[vtkusers] Unable to run a sample program

[Andras Lasso]

Prajwal,

The steps you described should be enough. The linker error you get indicates that not all necessary .lib files are listed in Linker / Input / Additional dependencies.

I agree with Cory that's the easiest is to use CMake but if that's not possible then generate at least one example solution using CMake and copy the settings manually to your non-CMake-generated solution.

Andras

-----Original Message-----
From: vtkusers [mailto:vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org] On Behalf Of Cory Quammen
Sent: July 27, 2016 11:27
To: Prajwal Sapare <prajwal.sapare at gmail.com>
Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Unable to run a sample program

Prajwal,

I don't know the details of setting up include and library dependencies in VS2013 so I can't help you there. Nor is there a tutorial for VS that I know of.

Typically, developers who use VTK find it easiest to get things set up properly by using CMake to generate the VS2013 files. See any of the example CMakeLists.txt files in the VTK C++ wiki examples, e.g.,

http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/IO/SimplePointsReader

If you don't want to use CMake, perhaps someone else on the list can help you with VS2013.

HTH,
Cory

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Prajwal Sapare <prajwal.sapare at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes I know it's a linker error.
> I followed all the steps given.
>
> Step1: Linking of INCLUDE files in VS2013 of CMAKE_INSTALL Prefix path
> Step2: Linking of LIB files in VS2013 of CMAKE_INSTALL Prefix path
> Step3: Adding of  of LIB files name used in program to additional 
> dependencies in Linker C++.
> Step4: Adding Bin folder path to system variables.
>
> Anything apart from this? Do you know any link or tutorial that 
> defines the procedure properly?
>
> Regards,
> Prajwal
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Cory Quammen 
> <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The error is a linker error that indicates you are not linking 
>> against the VTK libraries.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Cory
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Prajwal Sapare 
>> <prajwal.sapare at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I just try to build a sample program, but I am getting an error 
>> > stating this...
>> >
>> >
>> > 1>------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApplication1, Configuration:
>> > Debug
>> > Win32 ------
>> > 1>  stdafx.cpp
>> > 1>  ConsoleApplication1.cpp
>> > 1>ConsoleApplication1.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external 
>> > 1>symbol
>> > "__declspec(dllimport) public: class vtkAlgorithmOutput * 
>> > __thiscall vtkAlgorithm::GetOutputPort(void)"
>> > (__imp_?GetOutputPort at vtkAlgorithm@@QAEPAVvtkAlgorithmOutput@@XZ)
>> > referenced
>> > in function _main
>> > 1>D:\syncplicity\z003npra\Documents\Visual Studio
>> > 2013\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\Debug\ConsoleApplication1.exe : 
>> > fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals ========== Build: 0 
>> > succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > My code is: (A code from internet)
>> >
>> >
>> > *******************************************************************
>> > ************************************
>> >
>> > #include "stdafx.h"
>> > #include <windows.h>
>> >
>> >
>> > #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
>> >
>> > #include <vtkActor.h>
>> > #include <vtkCubeSource.h>
>> > #include <vtkPolyData.h>
>> > #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
>> > #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
>> > #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h> #include <vtkRenderer.h>
>> >
>> > int main(int, char *[])
>> > {
>> > // Create a cube.
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource> cubeSource = 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource>::New();
>> >
>> > // Create a mapper and actor.
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper = 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
>> > mapper->SetInputConnection(cubeSource->GetOutputPort());
>> >
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor =
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
>> > actor->SetMapper(mapper);
>> >
>> > // Create a renderer, render window, and interactor 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer = 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow = 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
>> > renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor = 
>> > vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
>> > renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);
>> >
>> > // Add the actors to the scene
>> > renderer->AddActor(actor);
>> > renderer->SetBackground(.3, .2, .1);
>> >
>> > // Render and interact
>> > renderWindow->Render();
>> > renderWindowInteractor->Start();
>> >
>> > return EXIT_SUCCESS;
>> > }
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *******************************************************************
>> > ***********************************
>> >
>> > Please let me know regarding this.
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Prajwal
>> >
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