[Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

[McArdle, Christopher]

HI Umesh;

I have not found a solution to why my model crashed.  I’m starting over with the carrier HAP program.  eQuest seems to have much potential but I have run into a road block when using the program that causes me to abandon it when I have a upcoming deadline.

Chris McArdle




Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM

EwingCole

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From: Umesh Atre [mailto:umesh at innovativedesign.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:57 AM
To: McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Christopher,

Did you ever find a solution to this problem?

I have lost a few models recently, both on Windows XP and Windows 7. My problem seems to be similar, but maybe not quite so.

The models ran fine when I first created them and never crashed, but when I checked back in a few days or so, the project files had gone down to 1-2 kb
from the original 200-300 kb. I keep copies of all my models, but unfortunately some of these copies had the same issue, which is why I lost these models.

Anyone else have any ideas?
Thanks!

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of McArdle, Christopher
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:03 AM
To: John Aulbach; Nick Caton; Brian Fountain; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?
My computer is running Windows XP.




Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM

EwingCole

Federal Reserve Bank Building
100 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590
DIRECT  215.625.4432
TEL  215.923.2020
FAX 215.574.9163
EMAIL cmcardle at ewingcole.com

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From: John Aulbach [mailto:jra_sac at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:55 AM
To: Nick Caton; Brian Fountain; McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Or are you running under Windows Vista?  THAT was MY nemesis. All went away with Windows 7.

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From: Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com>
To: Brian Fountain <bfountain at greensim.com>; "McArdle, Christopher" <cmcardle at ewingcole.com>; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?
It’s probably worth the question and it may be something else – sorry if it seems silly:

Did you make the model in 3.64 and now you’re trying to open it in 3.63 or a different version?

~Nick
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NICK CATON, P.E.
SENIOR ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers
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olathe, ks 66061
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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Brian Fountain
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 11:30 AM
To: McArdle, Christopher; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] file format error! is all my work lost?

Others may have a better solution in dealing with the .pd2 file.  However, one option is to open a blank eQUEST file (go new file from wizard -> SD wizard and then click the red x on the 1st screen of the wizard to start blank).  Now File Import the project .inp file (the one with out " - baseline" ... please make a copy first!).

You should be able to recover everything you had in the detailed interface except the project location which you will need to redefine.  Your wizard data is lost (as that was in the .pd2) but all the detailed interface data is stored in the .inp file.

Hope this helps.

Brian

On 9/7/2011 11:39 AM, McArdle, Christopher wrote:
I have setting up this model for a few days and it crashed on me.  Every time I try to open the file I getting the following error message.

Is all my work lost?

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Christopher  McArdle, PE, LEED AP, CEM
EwingCole
Federal Reserve Bank Building
100 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1590
DIRECT  215.625.4432
TEL  215.923.2020
FAX 215.574.9163
EMAIL cmcardle at ewingcole.com<mailto:cmcardle at ewingcole.com>

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