[TRNSYS-users] input file

David BRADLEY d.bradley at tess-inc.com
Thu Nov 11 13:43:19 PST 2010


Charles,
  Trnsys16 is very stable when it comes to saving projects so I doubt 
that the files are lost. Could you please send me one of the *.tpf files 
that you are unable to open? I'll see if I can get it to open with one 
of my versions.
Regards,
  David


On 11/11/2010 12:28, Chuck willis wrote:
> Let me add that the files that aren't working have considerably shrunk 
> from their original size, this is obvious when compared to the normal 
> sized .tpf files. They have shrunk from 100-500 Ko to 1-10 Ko...
> Does this mean that TRNsys did not save the files properly and that 
> the rest of it is gone for good?
> Charles
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Chuck willis <chuckmw at gmail.com 
> <mailto:chuckmw at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>     I have also been getting the message :  "this project was created
>     with a newer version of IISIBAT and could not be opened with yours".
>     It popped up on a few files (obviously the important ones). So I
>     can't at all open these files.
>     Is there any way of getting to the work I had done back?
>     I am using XP, Trnsys is located C:\Program Files\Trnsys16_1.
>     Today is the first time this happens, anything I can do?
>     Thanks a lot
>     Charles
>     On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM, David BRADLEY
>     <d.bradley at tess-inc.com <mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com>> wrote:
>
>         Elimiano,
>           I would highly recommend removing your Trnsys installation
>         from the Program Files directory. With Windows 7 and Vista,
>         the operating system is very strange about whether it allows
>         read/write privileges and whether it shows you any files. It
>         tries to keep a lot hidden so that you don't accidentally
>         delete things. If you install Trnsys16 (or 17) in a different
>         directory (I have mine in c:\PF\Trnsys16_1\) these strange
>         problems will go away.
>         Best,
>          David
>
>
>
>         On 11/3/2010 10:03, Emiliano Casati - 3ME wrote:
>>
>>         Good Afternoon,
>>
>>         I'll try to be more precise....
>>
>>         I'm using TRNSYS 16 with Win 7, and I guess the problems I'm
>>         experiencing are related to this...
>>
>>         I installed the STEC library, and I've saved as suggested the
>>         examples into the "MyProject" folder (C:\Program Files
>>         (x86)\Trnsys 16\MyProjects) that I created (was not
>>         originally present!).
>>
>>         I run an example called STEC_STORAGE.
>>
>>         The run goes fine, but if I try to open the Input file, I get
>>         the message:
>>
>>         "notepad cannot find the C:\Program Files (x86)\Trnsys
>>         16\MyProjects\STEC_STORAGE.dck file.
>>
>>         If I select: calculate>>open>>list file I can access the
>>         "simulation log" window (and then, I suppose, the
>>         STEC_STORAGE.log file!). But if I try to open the "list file"
>>         he gives me the same error of the .dck file!
>>
>>         If I access the folder "Myprojects" I  don't see these files,
>>         but if I access the same folder from the main window (doing
>>         for instance "save as" and visualizing "all files") I can see
>>         all the 3 files (STEC_STORAGE.log, STEC_STORAGE.dck and
>>         STEC_STORAGE.lst)!!!!
>>
>>         The icons of these files appear with a locker on the
>>         bottom-left, and I guess this is the problem, but there are
>>         not particular settings related with files' sharing or safety!
>>
>>         If I double click one of these, I get the message "this
>>         project was created with a newer version of IISIBAT and could
>>         not be opened with yours"
>>
>>         I can imagine you're shocked about the mid-term
>>         results....but can somebody help me?
>>
>>         Thanks a lot
>>
>>         EC
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
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