[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: IDF Editor

["Alan Jackson" <alanjackson7@xxxxxxxxx>]

in the IDF Editor under File-->Save Options...

There are different ways to have objects sorted when saving. This should help you somewhat, but may not completely accomplish what you want to do as if you remove sorting new objects must then go to the top or bottom.

-
aj

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brettkoenig71" <brettkoenig71@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to EnergyPlus and I was having a problem with
> the IDF Editor.  I am also new to user/ support groups,
> so my posting here may be awkward.
> 
> The problem that I was having is that object/ class inputs
> for zones and zone heat transfer walls were shuffled to
> the front of the *.idf file after saving.  Some postings
> on November 17, 2006, which I've copied below, seem to
> answer my question.
> 
> Going into a text editor and cutting and pasting classes
> in the order I want seems to correct the problem.
> But going into a text editor as a work around seemed odd
> to me.  
> 
> I just wanted to confirm that I am approaching
> the IDF Editor correctly.
> 
> Are there any IDF Editor users out there that could give
> me input?  Will IDF Editor object shuffling be an ongoing
> issue with newer versions (I'm using V 2.1) ?
> 
> Otherwise, I enjoy the IDF Editor.  I find it intuitive.
> I'm not interested in using any GUI right now.
> The IDF Editor is a great learning tool helping me to
> get close to the FORTRAN modules without actually 
> see the source code.
> 
> Thank you,
> Brett Koenig
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________
> 
> Brent Griffith answered evening of Nov. 17, 2006:
> 
> No, IDF Editor always rearranges input objects when it saves. Using both types
> of editors does not work well unless you only use IDF Editor to look at input
> objects and then make all the changes in the text editor.
> 
> _______________________________
> 
> From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thiago Karashima
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:45 AM
> To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] IDF Editor X Text Editor
> 
> 
> I use both IDF Editor and Text Editor to edit my idf files.
> But how can I edit an idf file in IDF Editor and save the changes
> through IDF Editor in such a way that the arrangement of the text I´ve
> made previously using Text Editor keep on?
> What´s happening is that when I save changes through IDF Editor it
> reorganize (or make a mess, for me)
> all the text in a pattern from IDF Editor.
> It is possible saving changes in IDF Editor without this text
> rearrangement?
> 
> Thanks for your attention!
> 
> Thiago Karashima
>




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