Convert epw file into bin format

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I tried to convert the epw file downloaded from Energy Plus website
https://energyplus.net/weather-region/asia_wmo_region_2
using equest eQ_WthProc the results are always errors as in below

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Can you advise what is wrong I tried several times ... there is no help in
this program
Did anybody face such issue before

Thanks with regards,
Faisal Sharif

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You should try to create it at a path that doesn't contain any spaces (your windows username has a space, in the future you should always use a username without spaces nor special characters, this creates issues such as this that you want to avoid), like C:\Temp or something.

Note that I'm not sure that's your actual problem, I'm saying it's a likely cause.

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You might have better luck using ClimateConsultant.

http://www.energy-design-tools.aud.ucla.edu/climate-consultant/request-climate-consultant.php

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Hi Faisal,

Please go through the below link and read the instructions (modify or
delete the eQ_WthProc.INI file) to run it successfully.

http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html#eQ_WthProc

Thanks & Regards
Mayank Bhatnagar

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Hello Faisal,

+1 option: I personally have migrated to using the free option ELEMENTS for the relatively simple tasks of conversion between BIN & EPW: https://bigladdersoftware.com/projects/elements/

ELEMENTS is extremely similar in function/featureset to eQ_WthProc (once the latter is up and running ? admittedly can be a pain? gets easier after first use), but ELEMENTS also offers a few more bells/whistles for quick QC / visualization of the weather data. Also offers data manipulation features I haven?t leveraged (but recognize as a useful option for those who haven?t developed such a framework) for bridging the gap between AMY-centric calibration and TMY projection of savings. (i.e. ?tuning/normalizing?).

Climate consultant is of course an awesome tool in its own right, built by and for answering/informing questions beyond simple weather file conversion. I have found its visuals and presentation to be an inspiration for other tools I?ve built, and I still reach for CC first for deeper QC/review of custom weather ventures.

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