[esp-r] Re: Perl script

[Ferguson, Alex]

You may find using a third-party optimization tool easier, faster and
more powerful than cooking up your own optimization scheme. I've had
great experiences using both GenOpt
(http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/GO/) and Dakota
(http://dakota.sandia.gov/software.html). Both are free,
well-documented, run on linux, and have fexible and robust optimization,
paramater sensitivity and uncertianty capabilities. 
 
Leen Peeters will be presenting a paper describing application of ESP-r
with GenOpt at SimBuild 2010. I can send you a preview of the paper, if
you like. 
 
- Alex 
 
Alex Ferguson
Housing, Buildings and Communities Group
CanmetENERGY
Natural Resources Canada
P:+1 613 995 3294
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Alex.Ferguson at NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca

 
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[mailto:esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk] On Behalf Of victor bunster
Sent: July 27, 2010 02:33
To: esp-r at lists.strath.ac.uk
Subject: [esp-r] Perl script


Hello,
I'm trying to learn how to automate procedures for a simple algorithm,
something like this:
>DO GEOMETRY
>     SIMULATE
>     EVALUATE 
>     CHANGE GEOMETRY
>END
This loop should go on until certain thermal conditions are achieved. In
"ESP-r capabilities" web is stated that the modules can be driven by
scripts to automate tasks, but the only information I have found yet is
a reference in the Appendix of the Cookbook (17.1 Text mode) which is
helpful but very limited. 

Is there any documentation for the API or how to access the commands? or
about running the scripts, or which programming language is used? if
not, could anyone show me some guidelines to explore this functionality?

Thanks a lot,
  
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