Command Options files

[ade]

Hello,

The PVSyst CLI documentation mentions a "command options" file that allows us to store a full list of CLI command options and, I assume, simply point CLI to that file when running our simulations.

 

What format does this file need to be in? Do we simply need to create a text or CSV file with the command options and file paths that we want to use?

[Robin Vincent]

Yes, all you need is a text file containing all the commands you want to pass through.

Each command must be on its own line.

For instance, to convert a weather data file, you can set up a text file (TestCLiCmd.txt) containing the following lines : 

-icf:path/file.csv 
-imf:path/file.MEF 
-isf:path/file.SIT
-omf:path/file.MET    

And then simply run the command : PVsystCLI convert-meteo -cof:TestCLiCmd.txt  from the same directory.

[ade]

Thanks for the response. I was able to get set up a command file for the convert-meteo command and it ran without issue using "command-meteo - cof:". I created a separate command file for use with the "run-simulation" command, but when I try to execute the "run-simulation - cof:" command with the "cof" option pointed at the correct command file, I receive an "Invalid command syntax" error. Running the simulation from the command prompt works fine if I type each command out separately, though.