[TRNSYS-users] TMY3 files in Demo Version

[David BRADLEY]

Brad,
  The official TMY3 syntax is comma separated. The file you attached is 
tab delimited. Did you download it directly from an NREL site or did it 
get processed (resaved as tab delimited?) along the way?
best,
  David


On 04/19/2016 18:15, Brad Painting wrote:
> David, here's the exact error message provided in the simulation log 
> for Type 15:
>
> "Message : Unable to correctly read from the supplied data file - 
> please check the file and re-run the simulation."
>
> I am using Type15-TMY3. The file I used is attached. I have tried it 
> with a couple different ones and neither worked. Thanks for looking 
> into it.
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 11:48 AM, David BRADLEY 
> <d.bradley at tess-inc.com <mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com>> wrote:
>
>     Brad,
>       TMY3 files downloaded from NREL's site should work fine with the
>     demo version. You do have to make sure that you are using the TMY3
>     mode of Type15. When you get the error, to what "it" do you refer?
>     Is there an error generated by TRNSYS? Is Windows complaining
>     about the file type? Some additional specifics about the source of
>     the error and the language of the error would help in tracking
>     down its cause.
>     kind regards,
>      David
>
>
>     On 04/19/2016 07:05, Brad Painting wrote:
>>     I currently do not have access to a paid TRNSYS subscription and
>>     was trying to do a quick simulation of a PV array. Is it possible
>>     to download TMY3 files from NREL to use in the Demo version? When
>>     I try this it says the file type is not recognized, even though
>>     it has the TMY3 extension. Thanks.
>>
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