Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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@Aaron Boranian answer is correct. You need to use the version of the IDF editor that corresponds to the IDF file you want to edit. However, you can have multiple versions of energyplus installed at the same time. I use multiple versions on my computer.
In my case, I have version 9.0.1 installed, and if I double click on an IDF file, EP-Launch.exe for version 9.0.1 opens by default. Therefore, if I double click or browse for an older IDF file through EP-Launch.exe, I will get the error that you mention.
"Too many fields for object:XX:XX Line Number XX".
Therefore, when I want to open an 8.9.0 file, I navigate to the folder in my C:\ drive, and open EP-Launch.exe in the C:\EnergyPlusV8-9-0\ folder (or if it is an older version, just navigate to the appropriate folder). From there you can open the IDF editor for the older version.
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@Aaron Boranian answer is correct. You need to use the version of the IDF editor that corresponds to the IDF file you want to edit. However, you can have multiple versions of energyplus installed at the same time. I use multiple versions on my computer.
In my case, I have version 9.0.1 installed, and if I double click on an IDF file, EP-Launch.exe for version 9.0.1 opens by default. Therefore, if If I double click or browse for an older IDF file through EP-Launch.exe, I will get the error that you mention.
"Too many fields for object:XX:XX Line Number XX".
Therefore, when I want to open an 8.9.0 file, I navigate to the folder in my C:\ drive, and open EP-Launch.exe in the C:\EnergyPlusV8-9-0\ folder (or if it is an older version, just navigate to the appropriate folder). From there you can open the IDF editor for the older version.
