Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Definition File for Custom Processing

Edwin

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 16:03, samuel amos-abanyie <sumwelamos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, I have seen the examples in the Aux prog. Does the simple text file format mean I can use an MS office word file for the DEF File?

SAMUEL AMOS-ABANYIE

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--- On Mon, 9/21/09, m_neves32 <m_neves32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: m_neves32 <m_neves32@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Definition File for Custom Processing
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 9:05 AM

Your right I´am sorry about this I thought it would be in the IDF format

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> as you can see from the examples in the Aux
> programs, the lines in the DEF files are NOT terminated by , or ;
>
> The terminator for the $namelist block is a /
>
> At 08:40 AM 9/21/2009, MÃ¡rio wrote:
> >--- In EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com, Linda Lawrie <linda@> wrote:
> > >
> > > the format of the DEF file is a simple text file.
> > >
> > > the format and several examples are shown in
> > the Auxiliary Programs document.
> > >
> >Hello
> >
> >The Def file that I´am using to convert the data has the following format:
> >
> >&location,
> >City='Lisboa' ,
> >StateProv=' Lisboa',
> >Country='Prt' ,
> >InWMO= 111111,
> >InLat= 38.73,
> >InLong= -9.15,
> >InTime= 0,
> >InElev= 100;
> >/
> >&miscdata,
> >Comments1= 'Teste 1',
> >Comments2= 'Teste 2',
> >SourceData= 'Solterm 5';
> >/
> >&wthdata,
> >NumInHour=1,
> >InputFileType= 'CUSTOM',
> >InFormat='DELIMITE D',
> >DataElements= year,month, day,hour, minute,datasourc e,dry_bulb_ temperature, dew_point_ temperature, relative_ humidity, atmospheric_ pressure, extraterrestrial _horizontal_ radiation, extraterrestrial _direct_normal_ radiation, horizontal_ infrared_ radiation_ intensity_ from_sky, global_horizonta l_radiation, direct_normal_ radiation, diffuse_horizont al_radiation, global_horizonta l_illuminance, direct_normal_ illuminance, diffuse_horizont al_illuminance, zenith_luminance ,wind_direction, wind_speed, total_sky_ cover,opaque_ sky_cover, visibility, ceiling_height, present_weather_ observation, present_weather_ codes,precipitab le_water, aerosol_optical_ depth,snow_ depth,days_ since_last_ snow,

> >DataUnits=x, x,x,x,x,x, 'C','C',' %','Pa',' Wh/m2','Wh/ m2','Wh/m2' ,'Wh/m2', 'Wh/m2',' Wh/m2','lux' ,'lux','lux' ,'lux','degrees' ,'m/2','tenths' ,'tenths' ,'km','m' ,x,x,'mm' ,'thousandths' ,'cm',x,

> >DataConversionFact ors=1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,
> >DelimiterChar= ',';
> >
> >/
> >&datacontrol,
> >NumRecordsToSkip= 0,
> >MaxNumRecordsToRea d=8760;

> >/
> >
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