[netCDF #ORG-563735]: netCDF General - Problems compiling examples

> Institution: CATIE
> Package Version: 3.6.1
> Operating System: Windows XP
> Hardware Information: PC
> Inquiry: Hi,
>
> I've recently downloaded the netcdf binaries (version 3.6.1), in order to
build an application to write netcdf data in the Windows XP platform.
> I tried to build one of the c++ examples from the Unidata web page, but
simply I can't make it work.
> Under Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual C++.NET, both from the IDE and the
command-line compiler, I get the following message:
>
>
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> Compiling...
> simple_xy_wr.cpp
> Linking...
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
unsigned int __thiscall NcVar::put(int const *,long,long,long,long,long)"
(?put@NcVar@@QAEIPBHJJJJJ@Z)
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class
NcVar * __thiscall NcFile::add_var(char const *,enum NcType,class NcDim const
*,class NcDim const *,class NcDim const *,class NcDim const *,class NcDim const
*)" (?add_var@NcFil
> e@@QAEPAVNcVar@@PBDW4NcType@@PBVNcDim@@2222@Z)
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class
NcDim * __thiscall NcFile::add_dim(char const *,long)"
(?add_dim@NcFile@@QAEPAVNcDim@@PBDJ@Z)
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual
__thiscall NcFile::~NcFile(void)" (??1NcFile@@UAE@XZ)
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
unsigned int __thiscall NcFile::is_valid(void)const "
(?is_valid@NcFile@@QBEIXZ)
> simple_xy_wr.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
__thiscall NcFile::NcFile(char const *,enum NcFile::FileMode,unsigned int
*,unsigned int,enum NcFile::FileFormat)"
(??0NcFile@@QAE@PBDW4FileMode@0@PAIIW4FileFormat@0@@Z)
> Debug/simple_xy_wr.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 6 unresolved externals
> Error executing link.exe.
> simple_xy_wr.exe - 7 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
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>
> I included the static library (netcdf.lib) in the code but it's just the
same. I figured out that the problem could be the static library, so I tried to
build it, using the source code, but I had problems with the header file
config.h, which is neither in my system nor in the source code provided.
>
> I found a reply from James Garnett explaining that command-line compiler
could do, but I can't simply introduce the right options to the linker in order
to fix this. I thought executing the linker as: "link /DEFAULTLIB:netcdf.lib
simple_xy_wr.obj" would work, but it doesn't.
>
> Could you give me a hand?
> Thanks very much
> Best,
>
> Luis Molina
>
>
>
>

Howdy Luis!

The netCDF C++ API has never been ported to Visual Studio.

The C API has been, and you may find the VS solution file in the win32/NET
directory of the netCDF source distribution.

The DLL contains the C API, and you may use that from C++, or you may port the
C++ API (which should not be too hard for someone that knows visual studio
well).

Thanks,
Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ORG-563735
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed