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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi to all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to develop a new type in TRNSYS. I have done this multiple times in the past successfully but this time I have 512 parameters to pass in the type (essentially an array of 16 lines x 32 columns). This data is calculated externally in MS Excel prior to running any simulation in TRNSYS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One approach I have thought about is to make all data in two columns in excel, use that file as an external file to the new type and during "Start Time" Manipulations to read the data and store them in the array I ultimately want to be accessible in the new type. If it gets in there it is easy to manipulate the data / include new arrays / etc. I would follow TYPE90 as a template in accomplishing this. This is not optimal though since I will have a very long list of data (512 lines) instead of having much less lines with more columns (this makes it easier to check as well).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there any way to read a multi-columned external file? Is there a tutorial of some sort or a type I could follow as a template to develop this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do you maybe have another suggestion on how to implement this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PrimaSans BT\,Verdana\,sans-serif";color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EL'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PrimaSans BT\,Verdana\,sans-serif";color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EL'>Dr. George Kyriakarakos, Agricultural Engineer</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PrimaSans BT\,Verdana\,sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EL'><br><span style='background:white'>PhD, MSc Energy Systems & Renewable Energy Sources</span><br><span style='background:white'>Agricultural University of Athens,</span><br><span style='background:white'>Dept. of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering</span><br><span style='background:white'>Iera odos street, 75, Athens 11855, Greece</span><br><span style='background:white'>Tel. +30.210.5294046 (direct), Fax:+30.210.5294023</span><br><span style='background:white'>Mobile +30.6942.046895</span><br><span style='background:white'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:gk@aua.gr"><span style='color:#0563C1'>gk@aua.gr</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PrimaSans BT\,Verdana\,sans-serif";color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EL'>Skype: georgekyriak</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EL'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>