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Old   April 2, 2008, 11:51
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Hi, all,

Lots of users find it is hard at the beginning of UDF use. Most of the time, there is an error: ************************ 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ************************

This is just the problem of binding between FLUENT and VC++. To know more about this problem, firstly please refer to following post. http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Fluen...at_is_wrong.3F

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forum/flue...cgi?read=47472 gives a long solution about how to solve this problem, but my experience following this did not give me a solution. So I have to find my own way. Followings are my solution.

1. No matter Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, they both work fine with FLUENT. As long as it has C++, you could bind it with FLUENT and use it to compile UDF.

2. After installing Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, you could check the Environmental variables from 'my computer ---> properties ----> advanced tab', on the bottom part u have environment variables and system variables. Generally on installing, the environmental variables are added for MSVC, check to make sure that this is added. Generally, you need not do anything about this.

3. The most important thing is try to open FLUENT in Visual Studio Command Prompt, which is in 'Start-All programs-Microsoft Visual Studio-Microsoft Visual Studio Tools-Visual Studio Command Prompt'. Then type FLUENT in the command window, FLUENT is starting. Now you can close the Visual Studio Command Prompt, it does not impact the compiling of UDF.

That is it. Very simple, remember to open FLUENT in the Visual Studio Command Prompt, you will be always OK.

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Old   October 5, 2009, 23:03
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Thanks for this help. You solved my problem.
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Old   April 12, 2011, 04:05
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Hi, all,

Lots of users find it is hard at the beginning of UDF use. Most of the time, there is an error: ************************ 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ************************

This is just the problem of binding between FLUENT and VC++. To know more about this problem, firstly please refer to following post. http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Fluen...at_is_wrong.3F

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forum/flue...cgi?read=47472 gives a long solution about how to solve this problem, but my experience following this did not give me a solution. So I have to find my own way. Followings are my solution.

1. No matter Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, they both work fine with FLUENT. As long as it has C++, you could bind it with FLUENT and use it to compile UDF.

2. After installing Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, you could check the Environmental variables from 'my computer ---> properties ----> advanced tab', on the bottom part u have environment variables and system variables. Generally on installing, the environmental variables are added for MSVC, check to make sure that this is added. Generally, you need not do anything about this.

3. The most important thing is try to open FLUENT in Visual Studio Command Prompt, which is in 'Start-All programs-Microsoft Visual Studio-Microsoft Visual Studio Tools-Visual Studio Command Prompt'. Then type FLUENT in the command window, FLUENT is starting. Now you can close the Visual Studio Command Prompt, it does not impact the compiling of UDF.

That is it. Very simple, remember to open FLUENT in the Visual Studio Command Prompt, you will be always OK.

Dear Haoyin Shan,

What is MSVC and what is its value? How to confirm it is added?

Thanks a lot.

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Old   April 12, 2011, 04:20
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Hi Haoyin Shan,

I have coded a UDF that iterates over each cell on the face and whether it falls witihin a given circle either sets the velocity as, say 30 m/s, and if it does not sets the velocity as 0 m/s.

However, I want to set the cell as a wall boundary condition if it does not fall within a given circle instead of being 0 m/s.

Is there a way to do this?

I am using the define_profile macro. If more info is needed, I am more than happy to reply

Thanks for any help you wish to offer to me

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Old   January 12, 2012, 18:34
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Hi,Guys

I m a beginner with fluent,so can anybody help me, I have a problem in build files of C++ in Fluent which is

'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Done.

but as u see he said that build has been done, so i go to load step to continue it give me another error

Opening library "libudf"...
Error: open_udf_library: The system cannot find the file specified.

thank u in advance
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Old   January 13, 2012, 07:56
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Hi,Guys

I m a beginner with fluent,so can anybody help me, I have a problem in build files of C++ in Fluent which is

'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Done.

but as u see he said that build has been done, so i go to load step to continue it give me another error

Opening library "libudf"...
Error: open_udf_library: The system cannot find the file specified.

thank u in advance

You have to make sure that both the UDF .c file and the case and data files are in the same directory before you begin compiling the UDF. Also make sure that the folder in which you have the .c and case and data files do not have a space or - in the folder name. Same goes for the case and data file and .c file.
No spaces and no -

Replace space and - with an underscore if there are any.
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Old   January 13, 2012, 08:48
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Hi,Guys

I m a beginner with fluent,so can anybody help me, I have a problem in build files of C++ in Fluent which is

'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Done.

but as u see he said that build has been done, so i go to load step to continue it give me another error

Opening library "libudf"...
Error: open_udf_library: The system cannot find the file specified.

thank u in advance
As Haoyin Shan do not forget to open Fluent through the command window of the VS C++!!
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Old   January 2, 2013, 11:49
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2. After installing Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, you could check the Environmental variables from 'my computer ---> properties ----> advanced tab', on the bottom part u have environment variables and system variables. Generally on installing, the environmental variables are added for MSVC, check to make sure that this is added. Generally, you need not do anything about this.

3. The most important thing is try to open FLUENT in Visual Studio Command Prompt, which is in 'Start-All programs-Microsoft Visual Studio-Microsoft Visual Studio Tools-Visual Studio Command Prompt'. Then type FLUENT in the command window, FLUENT is starting. Now you can close the Visual Studio Command Prompt, it does not impact the compiling of UDF.

That is it. Very simple, remember to open FLUENT in the Visual Studio Command Prompt, you will be always OK.

I can't open FLUENT from the VC command prompt. It claims to be: not an internal or external command. Do you when i open the VC command prompt, i should change directory to the fluent directory and start fluent from the fluent directory please?
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Originally Posted by Haoyin Shan
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Hi, all,

Lots of users find it is hard at the beginning of UDF use. Most of the time, there is an error: ************************ 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ************************

This is just the problem of binding between FLUENT and VC++. To know more about this problem, firstly please refer to following post. http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Fluen...at_is_wrong.3F

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forum/flue...cgi?read=47472 gives a long solution about how to solve this problem, but my experience following this did not give me a solution. So I have to find my own way. Followings are my solution.

1. No matter Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, they both work fine with FLUENT. As long as it has C++, you could bind it with FLUENT and use it to compile UDF.

2. After installing Microsoft Visual Studio professional or express version, you could check the Environmental variables from 'my computer ---> properties ----> advanced tab', on the bottom part u have environment variables and system variables. Generally on installing, the environmental variables are added for MSVC, check to make sure that this is added. Generally, you need not do anything about this.

3. The most important thing is try to open FLUENT in Visual Studio Command Prompt, which is in 'Start-All programs-Microsoft Visual Studio-Microsoft Visual Studio Tools-Visual Studio Command Prompt'. Then type FLUENT in the command window, FLUENT is starting. Now you can close the Visual Studio Command Prompt, it does not impact the compiling of UDF.

That is it. Very simple, remember to open FLUENT in the Visual Studio Command Prompt, you will be always OK.
Hi my friend,
I have done the things u told, installing Visual Studio 2010, changing the enviroment available and using visual studio command prompt to start fluent. But when i load the udf, it still came out the message:Opening library "E:\ex151\libudf"... Error: The UDF library you are trying to load (libudf) is not compiled for 3ddp on the current platform (win64).


系统找不到指定的文件。


E:\ex151\libudf\win64\3ddp\libudf.dll


Error: The UDF library you are trying to load (libudf) is not compiled for 3ddp on the current platform (win64).\n\n系统找不到指定的文件。
\n\nE:\ex151\libudf\win64\3ddp\libudf.dll
Error Object: #f


how can i do? Thanks for you answer.
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Old   October 18, 2017, 21:54
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You have to compile the library first using source .c file, than load it

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Hi my friend,
I have done the things u told, installing Visual Studio 2010, changing the enviroment available and using visual studio command prompt to start fluent. But when i load the udf, it still came out the message:Opening library "E:\ex151\libudf"... Error: The UDF library you are trying to load (libudf) is not compiled for 3ddp on the current platform (win64).


系统找不到指定的文件。


E:\ex151\libudf\win64\3ddp\libudf.dll


Error: The UDF library you are trying to load (libudf) is not compiled for 3ddp on the current platform (win64).\n\n系统找不到指定的文件。
\n\nE:\ex151\libudf\win64\3ddp\libudf.dll
Error Object: #f


how can i do? Thanks for you answer.
The process goes in two steps:
1. Compile the UDF. (Click 'build'.)
2. Load the UDF.

You are showing the result of step 2, and the code in red shows that something went wrong in the compilation. So something went wrong in step 1. To know what went wrong, you have to show the result of step 1.
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Just install ansys 18.2 version or higher, the problem will be solved. In the previous versions you have to start the fluent from the command prompt of visual studio, then UDF has to be compiled.
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Installing the newer version can help, but does not always.
If the UDF code is wrong, then no version of Fluent can handle it.
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Old   February 14, 2019, 11:34
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If the code is wrong than nobody can help, so it's assumed that UDF code is correct.
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That is a very big assumption, given how many questions there are on this forum that have a problem in the code.


Other people reading your statement that don't know that there is a problem in their code might get the idea that the new version will solve their problem, but they can be disappointed.
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Does anyone know exactly what env vars MS studio sets up? I edited some of mine, and have to figure out which ones I am missing.
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