[Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Pasha Korber-Gonzalez pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com
Wed Sep 21 15:20:26 PDT 2011


Please send your .pd2 & .inp file and let me see if I can recreate the error
on my computer...

Pasha

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM, McArdle, Christopher <
cmcardle at ewingcole.com> wrote:

>   HI Umesh;****
>
> ** **
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> I have not found a solution to why my model crashed.  I’m starting over
> with the carrier HAP program.  eQuest seems to have much potential but I
> have run into a road block when using the program that causes me to abandon
> it when I have a upcoming deadline.****
>
> ** **
>
> Chris McArdle****
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> Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM
>
>  EwingCole
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> Federal Reserve Bank Building
> 100 N. 6th Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590
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>  *DIRECT * 215.625.4432
>  *TEL * 215.923.2020
>  *FAX *215.574.9163
>  *EMAIL *cmcardle at ewingcole.com
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>   *From:* Umesh Atre [mailto:umesh at innovativedesign.net]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:57 AM
>
> *To:* McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* RE: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?****
>
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> Christopher,****
>
>  ****
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> Did you ever find a solution to this problem? ****
>
>  ****
>
> I have lost a few models recently, both on Windows XP and Windows 7. My
> problem seems to be similar, but maybe not quite so.****
>
>  ****
>
> The models ran fine when I first created them and never crashed, but when I
> checked back in a few days or so, the project files had gone down to 1-2 kb
> ****
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> from the original 200-300 kb. I keep copies of all my models, but
> unfortunately some of these copies had the same issue, which is why I lost
> these models.****
>
>  ****
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?****
>
> Thanks!****
>
>  ****
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>
> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *McArdle,
> Christopher
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:03 AM
> *To:* John Aulbach; Nick Caton; Brian Fountain;
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?****
>
> My computer is running Windows XP.****
>
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>  ****
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> Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM****
>
> EwingCole ****
>
> Federal Reserve Bank Building
> 100 N. 6th Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590****
>
> *DIRECT * 215.625.4432****
>
> *TEL * 215.923.2020****
>
> *FAX *215.574.9163****
>
> *EMAIL *cmcardle at ewingcole.com****
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> *ewingcole.com <http://www.ewingcole.com>*****
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> *From:* John Aulbach [mailto:jra_sac at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:55 AM
> *To:* Nick Caton; Brian Fountain; McArdle, Christopher;
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?****
>
> ** **
>
> Or are you running under Windows Vista?  THAT was MY nemesis. All went away
> with Windows 7.****
>
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>
> *From:* Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com>
> *To:* Brian Fountain <bfountain at greensim.com>; "McArdle, Christopher" <
> cmcardle at ewingcole.com>; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:03 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?****
>
> It’s probably worth the question and it may be something else – sorry if it
> seems silly:****
>
>  ****
>
> Did you make the model in 3.64 and now you’re trying to open it in 3.63 or
> a different version?  ****
>
>  ****
>
> ~Nick****
>
> [image: cid:489575314 at 22072009-0ABB]****
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> * *****
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> *NICK CATON, P.E.*****
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> SENIOR ENGINEER****
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> Smith & Boucher Engineers****
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> www.smithboucher.com* *****
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Brian Fountain
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 07, 2011 11:30 AM
> *To:* McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?****
>
>  ****
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> Others may have a better solution in dealing with the .pd2 file.  However,
> one option is to open a blank eQUEST file (go new file from wizard -> SD
> wizard and then click the red x on the 1st screen of the wizard to start
> blank).  Now File Import the project .inp file (the one with out " -
> baseline" ... please make a copy first!).
>
> You should be able to recover everything you had in the detailed interface
> except the project location which you will need to redefine.  Your wizard
> data is lost (as that was in the .pd2) but all the detailed interface data
> is stored in the .inp file.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Brian
>
> On 9/7/2011 11:39 AM, McArdle, Christopher wrote: ****
>
> I have setting up this model for a few days and it crashed on me.  Every
> time I try to open the file I getting the following error message.****
>
>  ****
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> Is all my work lost?****
>
>  ****
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> ****
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> Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM****
>
> EwingCole ****
>
> Federal Reserve Bank Building
> 100 N. 6th Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590****
>
> *DIRECT * 215.625.4432****
>
> *TEL * 215.923.2020****
>
> *FAX *215.574.9163****
>
> *EMAIL *cmcardle at ewingcole.com****
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