A data extraction utility called DataExtractor-en has been developed in Java to enable relatively easy post‑processing of a set of project files relating to the same model and therefore with an identical or similar structure (Figure 2). It allows project files to be loaded and then the values chosen by the user to be extracted from the cells of the different files, whether they are simple values or “identifier=value” pairs.

DataExtractor-en can be downloaded at this address, and its use is explained below.

DataExtractor complements the Excel macros traditionally used for post-processing Thermoptim files.