Re: [TRNSYS-users] Create a new type in TRNSYS

Hello J. Zhao,

I had a similar issue recently, here are a few steps I hope would be helpful:

- Be sure to write the code correctly. You can use the template file of creating new types found in your trnsys directory. You can also use the programmer's guide documentation.

- You should have a compiler that can be integrated in the VS. In my case, I used the Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011.

- If you do, open the VS with Fortran supported coding. Next you can open the already available project (.sln) found in the directory: \Trnsys17\Compilers\IvfCXE2011. If another compiler is used, I think you should use the specific file for that compiler (4 files are available).

- Now the project will appear in the Solution Explorer window. Add your type under TRNDLL\Source Files\Types, compile it and set the TRNDLL as startup project.

- Rebuild the TRNDLL with debug and release configurations. The new DLLs will be created in \Trnsys17\Compilers\IvfCXE2011.

- Copy the TRNDLL.dll created in the release folder into \Trnsys17\Exe folder. (Don't delete the original .dll but keep it with different name in case something wrong happened)

In fact, I followed those steps to modify certain component and it worked, so I thought I could share my experience. I hope it would be useful information. You can always refer to the documentation (programmer's guide) for more detailed instructions.

Regards,

Houssein.

From: Jianzhou Zhao <jianzhou.zhao@unsw.edu.au>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:21 AM
To: trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [TRNSYS-users] Create a new type in TRNSYS

Dear TRNSYS users,

Did anyone successfully create a new component in TRNSYS using Microsoft visual studio?

I followed this:

Create a new component in TRNSYS 17 – export as a FORTRAN file - Edit the FORTRAN file in VS – Use Release configuration – Build solution

I kept on receiving an error…

I have also tried another way:

Using the existing solution file in C:\Trnsys17\Compilers\IvfCXE2011 – add the export FORTRAN file to the solution - Recompile the solution using MyType as the project file

The compilation seemed to always skip compiling Mytype….

Does anyone have a method for creating a simple component in TRNSYS 17 using VS?

A brief of steps would be much appreciated!!!