OK, so just to clarify.
I must have "dummy" conditions for:
- site location object
- sizing period:design day objects
- RunPeriodControl:DaylightSavingsTime objects
Then if I specify an alternate weather/location file in EP-launch all of the above objects will be overridden ?
However, if I leave the above objects blank, I will get an error.(known & verified).
Is there a way to leave the above objects/conditions blank, reference the external file, and still have the program execute ?
(that would seem like a logical feature)
You asked which sections of the manual I looked at: "Getting started" in detail, and then a search for "weather file" through all the other pdf files. What did I miss ?
Thanks
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> If you use the weather file, it will override any location that would
> be specified in the idf.
>
> For design conditions, you would need to reference the special
> periods on the weather file or incorporate an external file.
>
> You will still need to have a RunPeriod (for weather file) object
> and
> a SimulationControl object to direct EnergyPlus what to do.
>
> What sections of the manual did you look at?
>
> At 12:01 AM 10/12/2010, airscapefans wrote:
> >I'm trying to run a single idf file without specifying any weather
> >location or design conditions within the idf file.
> >Instead I'm specifying the weather file from EP-Launch.
> >Result = errors (missing location, etc...)
> >
> >Can I launch/run with 'external' location and design conditions ?
> >If so, I could not find any section in the manual on why this should
> >or should not work.
>
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