how to run openstudio command line interface for non-familiar with this option

asked 2019-02-25 07:20:48 -0500

Hello, I want to know how to use the command line interface appropriately, until know there is no fluent information from the beginning how to do so? for example, what computer path directory changes I have to make? How to write the command line appropriately? Thanks

answered 2019-02-25 07:52:31 -0500

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You can find documentation on the OpenStudio command-line interface at http://nrel.github.io/OpenStudio-user...

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I cannot execute the example file: "An example OSW project is included in the OpenStudio installer under './Examples/compact_osw'. To run this example, copy it to a user writable location and then:

/path/to/openstudio.exe run -w /path/to/compact.osw"

an error "The system cannot find the path specified." appreciate your help

Eyal zilber ( 2019-02-25 08:09:43 -0500 )edit

Are you replacing the paths in the command with appropriate paths (e.g. to files that exist) for your system? If you have spaces in your path names you may have to add quotes around the path so the command knows they are part of the same path.

macumber ( 2019-02-25 21:32:36 -0500 )edit

Eyal, edit your PATH environment variable to point to the openstudio.exe file in the bin folder of your open studio download. This will allow your system to run the CLI. once you have that working, simply type openstudio -h in the command line or terminal and a menu will display of flags and instructions.