[bldg-sim] eQUEST question - error with construction tab

[Scott Criswell]

Interesting problem.
I don't believe there is a way to fix this within the eQUEST user 
interface - unless your project was populated from the wizard and you 
don't mind loosing all changes you may have made in the detailed 
interface since leaving the wizard.  If that is the case, then you can 
simply re-enter the wizard and press the Finish button to re-populate 
the detailed (BDL) model.
If this is not the case, then Brian's suggestion of editing the .INP 
file is the way to go.  You should be able to remove the bogus command 
entry(s) using a text editor and then pull the project back into eQUEST.

FYI - The problem here is a result of BDL (DOE-2's database) not being 
able to handle component names being the same as BDL command names 
(ignoring case).  We are careful to prevent users from naming components 
using "reserved" names or no name at all when creating components within 
the interface, but we do not do the same checking when users edit 
components using the detailed UI tabbed dialogs.
A fix for this will get added to our list and you should find this no 
longer a problem once the next public release is posted.

FYI - "EL#" or "E##" stands for Envelope/Loads # and is used as a prefix 
for all BDL components generated from wizard shell number # (to ensure 
component name uniqueness within BDL).

- Scott Criswell


Brian Fountain wrote:

>Actually, one of the great (and sometimes dangerous!) features of eQUEST is
>that all the data entered is stored in the .inp text file.  So you can make
>changes directly to the .inp file that will then "show up" when you reopen
>eQUEST.  This is helpful for bulk renaming things (like those shell names
>the wizard creates -- what is EL1, EL2 etc.?) using search & replace in a
>good text editor.
>
>With regard to the specific problem, can you create a new construction?  Are
>there any constructions created for the building? (It eQUEST in detailed
>data edit mode, not wizard data edit? -- which precludes many changes?)
>
>Brian Fountain - GreenSim
>bfountain at greensim.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bldg-sim at gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com] On Behalf Of Paul
>Erickson
>Sent: September 20, 2005 3:29 PM
>To: bldg-sim at gard.com
>Subject: [bldg-sim] eQUEST question - error with construction tab
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm a DOE-2 (mainly VisualDOE) user just getting acquainted with eQUEST.
>
>Has anyone else ever experienced a problem with the construction tab?  I
>somehow inadvertently created a "new" construction that titles itself
>"Construction", though when looking at the construction detail
>window/screen, the "name" is actually blank.  This creates a problem when I
>try to run eQUEST simulations...I get an error.
>
>- When opening the file, it says that there is one BDL error.  I see the
>error tree screen and it refers to a construction titled "Construction".  I
>double click on it, the construction tab comes up, I click "done" and then
>it tells me there are no more errors.  However, when I run the simulation,
>the output file is empty and I do not get the output reports accessible
>through eQUEST.  
>
>The inp and BDL files support the fact that there is a construction error
>due to the lack of a name...only the command "CONSTRUCTION" is on the line
>where it should be  "name" = CONSTRUCTION.
>
>On the construction tab:
>
>- I am not able to write a new name in for the construction.
>- I cannot change the specification method.
>- I can change the Construction Layers selection.
>- I cannot delete the construction.  When I try I get a window that says
>that there are no components that exist, but I get "error encountered
>searching for keyword assignments."
>
>Does anyone have a suggestion how to deal with this without going into the
>inp file?  Or is there a way to manipulate the inp file and then read it
>back into eQUEST?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated. THanks!
>
>Paul
>
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