예제 #1
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int ex_put_block( int         exoid,
                  ex_entity_type blk_type,
                  int         blk_id,
                  const char* entry_descrip,
                  int         num_entries_this_blk,
                  int         num_nodes_per_entry,
                  int         num_edges_per_entry,
                  int         num_faces_per_entry,
                  int         num_attr_per_entry )
{
  int status;
  int arbitrary_polyhedra = 0; /* 1 if block is arbitrary 2d polyhedra type; 2 if 3d polyhedra */
  int varid, dimid, dims[2], blk_id_ndx, blk_stat, strdim;
  size_t start[2];
  int num_blk;
  size_t temp;
  int cur_num_blk, numblkdim, numattrdim;
  int nnodperentdim, nedgperentdim, nfacperentdim;
  int connid;
  int npeid;
  char errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];
  char entity_type1[5];
  char entity_type2[5];
  const char* dnumblk = NULL;
  const char* vblkids = NULL;
  const char* vblksta = NULL;
  const char* vnodcon = NULL;
  const char* vnpecnt = NULL;
  const char* vedgcon = NULL;
  const char* vfaccon = NULL;
  const char* vconn   = NULL;
  const char* vattnam = NULL;
  const char* vblkatt = NULL;
  const char* dneblk  = NULL;
  const char* dnape   = NULL;
  const char* dnnpe   = NULL;
  const char* dnepe   = NULL;
  const char* dnfpe   = NULL;

  exerrval  = 0; /* clear error code */

  switch (blk_type) {
  case EX_EDGE_BLOCK:
    dnumblk = DIM_NUM_ED_BLK;
    vblkids = VAR_ID_ED_BLK;
    vblksta = VAR_STAT_ED_BLK;
    break;
  case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
    dnumblk = DIM_NUM_FA_BLK;
    vblkids = VAR_ID_FA_BLK;
    vblksta = VAR_STAT_FA_BLK;
    break;
  case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
    dnumblk = DIM_NUM_EL_BLK;
    vblkids = VAR_ID_EL_BLK;
    vblksta = VAR_STAT_EL_BLK;
    break;
  default:
    exerrval = EX_BADPARAM;
    sprintf( errmsg, "Error: Bad block type (%d) specified for file id %d",
             blk_type, exoid );
    ex_err( "ex_put_block", errmsg, exerrval );
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  /* first check if any element blocks are specified */

  if ((status = ex_get_dimension(exoid, dnumblk, ex_name_of_object(blk_type),
                                 &temp, &dimid, "ex_put_block")) != NC_NOERR) {
    return EX_FATAL;
  }
  num_blk = (int)temp;
  
  /* Next: Make sure that this is not a duplicate element block id by
     searching the vblkids array.
     WARNING: This must be done outside of define mode because id_lkup accesses
     the database to determine the position
  */

  if ((status = nc_inq_varid(exoid, vblkids, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to locate %s ids in file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
  }

  blk_id_ndx = ex_id_lkup(exoid,blk_type,blk_id);
  if (exerrval != EX_LOOKUPFAIL) {   /* found the element block id */
    exerrval = EX_FATAL;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: %s id %d already exists in file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  /* Keep track of the total number of element blocks defined using a counter 
     stored in a linked list keyed by exoid.
     NOTE: ex_get_file_item  is a function that finds the number of element 
     blocks for a specific file and returns that value incremented.
  */
  cur_num_blk=ex_get_file_item(exoid, ex_get_counter_list(blk_type));
  if (cur_num_blk >= num_blk) {
    exerrval = EX_FATAL;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: exceeded number of %ss (%d) defined in file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), num_blk,exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }


  /*   NOTE: ex_get_file_item  is a function that finds the number of element
       blocks for a specific file and returns that value incremented. */
  cur_num_blk=ex_inc_file_item(exoid, ex_get_counter_list(blk_type));
  start[0] = cur_num_blk;

  /* write out element block id to previously defined id array variable*/
  if ((status = nc_put_var1_int(exoid, varid, start, &blk_id)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to store %s id to file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  blk_id_ndx = ((int)start[0])+1; /* element id index into vblkids array*/

  if (num_entries_this_blk == 0) /* Is this a NULL element block? */
    blk_stat = 0; /* change element block status to NULL */
  else
    blk_stat = 1; /* change element block status to TRUE */

  if ((status = nc_inq_varid (exoid, vblksta, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to locate %s status in file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  if ((status = nc_put_var1_int(exoid, varid, start, &blk_stat)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to store %s id %d status to file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id, exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  if (num_entries_this_blk == 0) {/* Is this a NULL element block? */
    return(EX_NOERR);
  }


  /* put netcdf file into define mode  */
  if ((status=nc_redef (exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,"Error: failed to place file id %d into define mode",exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  switch (blk_type) {
  case EX_EDGE_BLOCK:
    dneblk = DIM_NUM_ED_IN_EBLK(blk_id_ndx);
    dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_ED(blk_id_ndx);
    dnepe = 0;
    dnfpe = 0;
    dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_EBLK(blk_id_ndx);
    vblkatt = VAR_EATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vattnam = VAR_NAME_EATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vnodcon = VAR_EBCONN(blk_id_ndx);
    vedgcon = 0;
    vfaccon = 0;
    break;
  case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
    dneblk = DIM_NUM_FA_IN_FBLK(blk_id_ndx);
    dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_FA(blk_id_ndx);
    dnepe = 0;
    dnfpe = 0;
    dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_FBLK(blk_id_ndx);
    vblkatt = VAR_FATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vattnam = VAR_NAME_FATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vnodcon = VAR_FBCONN(blk_id_ndx);
    vnpecnt = VAR_FBEPEC(blk_id_ndx);
    vedgcon = 0;
    vfaccon = 0;
    break;
  case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
    dneblk = DIM_NUM_EL_IN_BLK(blk_id_ndx);
    dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
    dnepe = DIM_NUM_EDG_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
    dnfpe = DIM_NUM_FAC_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
    dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_BLK(blk_id_ndx);
    vblkatt = VAR_ATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vattnam = VAR_NAME_ATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
    vnodcon = VAR_CONN(blk_id_ndx);
    vnpecnt = VAR_EBEPEC(blk_id_ndx);
    vedgcon = VAR_ECONN(blk_id_ndx);
    vfaccon = VAR_FCONN(blk_id_ndx);
    break;
  default:
    exerrval = 1005;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Internal Error: unrecognized block type in switch: %d in file id %d",
            blk_type,exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,EX_MSG);
    return (EX_FATAL);              /* number of attributes not defined */
  }
  /* define some dimensions and variables*/

  if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dneblk,num_entries_this_blk, &numblkdim )) != NC_NOERR) {
    if (status == NC_ENAMEINUSE) {        /* duplicate entry */
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: %s %d already defined in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    } else {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define number of entities/block for %s %d file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    }
    goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
  }

  if ( dnnpe && num_nodes_per_entry > 0) {
    /* A nfaced block would not have any nodes defined... */
    if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dnnpe,num_nodes_per_entry, &nnodperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define number of nodes/entity for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  }

  if (dnepe && num_edges_per_entry > 0 ) {
    if ((status = nc_def_dim (exoid,dnepe,num_edges_per_entry, &nedgperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define number of edges/entity for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  }

  if ( dnfpe && num_faces_per_entry > 0 ) {
    if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dnfpe,num_faces_per_entry, &nfacperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define number of faces/entity for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  }

  /* element attribute array */
  if (num_attr_per_entry > 0) {

    if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid, dnape, num_attr_per_entry, &numattrdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define number of attributes in %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }

    dims[0] = numblkdim;
    dims[1] = numattrdim;

    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vblkatt, nc_flt_code(exoid), 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error:  failed to define attributes for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }

    /* inquire previously defined dimensions  */
    if ((status = nc_inq_dimid(exoid, DIM_STR, &strdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to get string length in file id %d",exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }
     
    /* Attribute names... */
    dims[0] = numattrdim;
    dims[1] = strdim;
            
    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vattnam, NC_CHAR, 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to define %s attribute name array in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  }

  /* See if storing an 'nsided' element block (arbitrary 2d polyhedra or super element) */
  if (strlen(entry_descrip) >= 3) {
    if ((entry_descrip[0] == 'n' || entry_descrip[0] == 'N') &&
        (entry_descrip[1] == 's' || entry_descrip[1] == 'S') &&
        (entry_descrip[2] == 'i' || entry_descrip[2] == 'I'))
      arbitrary_polyhedra = 1;
    else if ((entry_descrip[0] == 'n' || entry_descrip[0] == 'N') &&
             (entry_descrip[1] == 'f' || entry_descrip[1] == 'F') &&
             (entry_descrip[2] == 'a' || entry_descrip[2] == 'A'))
      /* If a FACE_BLOCK, then we are dealing with the faces of the nfaced block. */
      arbitrary_polyhedra = blk_type == EX_FACE_BLOCK ? 1 : 2;
  }

  /* element connectivity array */
  if (arbitrary_polyhedra > 0) {
    if (blk_type != EX_FACE_BLOCK && blk_type != EX_ELEM_BLOCK) {
      exerrval = EX_BADPARAM;
      sprintf( errmsg, "Error: Bad block type (%d) for nsided/nfaced block in file id %d",
               blk_type, exoid );
      ex_err( "ex_put_block", errmsg, exerrval );
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 1) {
      dims[0] = nnodperentdim;
      vconn = vnodcon;

      /* store entity types as attribute of npeid variable -- node/elem, node/face, face/elem*/
      strcpy(entity_type1, "NODE");
      if (blk_type == EX_ELEM_BLOCK)
        strcpy(entity_type2, "ELEM");
      else
        strcpy(entity_type2, "FACE");
    } else if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 2) {
      dims[0] = nfacperentdim;
      vconn = vfaccon;

      /* store entity types as attribute of npeid variable -- node/elem, node/face, face/elem*/
      strcpy(entity_type1, "FACE");
      strcpy(entity_type2, "ELEM");
    }

    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vconn, NC_INT, 1, dims, &connid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to create connectivity array for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
    
    /* element face-per-element or node-per-element count array */
    dims[0] = numblkdim;
    
    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vnpecnt, NC_INT, 1, dims, &npeid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to create face- or node- per-entity count array for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id, exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }

    if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, npeid, "entity_type1", strlen(entity_type1)+1,
                                  entity_type1)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to store entity type attribute text for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id, exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
    if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, npeid, "entity_type2", strlen(entity_type2)+1,
                                  entity_type2)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to store entity type attribute text for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id, exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  } else {
    /* "Normal" (non-polyhedra) element block type */
    dims[0] = numblkdim;
    dims[1] = nnodperentdim;
    
    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vnodcon, NC_INT, 2, dims, &connid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
              "Error: failed to create connectivity array for %s %d in file id %d",
              ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }
  }
  /* store element type as attribute of connectivity variable */
  if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, connid, ATT_NAME_ELB, strlen(entry_descrip)+1, 
                                entry_descrip)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to store %s type name %s in file id %d",
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), entry_descrip,exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
  }

  if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 0) {
    if (vedgcon && num_edges_per_entry ) {
      dims[0] = numblkdim;
      dims[1] = nedgperentdim;
      
      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vedgcon, NC_INT, 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
        exerrval = status;
        sprintf(errmsg,
                "Error: failed to create edge connectivity array for %s %d in file id %d",
                ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
        ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
        goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }
    
    if ( vfaccon && num_faces_per_entry ) {
      dims[0] = numblkdim;
      dims[1] = nfacperentdim;
      
      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vfaccon, NC_INT, 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
        exerrval = status;
        sprintf(errmsg,
                "Error: failed to create face connectivity array for %s %d in file id %d",
                ex_name_of_object(blk_type), blk_id,exoid);
        ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
        goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }
  }
  /* leave define mode  */

  if ((exerrval=nc_enddef (exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to complete %s definition in file id %d", 
            ex_name_of_object(blk_type), exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }

  return (EX_NOERR);

  /* Fatal error: exit definition mode and return */
 error_ret:
  if (nc_enddef (exoid) != NC_NOERR) {    /* exit define mode */
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Error: failed to complete definition for file id %d",
            exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block",errmsg,exerrval);
  }
  return (EX_FATAL);
}
예제 #2
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int ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra (int            exoid,
                                       ex_entity_type blk_type,
                                       int            blk_id,
                                       int     *entity_counts)
{
   int npeid=-1, blk_id_ndx, status;
   char errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];

   exerrval = 0; /* clear error code */

   blk_id_ndx = ex_id_lkup(exoid,blk_type,blk_id);
   if (exerrval != 0) 
     {
     if (exerrval == EX_NULLENTITY)
       {
       sprintf(errmsg,
         "Warning: entity_counts array not allowed for NULL %s block %d in file id %d",
               ex_name_of_object(blk_type),blk_id,exoid);
       ex_err("ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra",errmsg,EX_MSG);
       return (EX_WARN);
       }
     else
       {
       sprintf(errmsg,
         "Error: failed to locate %s block id %d in id array in file id %d",
         ex_name_of_object(blk_type),blk_id, exoid);
       ex_err("ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra",errmsg,exerrval);
       return (EX_FATAL);
       }
     }

/* inquire id's of previously defined dimensions  */
   switch (blk_type) {
   case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
     status = nc_inq_varid (exoid, VAR_EBEPEC(blk_id_ndx), &npeid);
     break;
   case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
     status = nc_inq_varid (exoid, VAR_FBEPEC(blk_id_ndx), &npeid);
     break;
  default:
    exerrval = 1005;
    sprintf(errmsg,
            "Internal Error: unrecognized block type in switch: %d in file id %d",
            blk_type,exoid);
    ex_err("ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra",errmsg,EX_MSG);
    return (EX_FATAL);
   }
   if (status != NC_NOERR)
   {
     exerrval = status;
     sprintf(errmsg,
             "Error: failed to locate entity_counts array for %s block %d in file id %d",
             ex_name_of_object(blk_type),blk_id,exoid);
     ex_err("ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra",errmsg, exerrval);
     return(EX_FATAL);
   }

   status = nc_get_var_int(exoid, npeid, entity_counts); 
   if (status != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
      "Error: failed to read node counts array for %s block %d in file id %d",
                ex_name_of_object(blk_type),blk_id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_get_entity_count_per_polyhedra",errmsg, exerrval);
      return(EX_FATAL);
   }
   return (EX_NOERR);
}
예제 #3
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int ex_put_block_params( int         exoid,
			 size_t      block_count,
			 const struct ex_block *blocks)
{
  size_t i;
  int conn_int_type;
  int status;
  int arbitrary_polyhedra = 0; /* 1 if block is arbitrary 2d polyhedra type; 2 if 3d polyhedra */
  int att_name_varid = -1;
  int varid, dimid, dims[2], blk_id_ndx, blk_stat, strdim;
  size_t start[2];
  size_t num_blk;
  int cur_num_blk, numblkdim, numattrdim;
  int nnodperentdim = -1;
  int nedgperentdim = -1;
  int nfacperentdim = -1;
  int connid;
  int npeid;
  char errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];
  char entity_type1[5];
  char entity_type2[5];
  int* blocks_to_define = NULL;
  const char* dnumblk = NULL;
  const char* vblkids = NULL;
  const char* vblksta = NULL;
  const char* vnodcon = NULL;
  const char* vnpecnt = NULL;
  const char* vedgcon = NULL;
  const char* vfaccon = NULL;
  const char* vconn   = NULL;
  const char* vattnam = NULL;
  const char* vblkatt = NULL;
  const char* dneblk  = NULL;
  const char* dnape   = NULL;
  const char* dnnpe   = NULL;
  const char* dnepe   = NULL;
  const char* dnfpe   = NULL;

  exerrval  = 0; /* clear error code */

  blocks_to_define = malloc(block_count*sizeof(int));

  for (i=0; i < block_count; i++) {
    switch (blocks[i].type) {
    case EX_EDGE_BLOCK:
      dnumblk = DIM_NUM_ED_BLK;
      vblkids = VAR_ID_ED_BLK;
      vblksta = VAR_STAT_ED_BLK;
      break;
    case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
      dnumblk = DIM_NUM_FA_BLK;
      vblkids = VAR_ID_FA_BLK;
      vblksta = VAR_STAT_FA_BLK;
      break;
    case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
      dnumblk = DIM_NUM_EL_BLK;
      vblkids = VAR_ID_EL_BLK;
      vblksta = VAR_STAT_EL_BLK;
      break;
    default:
      exerrval = EX_BADPARAM;
      sprintf( errmsg, "Error: Bad block type (%d) specified for entry %d file id %d",
	       blocks[i].type, (int)i, exoid );
      ex_err( "ex_put_block_params", errmsg, exerrval );
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    /* first check if any blocks of that type are specified */
    if ((status = ex_get_dimension(exoid, dnumblk, ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type),
				   &num_blk, &dimid, "ex_put_block_params")) != NC_NOERR) {
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: No %ss defined in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return EX_FATAL;
    }

    /* Next: Make sure that there are not any duplicate block ids by
       searching the vblkids array.
       WARNING: This must be done outside of define mode because id_lkup accesses
       the database to determine the position
    */

    if ((status = nc_inq_varid(exoid, vblkids, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: failed to locate %s ids in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return EX_FATAL;
    }

    ex_id_lkup(exoid,blocks[i].type,blocks[i].id); /* Error value used, but don't need return value */
    if (exerrval != EX_LOOKUPFAIL) {   /* found the element block id */
      exerrval = EX_FATAL;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: %s id %"PRId64" already exists in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    /* Keep track of the total number of element blocks defined using a counter 
       stored in a linked list keyed by exoid.
       NOTE: ex_get_file_item  is a function that finds the number of element 
       blocks for a specific file and returns that value.
    */
    cur_num_blk=ex_get_file_item(exoid, ex_get_counter_list(blocks[i].type));
    if (cur_num_blk >= (int)num_blk) {
      exerrval = EX_FATAL;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: exceeded number of %ss (%d) defined in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), (int)num_blk,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    /*   NOTE: ex_inc_file_item  is a function that finds the number of element
	 blocks for a specific file and returns that value incremented. */
    cur_num_blk=ex_inc_file_item(exoid, ex_get_counter_list(blocks[i].type));
    start[0] = cur_num_blk;

    /* write out block id to previously defined id array variable*/
    status = nc_put_var1_longlong(exoid, varid, start, (long long*)&blocks[i].id);

    if (status != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: failed to store %s id to file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    blocks_to_define[i] = start[0]+1; /* element id index into vblkids array*/

    if (blocks[i].num_entry == 0) /* Is this a NULL element block? */
      blk_stat = 0; /* change element block status to NULL */
    else
      blk_stat = 1; /* change element block status to EX_EX_TRUE */

    if ((status = nc_inq_varid (exoid, vblksta, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: failed to locate %s status in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }

    if ((status = nc_put_var1_int(exoid, varid, start, &blk_stat)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: failed to store %s id %"PRId64" status to file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id, exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      free(blocks_to_define);
      return (EX_FATAL);
    }
  }

  /* put netcdf file into define mode  */
  if ((status=nc_redef (exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    exerrval = status;
    sprintf(errmsg,"Error: failed to place file id %d into define mode",exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
    free(blocks_to_define);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }


  for (i=0; i < block_count; i++) {
    if (blocks[i].num_entry == 0) {/* Is this a NULL element block? */
      continue;
    }

    blk_id_ndx = blocks_to_define[i];

    switch (blocks[i].type) {
    case EX_EDGE_BLOCK:
      dneblk = DIM_NUM_ED_IN_EBLK(blk_id_ndx);
      dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_ED(blk_id_ndx);
      dnepe = 0;
      dnfpe = 0;
      dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_EBLK(blk_id_ndx);
      vblkatt = VAR_EATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vattnam = VAR_NAME_EATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vnodcon = VAR_EBCONN(blk_id_ndx);
      vedgcon = 0;
      vfaccon = 0;
      break;
    case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
      dneblk = DIM_NUM_FA_IN_FBLK(blk_id_ndx);
      dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_FA(blk_id_ndx);
      dnepe = 0;
      dnfpe = 0;
      dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_FBLK(blk_id_ndx);
      vblkatt = VAR_FATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vattnam = VAR_NAME_FATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vnodcon = VAR_FBCONN(blk_id_ndx);
      vnpecnt = VAR_FBEPEC(blk_id_ndx);
      vedgcon = 0;
      vfaccon = 0;
      break;
    case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
      dneblk = DIM_NUM_EL_IN_BLK(blk_id_ndx);
      dnnpe = DIM_NUM_NOD_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
      dnepe = DIM_NUM_EDG_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
      dnfpe = DIM_NUM_FAC_PER_EL(blk_id_ndx);
      dnape = DIM_NUM_ATT_IN_BLK(blk_id_ndx);
      vblkatt = VAR_ATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vattnam = VAR_NAME_ATTRIB(blk_id_ndx);
      vnodcon = VAR_CONN(blk_id_ndx);
      vnpecnt = VAR_EBEPEC(blk_id_ndx);
      vedgcon = VAR_ECONN(blk_id_ndx);
      vfaccon = VAR_FCONN(blk_id_ndx);
      break;
    default:
      goto error_ret;
    }

    /* define some dimensions and variables*/
    if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dneblk,blocks[i].num_entry, &numblkdim )) != NC_NOERR) {
      if (status == NC_ENAMEINUSE) {        /* duplicate entry */
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: %s %"PRId64" already defined in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      } else {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define number of entities/block for %s %"PRId64" file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      }
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }

    if ( dnnpe && blocks[i].num_nodes_per_entry > 0) {
      /* A nfaced block would not have any nodes defined... */
      if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dnnpe,blocks[i].num_nodes_per_entry, &nnodperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define number of nodes/entity for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }

    if (dnepe && blocks[i].num_edges_per_entry > 0 ) {
      if ((status = nc_def_dim (exoid,dnepe,blocks[i].num_edges_per_entry, &nedgperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define number of edges/entity for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }

    if ( dnfpe && blocks[i].num_faces_per_entry > 0 ) {
      if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid,dnfpe,blocks[i].num_faces_per_entry, &nfacperentdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define number of faces/entity for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }

    /* element attribute array */
    if (blocks[i].num_attribute > 0) {

      if ((status = nc_def_dim(exoid, dnape, blocks[i].num_attribute, &numattrdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define number of attributes in %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }

      dims[0] = numblkdim;
      dims[1] = numattrdim;

      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vblkatt, nc_flt_code(exoid), 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error:  failed to define attributes for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
      ex_compress_variable(exoid, varid, 2);

      /* inquire previously defined dimensions  */
      if ((status = nc_inq_dimid(exoid, DIM_STR_NAME, &strdim)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to get string length in file id %d",exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;
      }
     
      /* Attribute names... */
      dims[0] = numattrdim;
      dims[1] = strdim;
	    
      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vattnam, NC_CHAR, 2, dims, &att_name_varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to define %s attribute name array in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    }

    conn_int_type = NC_INT;
    if (ex_int64_status(exoid) & EX_BULK_INT64_DB) {
      conn_int_type = NC_INT64;
    }

    /* See if storing an 'nsided' element block (arbitrary 2d polyhedra or super element) */
    if (strlen(blocks[i].topology) >= 3) {
      if ((blocks[i].topology[0] == 'n' || blocks[i].topology[0] == 'N') &&
	  (blocks[i].topology[1] == 's' || blocks[i].topology[1] == 'S') &&
	  (blocks[i].topology[2] == 'i' || blocks[i].topology[2] == 'I'))
	arbitrary_polyhedra = 1;
      else if ((blocks[i].topology[0] == 'n' || blocks[i].topology[0] == 'N') &&
	       (blocks[i].topology[1] == 'f' || blocks[i].topology[1] == 'F') &&
	       (blocks[i].topology[2] == 'a' || blocks[i].topology[2] == 'A'))
	/* If a FACE_BLOCK, then we are dealing with the faces of the nfaced blocks[i]. */
	arbitrary_polyhedra = blocks[i].type == EX_FACE_BLOCK ? 1 : 2;
    }

    /* element connectivity array */
    if (arbitrary_polyhedra > 0) {
      if (blocks[i].type != EX_FACE_BLOCK && blocks[i].type != EX_ELEM_BLOCK) {
	exerrval = EX_BADPARAM;
	sprintf( errmsg, "Error: Bad block type (%d) for nsided/nfaced block in file id %d",
		 blocks[i].type, exoid );
	ex_err( "ex_put_block_params", errmsg, exerrval );
	goto error_ret;
      }

      if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 1) {
	dims[0] = nnodperentdim;
	vconn = vnodcon;

	/* store entity types as attribute of npeid variable -- node/elem, node/face, face/elem*/
	strcpy(entity_type1, "NODE");
	if (blocks[i].type == EX_ELEM_BLOCK)
	  strcpy(entity_type2, "ELEM");
	else
	  strcpy(entity_type2, "FACE");
      } else if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 2) {
	dims[0] = nfacperentdim;
	vconn = vfaccon;

	/* store entity types as attribute of npeid variable -- node/elem, node/face, face/elem*/
	strcpy(entity_type1, "FACE");
	strcpy(entity_type2, "ELEM");
      }

      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vconn, conn_int_type, 1, dims, &connid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to create connectivity array for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    
      /* element face-per-element or node-per-element count array */
      dims[0] = numblkdim;
    
      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vnpecnt, conn_int_type, 1, dims, &npeid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to create face- or node- per-entity count array for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id, exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }

      if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, npeid, "entity_type1", strlen(entity_type1)+1,
				    entity_type1)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to store entity type attribute text for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id, exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
      if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, npeid, "entity_type2", strlen(entity_type2)+1,
				    entity_type2)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to store entity type attribute text for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id, exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
    } else {
      /* "Normal" (non-polyhedra) element block type */
      dims[0] = numblkdim;
      dims[1] = nnodperentdim;
    
      if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vnodcon, conn_int_type, 2, dims, &connid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	exerrval = status;
	sprintf(errmsg,
		"Error: failed to create connectivity array for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
      }
      ex_compress_variable(exoid, connid, 1);
    }
    /* store element type as attribute of connectivity variable */
    if ((status = nc_put_att_text(exoid, connid, ATT_NAME_ELB, strlen(blocks[i].topology)+1, 
				  blocks[i].topology)) != NC_NOERR) {
      exerrval = status;
      sprintf(errmsg,
	      "Error: failed to store %s type name %s in file id %d",
	      ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].topology,exoid);
      ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
      goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
    }

    if (arbitrary_polyhedra == 0) {
      if (vedgcon && blocks[i].num_edges_per_entry ) {
	dims[0] = numblkdim;
	dims[1] = nedgperentdim;
      
	if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vedgcon, conn_int_type, 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	  exerrval = status;
	  sprintf(errmsg,
		  "Error: failed to create edge connectivity array for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		  ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	  ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	  goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
	}
      }
    
      if ( vfaccon && blocks[i].num_faces_per_entry ) {
	dims[0] = numblkdim;
	dims[1] = nfacperentdim;
      
	if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vfaccon, conn_int_type, 2, dims, &varid)) != NC_NOERR) {
	  exerrval = status;
	  sprintf(errmsg,
		  "Error: failed to create face connectivity array for %s %"PRId64" in file id %d",
		  ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), blocks[i].id,exoid);
	  ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
	  goto error_ret;         /* exit define mode and return */
	}
      }
    }
  }

  free(blocks_to_define);

  /* leave define mode  */
  if ((exerrval=nc_enddef (exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
    sprintf(errmsg,
	    "Error: failed to complete %s definition in file id %d", 
	    ex_name_of_object(blocks[i].type), exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
    return (EX_FATAL);
  }


  for (i=0; i < block_count; i++) {
    switch (blocks[i].type) {
    case EX_EDGE_BLOCK:
      vblkids = VAR_ID_ED_BLK;
      break;
    case EX_FACE_BLOCK:
      vblkids = VAR_ID_FA_BLK;
      break;
    case EX_ELEM_BLOCK:
      vblkids = VAR_ID_EL_BLK;
      break;
    default:
      return (EX_FATAL); /* should have been handled earlier; quiet compiler here */
    }

    nc_inq_varid(exoid, vblkids, &att_name_varid);

    if (blocks[i].num_attribute > 0 && att_name_varid >= 0) {
      /* Output a dummy empty attribute name in case client code doesn't
	 write anything; avoids corruption in some cases.
      */
      size_t  count[2];
      char *text = "";
      size_t j;

      count[0] = 1;
      start[1] = 0;
      count[1] = strlen(text)+1;
  
      for (j = 0; j < blocks[i].num_attribute; j++) {
	start[0] = j;
	nc_put_vara_text(exoid, att_name_varid, start, count, text);
      }
    }
  }

  return (EX_NOERR);

  /* Fatal error: exit definition mode and return */
 error_ret:
  free(blocks_to_define);

  if (nc_enddef (exoid) != NC_NOERR) {    /* exit define mode */
    sprintf(errmsg,
	    "Error: failed to complete definition for file id %d",
	    exoid);
    ex_err("ex_put_block_params",errmsg,exerrval);
  }
  return (EX_FATAL);
}