I must be doing something stupid.
Here is my error:
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Program Version,EnergyPlus 5.0.0.031, 10/12/2010 8:06 AM,IDD_Version 5.0.0.031
** Severe ** CheckEnvironmentSpecifications: Sizing for Zones has been requested but there are no design environments specified.
** Severe ** CheckEnvironmentSpecifications: Sizing for Systems has been requested but there are no design environments specified.
** Fatal ** Program terminates due to preceding conditions.
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--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> no, you do not need those items at all.
>
> You will need a RunPeriod object to execute the weather file.
>
> At 08:52 AM 10/12/2010, airscapefans wrote:
> >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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