[vtkusers] VTK file in XML fmt...

[Mathieu Malaterre]

> 
> Hi the list,
> 
> Until now, I wrote my VTK file in the "legacy format", in binary or ASCII.
> My code written in C, using classical fwrite() routines, was doing the
> job, without problem.
> 
> Now, I want to take advantage of the new XML format.
> 
> My question is in concern with the header, knowing I want to write my
> files in compressed format.
> 
> For XML compressed format, what C routines should I use now ?
> Should I use some appropriate VTK routines ?
> (But VTK routines are in C++, no? And I code in C).
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> « Python c'est un peu comme la baïonette en 14, faut toujours sortir avec,
> et pas hésiter d'en mettre un coup en cas de besoin. »
> J.-Ph. D.

Salut J-Ph

  Have you look at the test: TestXMLCInterface.c. If you can, you simply need to build VTK (VTK_RENDERING=OFF) and then use the C interface to the XML writer. For more info see vtkXMLWriterC.[h|cxx]

HTH
Mathieu