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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If this error shows up consistently, it can also be caused by insufficient privileges on the computer. If the Studio cannot write to the project directory, you get exactly that type of error message (.dck file does not exist). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This typically happens on university-owned machines if you are a student…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In that case the solution is to copy the project directory (or your whole “Examples” folder) to a location where you have permission to write / create files (e.g. on the desktop or some user folder).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Michaël Kummert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Polytechnique Montréal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> TRNSYS-users <trnsys-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David BRADLEY via TRNSYS-users<br><b>Sent:</b> October 17, 2019 09:57<br><b>To:</b> TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org <trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org><br><b>Cc:</b> David BRADLEY <d.bradley@tess-inc.com>; Muhammad Tauseef Nasir <tauseef2007114@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TRNSYS-users] Request for reason for error.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Muhammad,<o:p></o:p></p><p> I just had a colleague run into this same error earlier this week. We just closed down the Studio, relaunched it, and the error went away. It is a weak solution and I'd much rather understand what is going on but perhaps you can try it to see if it works for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p>kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p> David<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/16/2019 19:59, Muhammad Tauseef Nasir via TRNSYS-users wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Sir/Madam, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am encountering an error, irrespective of any of the project I am running.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the pictures containing error.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And provide the rectification.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yours Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Muhammad Tauseef Nasir,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PhD Student,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Building Services Engineering,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hong Kong Polytechnic University,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hong Kong.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>TRNSYS-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:TRNSYS-users@lists.onebuilding.org">TRNSYS-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/trnsys-users-onebuilding.org">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/trnsys-users-onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>***************************<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>David BRADLEY<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Principal<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Thermal Energy Systems Specialists, LLC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>3 North Pinckney Street - suite 202<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Madison, WI 53703 USA<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>P:+1.608.274.2577<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>F:+1.608.278.1475<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:d.bradley@tess-inc.com">d.bradley@tess-inc.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.tess-inc.com">http://www.tess-inc.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.trnsys.com">http://www.trnsys.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>