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Problem in openstudio measure in 3.4

asked 2022-09-11 04:30:21 -0500

updated 2022-09-11 07:49:14 -0500

I an having problems with a measure that used to work fine in openstudio app 2.9 but now in some cases is failing in 3.4.

the problem appears when I call the uFactor method of a subsurface object from a measure. For example, when i call

window.uFactor

I get the the following error:

Result: Fail
Error: Error creating prepared statement: SELECT Value from TabularDataWithStrings
WHERE ReportName = 'EnvelopeSummary'
AND ReportForString = 'Entire Facility'
AND TableName = 'Exterior Fenestration
AND ColumnName = 'Glass U-Factor'
AND Units='W/m2-K'
AND RowId = ?; with error code 1, extended code 1, errmsg: near "Glass": syntax error
C:/Users/EFINOV~1/AppData/Local/Temp/osmodel-1662883600-0/resources/measures/verificacion_ctehe1_2019/measure.rb:1370:in `uFactor'

There are a few funny things: - It never fails in a ruby script inside sketchup - In an openstudio measure fails in some cases. I guess it depends on the glass construction name or the construction set name, but after several tries with different names I couldn't reach any conclution.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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answered 2022-09-12 01:58:27 -0500

I have found a work arround. I have noticed that at the begginig of the run method there is no problem getting the uFactor of the windows. So, I have injected a new uFactor2 attribute to all subSurfaces instances with the uFactor value, and then in the following code I call the uFactor2 attribute instead of the uFactor method:

   model.getSurfaces.each do |s|
        s.class.module_eval { attr_accessor :uFactor2}
        s.uFactor2 = s.uFactor    
    end

It is not very clean but it works.

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answered 2022-09-11 21:39:33 -0500

We update the measure as need for new versions of OpenStudio and EnergyPlus. Going from OpenStudio 2.x was a big change, and for reporting measures SQL queries change with different versions of OpenStudio. If you are using an GUI like the OpenStudio Application or PAT, they offer a way to check for measure updates. if you are not you can get them from the BCL link here, or also from the source GitHub repos.

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Thanks for your answer. In my case it is a self made reporting measure for verifying compliance with energy efficiency spanish regulation.

mapascual's avatar mapascual  ( 2022-09-12 01:29:11 -0500 )edit

Just to point it out, in the error message, in the prepared statement there is a missing ' after Exterior Fenestration.

That would explain the problem, but doesn't explain why it only happens in some cases.

mapascual's avatar mapascual  ( 2022-09-12 01:52:48 -0500 )edit

Good catch, I agree that that is causing the error. I filed a bug report: https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio/is...

shorowit's avatar shorowit  ( 2022-09-12 10:40:13 -0500 )edit

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