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Resolving the ERROR 274 Compile and link exited with error code when using snprintf function within #CODE

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Question

How to resolve the ERROR 274 Compile and link exited with error code when using snprintf function within #CODE

Cause

The binaries included in the distribution of the SDL and TTCN Integrated Simulator were built using the C compilers .NET and the function is called _snprintf as opposed to snprintf in .NET, hence the linker error.
You will encounter the below linker error when the function snprintf is used within the #CODE block of a process/procedure in an SDL system:



    link -nologo @C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nmFA.tmp

    test_system_01_smc.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _snprintf referenced in function _yPAD_z01_test_process_01

    test_system_01_smc.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

    NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460'

    Stop.

    1: ERROR 274 Compile and link exited with error code

    Compile and link completed

Answer

This can be resolved by replacing the occurrence of snprintf(...) to _snprintf(...) in the #CODE.

Attached is a sample example system that depicts the correct way of using the function snprintf.

Example.zip
[{"Product":{"code":"SSYR86","label":"Rational SDL Suite"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"General Information","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"6.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

More support for:
Rational SDL Suite

Software version:
6.3

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
130205

Modified date:
23 June 2018

UID

swg21408870

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