Need help in using Intel Fortran with ABAQUS V6.6

[quote=Jorgen_Bergstrom]To compile a user material subroutine for ABAQUS on a PC you need not only the Intel Fortran Compiler but also Microsoft Visual C++* .NET or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. The LINK.exe file that is missing on your computer is provided through the Microsoft software.

- Jorgen[/quote]

Thanks a lot for replying, Jorgen.

I installed MS Visual Studio, which includes VC++. Indeed, without Visual Studio, I found a warning came during installing Intal Fortran. So, I installed MS Visual Studio 2002 before intalling Intel Fortran V8.1.

I did following 3 tries:

(1) I run [b]start>Programs>Abaqus V6.6-1>ABAQUS Verification[/b], all verifications passed except those with user subroutine. The error is link.exe not included in PATH

(2) I run [b]start>Programs>Abaqus V6.6-1>ABAQUS Command[/b],

then I type : abaqus verify -all

I got the same result as (1)

(3) I run [b]Start>Programs>Intel Software Development Tools>Intel Fortran Compiler 8.1>Build Environment for FORTRAN IA-32 Applications[/b],

then I type : abaqus verify -all

this time, all verifications passed successfully.

So, (2) and (3) both used command line, but different result.

I checked the property of (2) shortcut, finding following:

Target: [color=red]C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /K [/color]

The property of (3) short target is:

Target: [color=red]C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /K C:\Intel\Fortran\compiler80\IA32\BIN\IFORTVars.bat [/color]

So, I think [color=green]C:\Intel\Fortran\compiler80\IA32\BIN\IFORTVars.bat[/color] must be missing somewhere in ABAQUS setting.

I copied (3) shortcut property to (2) shortcut, now ABAQUS command line is working. Thats fine.

However, I still think I need to change someplace in ABAQUS setting, since running [b]start>Programs>Abaqus V6.6-1>ABAQUS Verification[/b] still get error.

I checked the file abaqus_v6.env, but I dont know how to change it.

Do you know how to solve this?

Thanks a lot.

Regards,

Derek

The main purpose of the IFORTVars.bat file is to set various environmental variables. You can probably set those environmental variables directly from the abaqus_v6.env file by adding the following type of lines:

import os

os.environ[PATH] = C...

os.environ[LIB] = C:\\...

del os

Note, you need to modify my example above so that it agrees with the IFORTVars.bat file.

- Jorgen

Hi Jorgen,

Thank you for your reply.

I checked the file [b]abaqus_v6.env[/b] and [b]IFORTVars.bat[/b], and I am confused about their formats. I really have no idea how to modify the abaqus_v6.env. I tried several times and still get error.

I quote the codes of these two files here, could you please give me some hints?

[color=red]abaqus_v6.env[/color]

[code]#

# System-Wide ABAQUS Environment File

# -------------------------------------

pre_memory = 256 mb

standard_memory = 256 mb

standard_parallel = ALL

mp_mode = MPI

mp_file_system = &#40,DETECT,DETECT&#41,

mp_environment_export = &#40,ABA_CM_BUFFERING,

ABA_DDM_DEBUG,

ABA_ELP_SURFACE_SPLIT,

ABA_ELP_SUSPEND,

ABA_MEMORY_MODE,

ABA_MPI_MESSAGE_TRACKING,

ABA_MPI_VERBOSE_LEVEL,

ABA_PATH,

ABA_RESOURCE_MONITOR,

ABA_RESOURCE_USEMALLINFO,

ABAQUS_LANG,

ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE,

ABQ_CRTMALLOC,

ABQ_DATACHECK,

ABQ_RECOVER,

ABQ_RESTART,

ABQ_SPLITFILE,

ABQ_XPL_WINDOWDUMP,

ABQ_XPL_PARTITIONSIZE,

ABQLMHANGLIMIT,

ABQLMQUEUE,

ABQLMUSER,

CCI_INITIAL_EXCHANGE,

ABAQUS_CCI_DEBUG,

CCI_RENDEZVOUS,

DOMAIN,

DOMAIN_CPUS,

FLEXLM_DIAGNOSTICS,

FOR0006,

FOR0064,

LD_PRELOAD,

MP_NUMBER_OF_THREADS,

MPC_GANG,

MPI_PROPAGATE_TSTP,

MPI_SOCKBUFSIZE,

MPI_WORKDIR,

NCPUS,

OMP_DYNAMIC,

OMP_NUM_THREADS,

PAIDUP,

PARALLEL_METHOD,

RAIDEV_NDREG_LAZYMEM&#41,

compile_cpp=&#91,cl, /c, /nologo, /W0, /MD,

/TP, /GX, /DNDEBUG, /DWIN32, /DTP_IP, /D_CONSOLE,

/DNTI, /DFLT_LIC, /DOL_DOC, /D__LIB__, /DHKS_NT,

/DFAR=, /D_WINDOWS, /O1, /I%I&#93,

compile_fortran=&#91,ifort, /c, /Gm,/nologo, /include&#58,%I&#93,

link_sl=&#91,LINK, /nologo, /INCREMENTAL&#58,NO, /subsystem&#58,console, /machine&#58,I386, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBC.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,OLDNAMES.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFCOREMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFPORTMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBMMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,MSVCRT.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,kernel32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,user32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,advapi32.lib, /FIXED&#58,NO, /dll, /def&#58,%E, /out&#58,%U, %F, %A, %B, oldnames.lib, user32.lib, ws2_32.lib, netapi32.lib, advapi32.lib&#93,

link_exe=&#91,LINK, /nologo, /INCREMENTAL&#58,NO, /subsystem&#58,console, /machine&#58,I386, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBC.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,OLDNAMES.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFCOREMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFPORTMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBMMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,MSVCRT.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,kernel32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,user32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,advapi32.lib, /FIXED&#58,NO, /LARGEADDRESSAWARE, /out&#58,%J, %F, %M, %L, %B, %O, oldnames.lib, user32.lib, ws2_32.lib, netapi32.lib, advapi32.lib&#93,

#

# If you are attempting to compile C++ programs using ABAQUS/Make without a

# Fortran compiler installed on your machine, uncommenting the following

# link_exe command may help resolve any link errors.

#

# link_exe=&#91,LINK, /nologo, /INCREMENTAL&#58,NO, /subsystem&#58,console, /machine&#58,I386, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBC.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,OLDNAMES.LIB, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFCOREMD.LIB, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBIFPORTMD.LIB, /NODEFAULTLIB&#58,LIBMMD.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,MSVCRT.LIB, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,kernel32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,user32.lib, /DEFAULTLIB&#58,advapi32.lib, /FIXED&#58,NO, /LARGEADDRESSAWARE, /out&#58,%J, %F, %M, %L, %B, %O, oldnames.lib, user32.lib, ws2_32.lib, netapi32.lib, advapi32.lib&#93,

standard_parallel = SOLVER

mp_mode = THREADS

import driverUtils, os

graphicsEnv = driverUtils.locateFile&#40,os.environ&#91,ABA_PATH&#93,,site,graphicsConfig,env&#41,

if graphicsEnv&#58,

execfile&#40,graphicsEnv&#41,

else&#58,

raise Cannot find the graphics configuration environment file &#40,graphicsConfig.env&#41,

del driverUtils, os, graphicsEnv

abaquslm_license_file=27005@license-abaqus.engin.umich.edu

doc_root=file&#58,///C&#58,/ABAQUS/Documentation/docs/v6.6/index.html

[/code]

[color=red]IFORTVars.bat[/color]

[code]@echo off

Rem Intel&#40,R&#41, Visual Fortran Compiler Build Environment for 32-bit applications

echo.

echo Intel&#40,R&#41, Visual Fortran Compiler 8.1 Build Environment for 32-bit applications

echo Copyright &#40,C&#41, 1985-2006 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

echo.

@call C&#58,\Program_Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\Bin\Vcvars32.bat

echo.

SET INTEL_COMPILER8.0=C&#58,\Intel\Fortran\Compiler80

SET INTEL_SHARED=C&#58,\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Shared Files

SET INTEL_LICENSE_FILE=C&#58,\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Licenses

SET PATH=%Intel_COMPILER8.0%\Ia32\Bin,%INTEL_SHARED%\Ia32\Bin,%PATH%

SET LIB=%Intel_COMPILER8.0%\Ia32\Lib,%INTEL_SHARED%\Ia32\Lib,%LIB%

SET INCLUDE=%Intel_COMPILER8.0%\Ia32\Include,%INCLUDE%

[/code]

My try

According to [b]IFORTVars.bat[/b], I added following code to the end of [b]abaqus_v6.env[/b]

[code]import os

os.environ&#91,PATH&#93, = %Intel_COMPILER8.0%\Ia32\Bin,%INTEL_SHARED%\Ia32\Bin,%PATH%

os.environ&#91,LIB&#93, = %Intel_COMPILER8.0%\Ia32\Lib,%INTEL_SHARED%\Ia32\Lib,%LIB%

del os [/code]

So, when I run ABAQUS verification:

Start>>All Programs>>ABAQUS 6.6-1>>ABAQUS Verification

I got following errors:

[quote]This application has failed to start because findVidLib.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.[/quote]

[quote]This application has failed to start because ABQmem.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.[/quote]

[quote]This application has failed to start because ABQinp.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.[/quote]

...............

➡ If you remove those 4 lines from the abaqus_v6.env file and then try to run a simulation that is not using a user-subroutine, then what happens?

➡ If you keep the 4 lines and then try to run a simulation from the command line that is using a user-subroutine, then what happens?

- Jorgen