1|0|25.000|1000 
INITIALF= 0.0000000000000E+00 
*|Initial function value-1              
 |any|any|0|1|-1000000.00000|1000000.00000|1000 
OFTIMES1=1 
 of timesteps to hold value-2          |-|-|0|1|0|25.000|1000 
INITIAL1= 0.0000000000000E+00 
*|Initial function value-2              
 |any|any|0|1|-1000000.00000|1000000.00000|1000 
* 
UNIT 27 TYPE 661         Type661 
*$UNIT_NAME Type661 
*$MODEL .\Controllers Library (TESS)\Delayed Inputs\Type661.tmf 
*$POSITION 553 186 
*$LAYER Main # 

I put the bit that is causing problem in bold. To solve the issue i just had
to add "*|" before that line and every thing would work ok. 
Has anyone experienced any similar problem of the trd file being generated
with incomplete lines? (like missing the *|) Is there any solution to it
other than manually finding the issue and fixing? 

Kind Regards 

Lucas Lira 
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