IO Fortran Null pointers
Problem: How do I pass NULL pointer values in Fortran? Solution: a. Pass %VAL(0) or if your Fortran compiler doesnt recognize the %VAL directive b. Declare a Fortran POINTER set it to zero and pass it:...
View ArticleChanging labels on ADK dialogs
Problem: My add-on has one dialog where the user chooses a selection before another dialog opens. I want to set the label on the new dialog according to the selection chosen by the user. Can I do this?...
View ArticleFORTRAN on Windows – Writing to console
Problem: If my Fortran add-on code writes to the console (using for example WRITE(* *) it crashes Tecplot. Solution: Add the following to your InitTecAddOn routine: INTEGER*4 I INTERFACE FUNCTION...
View ArticleInvalid radio box toggle label
Problem: When I create the add-on dialog using the Tecplot GUI Builder then try to build it I get the message Invalid radio box toggle label. Solution: A common problem occurs when you only need two...
View ArticleErrMissing AddOnInfo file
Problem: When I try to run Runmake on my new add-on I get the message:Err: Missing AddOnInfo file Solution: When you use CreateNewAddOn on UNIX or Linux to start your add-on it creates the file...
View ArticleWriting Tecplot binary files using Python
Problem: Is there a way to write Tecplot binary files using Python? Solution: There are no python bindings for the TECIO library. If you write one, we would love to make it available to others.
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