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ZOS-API interface 2024 R1

Example 04 - C++

Last update: 17.07.2025

C++

// CppStandaloneApplication.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
#include <functional>
#include <assert.h>
#include <fstream>
// Note - .tlh files will be generated from the .tlb files (above) once the project is compiled.
// Visual Studio will incorrectly continue to report IntelliSense error messages however until it is restarted.
#include "zosapi.h"
using namespace std;
using namespace ZOSAPI;
using namespace ZOSAPI_Interfaces;
void handleError(std::string msg);
void logInfo(std::string msg);
void finishStandaloneApplication(IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication);
int RunApplication()
{
CoInitialize(NULL);
// Create the initial connection class
IZOSAPI_ConnectionPtr TheConnection(__uuidof(ZOSAPI_Connection));
// Attempt to create a Standalone connection
IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication = TheConnection->CreateNewApplication();
if (TheApplication == nullptr)
{
handleError("An unknown error occurred!");
return -1;
}
// Check the connection status
if (!TheApplication->IsValidLicenseForAPI)
{
handleError("License check failed!");
return -1;
}
if (TheApplication->Mode != ZOSAPI_Mode::ZOSAPI_Mode_Server)
{
handleError("Standlone application was started in the incorrect mode!");
return -1;
}
IOpticalSystemPtr TheSystem = TheApplication->PrimarySystem;
// Add your custom code here...
// creates a new API directory
CreateDirectory(_bstr_t(TheApplication->SamplesDir + "\\API"), NULL);
CreateDirectory(_bstr_t(TheApplication->SamplesDir + "\\API\\CPP"), NULL);
// Set up primary optical system
TheSystem = TheApplication->PrimarySystem;
_bstr_t sampleDir = TheApplication->SamplesDir;
// Open file
_bstr_t testFile = sampleDir + "\\Sequential\\Objectives\\Cooke 40 degree field.zos";
TheSystem->LoadFile(testFile, false);
// Create analysis
I_AnalysesPtr TheAnalyses = TheSystem->Analyses;
IA_Ptr newWin = TheAnalyses->New_FftMtf();
// Settings
IAS_FftMtfPtr newWin_Settings = newWin->GetSettings();
newWin_Settings->MaximumFrequency = 50;
newWin_Settings->SampleSize = SampleSizes_S_256x256;
// Run Analysis
newWin->ApplyAndWaitForCompletion();
IAR_Ptr newWin_Results = newWin->GetResults();
// Export the data series to a text file
fstream textfile;
string filepath = sampleDir + "\\API\\CPP\\e04_pull_data_from_FFTMTF.txt";
textfile.open(filepath, fstream::trunc | ios::out);
for (int i = 0; i < newWin_Results->NumberOfDataSeries; i++) {
IAR_DataSeriesPtr dataseries = newWin_Results->GetDataSeries(i);
for (int j = 0; j < dataseries->NumSeries; j++) {
textfile << "\nSeries " << i << " - " << j << " : (X, Y)" << endl;
for (int k = 0; k < dataseries->GetXData()->Length; k++) {
textfile << dataseries->GetXData()->GetValueAt(k) << "\t";
textfile << dataseries->GetYData()->GetValueAt(k, j) << endl;
}
}
}
cout << "Result exported to:\n " << filepath << endl;
#if defined(_DEBUG)
// keeps console open when in debug mode
system("pause");
#endif
// Clean up
finishStandaloneApplication(TheApplication);
return 0;
}
void handleError(std::string msg)
{
throw new exception(msg.c_str());
}
void logInfo(std::string msg)
{
printf("%s", msg.c_str());
}
void finishStandaloneApplication(IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication)
{
// Note - TheApplication will close automatically when this application exits, so this isn't strictly necessary in most cases
if (TheApplication != nullptr)
{
TheApplication->CloseApplication();
}
}
int APIENTRY _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
return RunApplication();
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
return RunApplication();
}
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