Error found while opening .IDF editor. "Too many fields for object:FenestrationSurface: Detailed Line Number 838 ".

asked 2019-04-16 14:37:29 -0600

Dilruba
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updated 2019-06-05 11:56:36 -0600

I was trying to complie MLE+ tool which combines Energy Plus tool with Matlab. But I was facing some error. So I was checking whether .IDF file was working or not. When I tried to open .IDF file with IDF editor it was showing the above stated error. Also when I tried to compile the energyplus file it told that "EnergPlus Terminated: Fatal Error Detected".

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What version of EnergyPlus are you using for IDF Editor? What version of EnergyPlus is assigned to the IDF file created from the MLE+ tool? There was a change in the input fields of the FenestrationSurface:Detailed object in EnergyPlus v9.0.1 that could be causing this error. For example, the IDF file is for v9.0.1 but IDF Editor is earlier.

Aaron Boranian ( 2019-04-16 17:20:12 -0600 )edit

When I open the file according to the version identifier the version is 8.9.

Dilruba ( 2019-04-16 17:29:29 -0600 )edit

And you are using the IDF Editor for the same version 8.9 of EnergyPlus?

Aaron Boranian ( 2019-04-16 18:09:27 -0600 )edit

No. I am using 8.6 version.

Dilruba ( 2019-04-16 18:11:13 -0600 )edit

I have uninstalled all the previous versions of EnergyPlus and Installed EnergyPlus 8.9 which is similar to the .IDF I am using. I also installed MLE+ again. But now it is showing me this error: " * Severe * ExternalInterface: Did not find file "socket.cfg".

Dilruba ( 2019-04-17 12:36:44 -0600 )edit

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answered 2019-04-17 12:03:07 -0600

Aaron Boranian

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updated 2019-04-17 12:04:10 -0600

Whatever the Version object is set to in your input file, you need to use the same version of EnergyPlus and all of its applications or utilities -- including IDF Editor. It would likely be easiest for you to install EnergyPlus v8.9 so that you use the IDF Editor specific to that version to open and edit the IDF generated by the MLE+ tool that you are using. To find the installer for any EnergyPlus version dating back to v8.2, look here. For the installer of an EnergyPlus version from 7.0 - 8.1, look here.

For more information related to versions not being the same between the IDF and IDF Editor or EP-Launch, there is a similar post you can reference.

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I have uninstalled all the previous versions of EnergyPlus and Installed EnergyPlus 8.9 which is similar to the .IDF I am using. I also installed MLE+ again. But now it is showing me this error: " * Severe * ExternalInterface: Did not find file "socket.cfg".

Dilruba ( 2019-04-17 12:40:51 -0600 )edit

That error message has "connected" warning lines that should appear below. This file needs to be in same directory as in.idf.Check the documentation for the ExternalInterface.

This makes me think that this socket.cfg file needs to be in the same folder as the in.idf being used in your MLE+ workflow. I haven't used MLE+ myself, so sorry that I can't be more helpful.

Aaron Boranian ( 2019-04-17 16:30:30 -0600 )edit

Thank you for helping me out. I think it is an MLE+ problem so I should talk with their experts. If you know anyone who uses MLE+ can you please tag him/her in this post for helping me?

Dilruba ( 2019-04-18 10:33:15 -0600 )edit

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answered 2019-04-17 16:24:02 -0600

Luis Lara

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updated 2019-04-17 16:24:37 -0600

@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. 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.