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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Carlos, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You are right that C++ does not have the longest tradition in
TRNSYS programming, but the point is, no C++ programmer sane in his mind would <b><u>want</u></b>
to use these functions. In C or C++ you can just declare variables at global
scope and write the word ‘static’ in front – why would you
want to use a sort of user-defined stack for that, keep track of the stack
pointer etc. ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If you need to store a name in C++ I suppose you would use a
string object, and not try to create a Hollerith constant, right? </span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span
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color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I wrote a complete library of TRNSYS types for process control,
data transmission & data base access in C – it was a lot of fun and
works fine (say the clients), including the real time part controlling all sort
of complicated equipment. So I would say TRNSYS <i>does</i> support C++, but
you have to program it in C++, not try mimic what they did in FORTRAN 30 years
ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Werner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span
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carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com [mailto:carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com] <b>De la
part de</b> Carlos Flores | DECCW. Sydney, Australia<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> mardi 10 août 2010 23:09<br>
<b>À :</b> keilholz, werner<br>
<b>Cc :</b> trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu<br>
<b>Objet :</b> Re: [TRNSYS-users] Stored variables (C++)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hey Werner,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>That is a shame. It's sad that TRNSYS does not have a
proper support for C++, specially when they claim they do. It made me
waste a couple of days of work.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks very much for your answer and for helping me not to
waste my time any longer. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Carlos<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:11 PM, keilholz, werner <<a
href="mailto:werner.keilholz@cstb.fr">werner.keilholz@cstb.fr</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hi Carlos, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The setStorageVars problem,
too, has been encountered before:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a
href="http://www.mail-archive.com/trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu/msg01920.html"
target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.mail-archive.com/trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu/msg01920.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US>Basically, my recommendation is not to use it in C or C++ -
it’s a bit like asking where you can get fresh hay for your car...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US>Werner</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a
href="mailto:carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com" target="_blank">carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com" target="_blank">carlosfloreslenero@gmail.com</a>]
<b>De la part de</b> Carlos Flores | DECCW. Sydney, Australia<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> lundi 9 août 2010 11:03<br>
<b>À :</b> <a href="mailto:trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu" target="_blank">trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu</a><br>
<b>Objet :</b> Re: [TRNSYS-users] Stored variables (C++)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hey
everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I
have TRNSYS 16 and I am programming a new module using C++. I've
had absolutely <b><u>all</u></b> the problems that have been mentioned in
the past with regards to stored variables (such as un-updated TRNSYS.h file)
and I've solved most of them, but I have been unable to solve one related to
pointers. <o:p></o:p></p>
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For some reason, in TRNSYS.h the functions <b>setStorageVars</b> and <b>setStorageSize</b>
need pointer inputs (int*, double*) to work, as opposed to the simple int or
double variables used in FORTRAN. I have spent a lot of time and I have
not being able to work this through, and I need to fix this within the next few
days or it will have consequences on the project deadline =(<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Does
anybody have the answer to one of these two questions?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='color:#000066'>1) Do you have any example (*.ccp) of a module programmed
in C++ that uses stored variables?</span></b> That would probably be
easiest way to understand how to insert the correct inputs in the <b>setStorageVars</b> function,
or<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='color:#000066'>2) Do you know how to insert the 'nitems' and 'stored'
array in a way that the setStorageVars function will understand?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The
template generated for C++ does not address these issues and I am unsure how to
fix them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any
help would be highly appreciated! Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#006600'>Carlos Flores</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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