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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Input File Format



thanks Brent,
I forgot to post that up here once Linda found the problem.
It was running over 500 characters on the Surface:Heat Transfer objects but
its sorted out now.

thanks again,
Barry



On 27/11/06, Griffith, Brent <brent_griffith@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Perhaps you are running into the 500 character limit on the allowable
> number of characters in a single line/record.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>]
> On Behalf Of Barry O'
> Sullivan
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 2:57 AM
> To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Input File Format
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm developing a program that outputs an idf file with each object on a
> single line (no comments).
> Now if i try to simulate this file as is energyPlus will crash. However,
> if
> i open the file in IDFEditor and then resave it without changing
> anything
> the reformatted version will simulate perfectly. Can someone explain
> this to
> me as i thought that if each object was properly comma seperated then it
> should run? I have included a sample portion of my output file below.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Barry O'Sullivan
>
> VERSION,1.3.0;
> BUILDING,Building 1, 0, Suburbs,
> 0.04,
> 0.4, MinimalShadowing, 30;
> TIMESTEP IN HOUR,4;
> INSIDE CONVECTION ALGORITHM,Detailed;
> OUTSIDE CONVECTION ALGORITHM,Detailed;
> SOLUTION ALGORITHM,CTF;
> ZONE VOLUME CAPACITANCE MULTIPLIER,1;
> RUN CONTROL,No, No,
> No, no, yes;
> RunPeriod,1, 22,
> 1, 22, UseWeatherFile,
> Yes, Yes, No,
> Yes, Yes, 1;
> RunPeriod,6, 15,
> 6, 15, UseWeatherFile,
> Yes, Yes, No,
> Yes, Yes, 1;
> Location,Cork-Ireland, 51.54, 8.28,
> 0, 3;
> DesignDay,Summer Design Day, 21.7, 6.7,
> 17.7, 99390, 15.1,
> 215, 0.9, 0,
> 1, 21, 7,
> Thursday, 0, Wet-Bulb;
> DesignDay,Winter Design Day, 1.6, 6.7,
> 1.6, 99390, 15.1,
> 215, 0.9, 0,
> 0, 21, 1,
> Thursday, 0, Wet-Bulb;
> GroundTemperatures,12.1, 11.5,
> 11.7,
> 12.1, 13.6, 15,
> 16.1, 16.7, 16.6,
> 15.8, 14.6, 13.2;
> MATERIAL:REGULAR,A3 - STEEL SIDING, Smooth,
> 1.5000000E-03, 44.96000, 7688.860,
> 410.0000, 0.9000000, 0.2000000,
> 0.2000000;
> MATERIAL:REGULAR,AC03 Acoustic Tile 3/4 in, MediumSmooth,
> 1.9099999E-02, 5.7000000E-02, 288.0000,
> 1339.000, 0.9000000, 0.7000000,
> 0.7000000;
>
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