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Issues running Energy Plus through Windows Command Prompt

I've been trying to run EP through windows command prompt, but it always crashes within less than a second.

The command I use is EnergyPlus -w weather.epw in.idf

The following is the text I get in the command prompt:

EnergyPlus Starting Energy Plus, Version 8.8.0-7c3bbe4830 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **Fatal IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination).

The error file contains the following errors * Severe * Out of range value Numeric Field#1 (REXT: R Value of any exterior insulation), value=0.00000, range={>0.0}, in GROUNDHEATTRANSFER:BASEMENT:INSULATION * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

I tried running the file on EP-Launch, and it runs fine.

Issues running Energy Plus through Windows Command Prompt

I've been trying to run EP through windows command prompt, but it always crashes within less than a second.

The command I use is EnergyPlus -w weather.epw in.idf

The following is the text I get in the command prompt:

EnergyPlus Starting Energy Plus, Version 8.8.0-7c3bbe4830 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **Fatal IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination).

The error file contains the following errors * Severe * Out of range value Numeric Field#1 (REXT: R Value of any exterior insulation), value=0.00000, range={>0.0}, in GROUNDHEATTRANSFER:BASEMENT:INSULATION * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

I tried running the file on EP-Launch, and it runs fine.

Issues running Energy Plus through Windows Command Prompt

I've been trying to run EP through windows command prompt, but it always crashes within less than a second.

The command I use is EnergyPlus -w weather.epw in.idf

The following is the text I get in the command prompt:

EnergyPlus Starting Energy Plus, Version 8.8.0-7c3bbe4830 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **Fatal IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination).

The error file contains the following errors * Severe * Out of range value Numeric Field#1 (REXT: R Value of any exterior insulation), value=0.00000, range={>0.0}, in GROUNDHEATTRANSFER:BASEMENT:INSULATION * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

I tried running the file on EP-Launch, and it runs fine.