https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/IES-LAMPS-read-data-from-ies-file/m-p/265889#M8347 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>I'm trying to read some basic data from IES file (for example the Power Consumption) using OPEN, INPUT commands but I cannot get the wanted result.<BR /> <BR /> Watt value is stored in the 9th row, 3rd field ... <BR /> This is the simple code I'm using<BR /> <UL><LI>ch1 = open ("TEXT", "3010216.ies", "Separator = ' ',mode=RO, LIBRARY" ) <BR /> n = INPUT (ch1, 9, 3, test) <BR /> print n, test<BR /> close ch1</LI></UL> "test" is a text variable.<BR /> print command returns always -1 value (end of file).<BR /> <BR /> Where do I make mistake?<BR /> <BR /> This is the IES file<BR /> <UL><LI>IESNA:LM-63-1995<BR /> [TEST] 3010216<BR /> [MANUFAC] 1000<BR /> [LUMCAT] 3010216<BR /> [LUMINAIRE] Flamingo applique 9W (LED - 3000K)<BR /> [FLASHAREA] 00475<BR /> TILT=NONE<BR /> 1 730 1.0 19 1 1 2 -0.050 00 00<BR /> 1 1 9<BR /> 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 <BR /> 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 <BR /> 0 <BR /> 84.53 84.53 83.44 81.91 79.28 75.77 71.61 67.01 61.76 <BR /> 55.63 49.06 41.83 33.94 26.28 17.52 8.76 1.53 0 0</LI></UL></R></DIV> Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:01:06 GMT alemanda 2016-03-08T09:01:06Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/IES-LAMPS-read-data-from-ies-file/m-p/265889#M8347 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>I'm trying to read some basic data from IES file (for example the Power Consumption) using OPEN, INPUT commands but I cannot get the wanted result.<BR /> <BR /> Watt value is stored in the 9th row, 3rd field ... <BR /> This is the simple code I'm using<BR /> <UL><LI>ch1 = open ("TEXT", "3010216.ies", "Separator = ' ',mode=RO, LIBRARY" ) <BR /> n = INPUT (ch1, 9, 3, test) <BR /> print n, test<BR /> close ch1</LI></UL> "test" is a text variable.<BR /> print command returns always -1 value (end of file).<BR /> <BR /> Where do I make mistake?<BR /> <BR /> This is the IES file<BR /> <UL><LI>IESNA:LM-63-1995<BR /> [TEST] 3010216<BR /> [MANUFAC] 1000<BR /> [LUMCAT] 3010216<BR /> [LUMINAIRE] Flamingo applique 9W (LED - 3000K)<BR /> [FLASHAREA] 00475<BR /> TILT=NONE<BR /> 1 730 1.0 19 1 1 2 -0.050 00 00<BR /> 1 1 9<BR /> 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 <BR /> 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 <BR /> 0 <BR /> 84.53 84.53 83.44 81.91 79.28 75.77 71.61 67.01 61.76 <BR /> 55.63 49.06 41.83 33.94 26.28 17.52 8.76 1.53 0 0</LI></UL></R></DIV> Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:01:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/IES-LAMPS-read-data-from-ies-file/m-p/265889#M8347 alemanda 2016-03-08T09:01:06Z