[Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules from input file

[Neil Bulger]

Hi Bill,

You have actually touched on a favorite subject of mine in the
wonderful-world-of-eQuest. Or the terrifying world, same thing really.
Right now, we typically strip-out a majority of the defined parameters in
an eQuest model as it pertains to internal loads and pretty much every
thermal-zone property. My tool of choice is actually Notepad ++ using
regular expressions (fun stuff if you dig into it).

We are finding that learning just a little bit of script-language in eQuest
can greatly simplify how inputs are specified, by using default look-up
equations and in essence give eQuest some template-like abilities for space
types and thermal zone definitions.

While cleaning-out unused schedules may seem nice, unless all objects no
longer reference those schedules, it is difficult to say which ones stay
and which go, especially difficult to write a program that automates this
step. My suggestion would be to get comfortable with simplifying the
first-level definitions of internal loads and thermal zones to use more
relational inputs (which allow a model to be quickly change or reference
other things) and then focus on ensuring un-used schedules or other objects
get removed.

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On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Paul Riemer <Paul.Riemer at dunhameng.com>wrote:

> Remember to keep any schedules that your parametric runs may call.****
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Bishop, Bill
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:26 AM
> *To:* Bishop, Bill; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules from
> input file****
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> Bill,****
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> The eQUEST “Quality Control Reporting” tool shows a list of schedules that
> are not assigned in the model. You would have to delete them manually if
> you didn’t want them in the model. Yes, I agree that it would be handy to
> have a tool that deletes them automatically. Maybe someone will surprise
> you for your birthday. ;)****
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> Regards,****
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> Bill****
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Bishop, Bill
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:27 PM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules from
> input file****
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> Does anyone know if such a tool exists?****
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> I would like to be able to “clean up” a model by removing schedules
> (annual, week, day) and perhaps other inputs (utility rates, performance
> curves) that are not used in the model. Perhaps this would be an Excel
> macro that searches an input file and then asks for user confirmation
> before deleting the unused schedules/curves etc.****
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> If this hasn’t already been created, this would be an excellent way for
> some intrepid engineer/student/geek to earn some street cred.****
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> ~Bill****
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