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GeoDLL - Development environment for a programming example with geodetic functions

GeoDLL Formula GeoDLL Example Program

GeoDLL - Programming example

You can link_in download this programming example as C/C++ 32 Bit Microsoft Visual Studio Project including the executable program. And you can link_in download it as C/C++ 64 Bit Microsoft Visual Studio Project including the executable program.
   
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/*                                                                            */
/*           Template of a C / C++ program as Visual Studio Project           */
/* for some function calls of the 32 bit Geodetic Development Kit GeoDLL.     */
/* The template can be extended for other GeoDLL function calls if necessary. */
/*                                                                            */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*                                                                            */
/* Required external files:                                                   */
/*   1. GeoDLL32.h:   Include the header file in the Visual Studio project    */
/*   2. GeoDLL32.lib: Include the library file in the Visual Studio project   */
/*   3. GeoDLL32.dll: The DLL must be present in the EXE start directory      */
/*   4. GeoDLLbn.bin: The Binary must be present in the EXE start directory   */
/*                                                                            */
/* Download of the complete Visual Studio project GeoTestCpp:                 */
/*   https://www.killetsoft.de/zip/geotestcpp.zip                             */
/*                                                                            */
/* Online user manual with all function declarations:                         */
/*   https://www.killetsoft.de/h_geodll_e/handbuch_e.htm in English langeuage */
/*   https://www.killetsoft.de/h_geodll_e/handbuch_d.htm in German langeuage  */
/*                                                                            */
/* In the GeoDLL download included help files with all function declarations: */
/*   GeoDLL_e.chm in English langeuage                                        */
/*   GeoDLL_e.chm in German langeuage                                         */
/*                                                                            */
/* Author of this source and GeoDLL:                                          */
/*   Dipl.-Ing. Fred Killet                                                   */
/*   Killet GeoSoftware Ing.-GbR                                              */
/*   https://www.killetsoft.de                                                */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/


//==============================================================================

// English:
// Program for testing some functions of the Geodetic Software Development Kit
// GeoDLL, provided by Killet GeoSoftware Ing.-GbR.

// The program is written in the programming language C++ and devoloped under
// Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. It shell exemplary explain the creation of own
// applications, which use geodetic functions from GeoDLL.

// For linking the GeoDLL functions to your own application, the supplied files
// GeoDLL32.h and GeoDll32.lib are used in the project. The files GeoDLL32.dll
// and GeoDLLbn.bin must be available in your applications start directory.

//==============================================================================

// German:
// Programm zum Testen einiger Funktionen aus dem von Killet GeoSoftware Ing.-GbR
// entwickelten Geodätischen Software Development Kit GeoDLL.

// Das Programm ist in der Programmiersprache C++ geschrieben und unter
// Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 entwickelt worden. Es soll beispielhaft die
// Erstellung eigener Applikationen unter Verwendung von geodätischen Funktionen
// aus der GeoDLL erläutern.

// Zum Linken der GeoDLL-Funktionen in Ihre eigene Applikation werden die
// mitgelieferten Dateien GeoDLL32.h und GeoDll32.lib verwendet. Die Dateien
// GeoDLL32.dll und GeoDLLbn.bin müssen im Aufrufverzeichnis Ihrer Applikation
// vorhanden sein.

//==============================================================================


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes Plattform SDK
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Project Spezific Includes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Header of alle GeoDLL functions
#include "geodll32.h"


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Modul internal Prototypes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void wait(int iSeconds);


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main Function with GeoDLL function calls
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(int argc,char* argv[])
{

  // Variables
  long int nRet;
  unsigned short nTimezone,nTzType,nFast;
  unsigned long nDstStart,nDstEnd,lIsDstActiv,lIsSouthHemi;
  double dCoordXQ,dCoordYQ,dEllHgtQ,dCoordXZ,dCoordYZ,dEllHgtZ,dLongitude,
         dLatitude,dGeoLon1,dGeoLat1,dGeoLon2,dGeoLat2,dDistance,dAzimut;
  float fLocalTime,fUtc,fDst;
  char pszCoordQ[20],pszDummy[20],pszTitle[100];
  char *ppszVersion,*ppszDummy,*ppszError,*ppszCoordZ,*ppszTzFile,*ppszTimezone;

  // Console title
  getdllversion(&ppszVersion);
  sprintf_s(pszTitle,100,"KilletSoft GeoDLL %s --- Template with some Function calls",ppszVersion);
  SetConsoleTitle(pszTitle);

  // Suppress GeoDLL message about shareware version and write it to EventLog
  setsilence(true);

  // Set GeoDLL internal language to English
  setlanguage(2);

  // Explanation
  printf("You can use all features of GeoDLL in your own application initially free.\n");
  printf("However, the number of function calls per program run is limited to 100\n");
  printf("geodetic calculations. Also in the free test version a message appears\n");
  printf("on the screen or is written to the EventLog and a tone sequence is sounded.\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("By purchasing a licence the restrictions will be canceled. For unlocking\n");
  printf("you get an user name and an unlock code from KilletSoft.\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("The GeoDLL function groups required by your application must be unlocked\n");
  printf("in the initialization part of your program with the function setunlockcode().\n");
  printf("The function gets the user name and the unlock code as parameters.\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("How to do that I will show you here. Of course, these unlock parameters\n");
  printf("are fictitious and do not work. Therefore the error message and following\n");
  printf("tone sequence are correct in this case!\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("nRet = setunlockcode(\"123456789-987654321\",\"MicroModia GmbH\");\n");
  printf("if(! nRet)\n");
  printf("  geterrorcode(&ppszError);\n");
  printf("\n");

  // Calling setunlockcode()
  // Set the original unlock parameters you got from Killetsoft here:
  nRet = setunlockcode(
         "123456789-987654321",  // char *pszUnlockkey  Unlock key
         "MicroModia GmbH");     // char *pszLicensee   User name

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
    printf("GeoDLL functions unlocked!\n");
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL functions remain locked!\n");
    printf("No problem! Continue in trial mode!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Coordinate Transformations with the function coordtrans()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Explanation
  printf("Now we start transforming coordinates. Here only the use of the GeoDLL\n");
  printf("function coordtrans() is demonstrated. But you can also use any other\n");
  printf("function for coordinate transformations available in GeoDLL. The required\n");
  printf("Coordinate Systems and Reference Systems you find sorted by countries in\n");
  printf("the User Manual GeoDLL_e.chm, chapter \"Coodinate Transformations\", in the\n");
  printf("file README.DOC or in the Online User Manual.\n");
  printf("\n");

  // Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89
  dCoordXQ = 2531365.9784407;
  dCoordYQ = 5695802.9495895;
  nRet =  coordtrans(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          pszDummy,            // char *pszCoordQ
          (unsigned short)2,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  Gauss-Krueger
          (unsigned short)17,  // unsigned short nRefSysQ    DHDN
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          &ppszDummy,          // char **pszCoordZ
          (unsigned short)3,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  UTM
          (unsigned short)4,   // unsigned short nRefSysZ    ETRS89
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89\n");
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Easting =  %.8f\n",dCoordXQ);
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Northing = %.8f\n",dCoordYQ);
    printf("UTM Easting =            %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("UTM Northing =           %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // UTM, ETRS89 -- > UTMRef (Centimeter Grid), ED50 (Europe)
  // Note:
  // GeoDLL is able to allocate memory for returnable PSZ parameters internally
  // and makes them accessible to the calling program by global stored addresses.
  // In the calling program then neither memory must allocated nor memory must
  // released later. For more information see function setstringallocate().
  dCoordXQ = dCoordXZ;
  dCoordYQ = dCoordYZ;
  nRet =  coordtrans(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          pszDummy,            // char *pszCoordQ
          (unsigned short)3,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  UTM
          (unsigned short)4,   // unsigned short nRefSysQ    ETRS89
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          &ppszCoordZ,         // char **pszCoordZ
          (unsigned short)661,  // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  UTMref (Centimeter Grid)
          (unsigned short)2,   // unsigned short nRefSysZ    ED50
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("UTM, ETRS89 -- > UTMRef (Centimeter Grid), ED50 (Europe)\n");
    printf("UTMRef grid coordinate = %s\n",ppszCoordZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // UTMRef (Centimeter Grid), ED50 (Europe) --> Geographic Coordinates, WGS84
  strcpy_s(pszCoordQ, ppszCoordZ);
  nRet =  coordtrans(
          (double)0.0,         // double dCoordXQ
          (double)0.0,         // double dCoordYQ
          pszCoordQ,           // char *pszCoordQ
          (unsigned short)661, // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  UTMref (Centimeter Grid)
          (unsigned short)2,   // unsigned short nRefSysQ    ED50
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          &ppszDummy,          // char **pszCoordZ
          (unsigned short)6,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  Geo. Coord
          (unsigned short)10,  // unsigned short nRefSysZ    WGS84
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("UTMRef (Centimeter Grid), ED50 (Europe) --> Geographic Coordinates, WGS84\n");
    printf("Longitude =              %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("Latitude =               %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // Geographic Coordinates, WGS84 --> Gauss-Kueger, DHDN
  dCoordXQ = dCoordXZ;
  dCoordYQ = dCoordYZ;
  nRet =  coordtrans(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          pszCoordQ,           // char *pszCoordQ
          (unsigned short)6,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  Geo. Coord
          (unsigned short)10,  // unsigned short nRefSysQ    WGS84
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          &ppszDummy,          // char **pszCoordZ
          (unsigned short)2,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  Gauss-Krueger
          (unsigned short)17,  // unsigned short nRefSysZ    DHN
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("Geographic Coordinates, WGS84 --> Gauss-Kueger, DHDN\n");
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Easting =  %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Northing = %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The simplest Coordinate Transformations with the function coordtrans4()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Explanation
  printf("The easiest way to transform coordinates is to use the coordtrans4\n");
  printf("function. However, alphanumeric coordinate transformations and also 3D\n");
  printf("transformations are not possible with this function.\n");
  printf("Here are some examples:\n");
  printf("\n");

  // Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89
  dCoordXQ = 2531365.9784407;
  dCoordYQ = 5695802.9495895;
  nRet =  coordtrans4(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          (unsigned short)2,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  Gauss-Krueger
          (unsigned short)17,  // unsigned short nRefSysQ    DHDN
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          (unsigned short)3,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  UTM
          (unsigned short)4,   // unsigned short nRefSysZ    ETRS89
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89\n");
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Easting =  %.8f\n",dCoordXQ);
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Northing = %.8f\n",dCoordYQ);
    printf("UTM Easting =            %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("UTM Northing =           %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // Geographic coord. [deg], WGS84 --> Geographic coord. [deg], ETRS89
  dCoordXQ = 9.469242;
  dCoordYQ = 47.663119;
  nRet =  coordtrans4(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          (unsigned short)6,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  Geographic coord.
          (unsigned short)10,  // unsigned short nRefSysQ    WGS84
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          (unsigned short)6,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  Geographic coord.
          (unsigned short)4,   // unsigned short nRefSysZ    ETRS89
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("Geographic coord., WGS84 --> Geographic coord., ETRS89\n");
    printf("Longitude WGS84 =        %.8f\n",dCoordXQ);
    printf("Latitude WGS84 =         %.8f\n",dCoordYQ);
    printf("Longitude ETRS89 =       %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("Latitude ETRS89 =        %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // UTM, WGS84 --> UTM, ETRS89
  dCoordXQ = 32535230.5818717;
  dCoordYQ = 5278965.0465970;
  nRet =  coordtrans4(
          dCoordXQ,            // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,            // double dCoordYQ
          (unsigned short)3,   // unsigned short nCoordSysQ  UTM
          (unsigned short)10,  // unsigned short nRefSysQ    WGS84
          &dCoordXZ,           // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,           // double *dCoordYZ
          (unsigned short)3,   // unsigned short nCoordSysZ  UTM
          (unsigned short)4,   // unsigned short nRefSysZ    ETRS89
          (unsigned short)0);  // unsigned short nStripZ

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("UTM, WGS84 --> UTM, ETRS89\n");
    printf("UTM Easting, WGS84 =     %.8f\n",dCoordXQ);
    printf("UTM Northing, WGS84 =    %.8f\n",dCoordYQ);
    printf("UTM Easting, ETRS89 =    %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("UTM Northing, ETRS89 =   %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf("\n");

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Coordinate Transformations with the function coordtransepsg()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Explanation
  printf("For simplicity, it is possible to perform all required settings for the\n");
  printf("parameters Coordinate System, Reference System, Meridian Strip, Meridian\n");
  printf("Strip Suffix and 2D/3D Modus by using so-called EPSG codes. EPSG is the\n");
  printf("acronym for \"European Petroleum Survey Group Geodesy\". This is a working\n");
  printf("group of the European oil and gas exploration companies. The EPSG and\n");
  printf("their successors OGP \"International Association of Oil and Gas Producers\"\n");
  printf("have made it to their task to build a system with globally unique\n");
  printf("identifiers (EPSG codes) for geodetic data, such as Coordinate Reference\n");
  printf("Systems, Reference Ellipsoids or Map Projections.\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("The required EPSG Codes you find in the User Manual GeoDLL_e.chm, chapter\n");
  printf("\"Coordinate Transformations\", in the Online Manual or in the EPSG database.\n");
  printf("\n");
  printf("This EPSG Codes for Coordinate Reference Systems are used:\n");
  printf("31466: EPSG code for \"DHDN / 3-deg. Gauss-Krueger zone 2\"\n");
  printf("4647: EPSG code for \"ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N (zE-N)\"\n");
  printf("\n");

  // Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89
  dCoordXQ = 2531418.55;
  dCoordYQ = 5695935.71;
  dEllHgtQ = 0.0;
  nRet =  coordtransepsg(
          dCoordXQ,              // double dCoordXQ
          dCoordYQ,              // double dCoordYQ
          dEllHgtQ,              // double dEllHgtQ  Ell. Height not usesed
          (unsigned short)31466, // unsigned short nEpsgQ  Epsg Code source
          &dCoordXZ,             // double *dCoordXZ
          &dCoordYZ,             // double *dCoordYZ
          &dEllHgtZ,             // double* dEllHgtZ  Ell. Height not usesed
          (unsigned short)4647); // unsigned short nEpsgZ  Epsg Code target

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("Gauss-Kueger, DHDN --> UTM, ETRS89\n");
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Easting =  %.8f\n",dCoordXQ);
    printf("Gauss-Krueger Northing = %.8f\n",dCoordYQ);
    printf("UTM Easting =            %.8f\n",dCoordXZ);
    printf("UTM Northing =           %.8f\n",dCoordYZ);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("GeoDLL coordinate transformation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Time zone functions
// Activate timezone shapefile with the function settzshapefile()
// or
// activate timezone gridfile with the function settzgridile()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Explanation
  printf("A time zone is a region that has an uniform standard time for legal,\n");
  printf("commercial and social purposes. Time zones are primarily longitude\n");
  printf("dependent, but secondary they follow the boundaries of countries or their\n");
  printf("administrative subdivisions. The time zones supported by GeoDLL are based\n");
  printf("on an uniform naming convention, designed by Paul Eggert, such as\n");
  printf("America/New_York and Europe/Paris. The time zones have offsets from\n");
  printf("Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as a number of hours (UTC-12 to UTC+12).\n");
  printf("Many higher latitude countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST) for a part\n");
  printf(" of the year, typically by changing clocks one hour forward.\n");
  printf("\n");

  // Download the timezone shapefile or the timezone gridfile from the KilletSoft
  // internet site: http://www.killetsoft.de/p_gdlz_d.htm#download.
  // Make your changes for the path of the timezone files here.
  // You can set the shapefile or the gridfile or nothing. In the last case
  // default settings for the further timezone calculations are used.
  ppszTzFile = "c:\\programm\\geodll\\timezone\\shape\\geodlltz.shp";  // <== here
  nRet = settzshapefile(ppszTzFile);       // Path of the timezone shapefile
  nFast = 0;
  if(! nRet)
  {
    nFast = 1;
    ppszTzFile = "c:\\programm\\geodll\\timezone\\grid\\geodlltz.grd";  // <== here
    nRet = settzgridfile(ppszTzFile);      // Path of the timezone gridfile
  }

  // If no timezone file is in use, defaults are used
  if(! nRet)
    nTzType = 5;  // 5 = international timezone if no timezone file in use
  else
    nTzType = 0;  // 5 = national timezone if timezone file in use

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get time zone index from coordinates with function gettznumbycoordfast()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  dLongitude = -74.005833;
  dLatitude = 40.712778;
  if (nFast)
    nRet = gettznumbycoordfast(
           dLongitude,        // double dLongitude
           dLatitude,         // double dLatitude
           nTzType,           // unsigned short nTzType
           &nTimezone);       // unsigned short *nTimezone
  else
    nRet = gettznumbycoordexact(
           dLongitude,        // double dLongitude
           dLatitude,         // double dLatitude
           nTzType,           // unsigned short nTzType
           &nTimezone);       // unsigned short *nTimezone

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    if (nFast)
      printf("gettznumbycoordfast() - Get GeoDLL time zone index from coordinates\n");
    else
      printf("gettznumbycoordexact() - Get GeoDLL time zone index from coordinates\n");
    if (nTzType = 5)
    {
      printf("Here only an international timzone is calculated, because national timezones\n");
      printf("need a gridfile or shapefile, downloadable from the KilletSoft website.\n");
    }
    printf("Longitude = %f  Latitude = %f  Timezone index = %d\n",dLongitude,dLatitude,nTimezone);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("Calculation of time zone index failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf ("\n") ;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get time zone name from time zone index with function gettznamebynum()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  if (nTzType == 5)
    nTimezone = 8;       // 8 = Europa/Berlin if no timezone file in use
  nRet = gettznamebynum(
         nTimezone,      // unsigned short nTimezone
         &ppszTimezone); // char **pszTimezone

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("gettznamebynum() - Get time zone name from time zone index.\n");
    if (nTzType = 5)
    {
      printf("Here the default national timezone index 8 of Europe/Berlin is used,\n");
      printf("because no gridfile nor shapefile is set in GeoDLL.\n");
    }
    printf("Time Zone Name =  %s\n",ppszTimezone);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("Calculation of time zone name failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf ("\n") ;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get current tz parameters from tz index with function gettzcurrentbynum()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  nRet = gettzcurrentbynum(
         nTimezone,     // unsigned short nTimezone
         &fUtc,         // float *fUtc
         &fDst,         // float *fDst
         &lIsDstActiv,  // unsigned long *lIsDstActiv
         &nDstStart,    // unsigned long *nDstStart
         &nDstEnd,      // unsigned long *nDstEnd
         &lIsSouthHemi, // unsigned long *lIsSouthHemi
         &fLocalTime);  // float *fLocalTime

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("gettzcurrentbynum() - Get current time zone parameters from time zone index\n");
    printf("UTC = %+3.1f   DST = %+3.1f   DST in effect = %s   Current UTC+DST = %+3.1f\n",
           fUtc,fDst,lIsDstActiv ? "yes" : "no",fLocalTime);
    printf("DST start date (yyyymmdd) = %d   DST end date (yyyymmdd) = %d\n",nDstStart,nDstEnd);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("Calculation of time zone parameters failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Distance and bearing calculations
// Distance calculation with the function distancegeo()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Explanation
  printf("Often it is necessary to calculate the distance between two points fast and\n");
  printf("accurate. For example this is necessary for the realization of a radial search.\n");
  printf("Here I introduce the function distancegeo(), which calculates the distance\n");
  printf("between two Geographic Coordinates on the earth ellipsoid.\n");
  printf("The point2pointgeo() function calculates the coordinates of a destination point\n");
  printf("from the coordinates of the start point, the forward bearing and the distance\n");
  printf("between the points.\n");
  printf("\n");

  dGeoLon1 = 11.55;  // Geographic longitude of the 1th point
  dGeoLat1 = 51.32;  // Geographic latitude of the 1th point
  dGeoLon2 = 14.03;  // Geographic longitude des 2nd point
  dGeoLat2 = 53.48;  // Geographic latitude of the 2nd point
  nRet = distancegeo(
         dGeoLon1,            // double dGeoLon1
         dGeoLat1,            // double dGeoLat1
         dGeoLon2,            // double dGeoLon2
         dGeoLat2,            // double dGeoLat2
         &dDistance,          // double *dDistance
         (unsigned short)10); // unsigned short nEllipsoid (10 = WGS84)

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("distancegeo() - Calculate distance between two coordinates\n");
    printf("Longitude of 1th point = %f  Latitude of 1th point = %.8f\n",dGeoLon1,dGeoLat1);
    printf("Longitude of 2nd point = %f  Latitude of 2nd point = %.8f\n",dGeoLon2,dGeoLat2);
    printf("Calculated distance between points = %.8f\n",dDistance);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("Distance calculation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }
  printf ("\n") ;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Calculation of a target point coordinate with point2pointgeo()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  dGeoLon1 = 11.55;   // Geographic longitude of the start point
  dGeoLat1 = 51.32;   // Geographic latitude of the start point
  dDistance = 521434; // Distance to the target point in meter
  dAzimut = 122.5;    // Forward azimutal bearing
  nRet = point2pointgeo(
         dGeoLon1,            // double dGeoLon1
         dGeoLat1,            // double dGeoLat1
         dDistance,           // double dDistance
         dAzimut,             // double dAzimut
         &dGeoLon2,           // *double dGeoLon2
         &dGeoLat2,           // *double dGeoLat2
         (unsigned short)10); // unsigned short nEllipsoid (10 = WGS84)

  // Output of the results.
  if(nRet)
  {
    printf("point2pointgeo() - Calculate target coordinate from start coordinate and distance\n");
    printf("Longitude of start point = %f  Latitude of start point = %.8f\n",dGeoLon1,dGeoLat1);
    printf("Bearing to dest. point =   %.8f\n",dAzimut);
    printf("Dist. to the dest. point = %.8f\n",dDistance);
    printf("Longitude of dest. point = %f  Latitude of target point = %.8f\n",dGeoLon2,dGeoLat2);
  }
  else
  {
    geterrorcode(&ppszError);
    printf("Coordinates and bearing calculation failed!\n");
    printf("Error: %s\n",ppszError);
  }

  // Wait for Key Press or Mouse Click.
  wait(60);
  return 0;
}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function wait() generates a waiting time of iSeconds seconds. The waiting
// time is interrupted when a key or a mouse button has been pressed.
// Clears the screen after waiting ans sets the cursor to the screens top.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

void wait(int iSeconds)
{

  // Variables
  clock_t clWait;
  unsigned long nNumEvent,nWritCells,nNumCells;
  HANDLE hConsole;
  INPUT_RECORD irBuffer;
  COORD coScrPos = {0,0};
  CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbInfo;

  // Calculate waiting time
  clWait = clock() + iSeconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;

  // Show waiting hint
  printf("\n");
  printf("Please click mouse or press a key!");

  // Remove all still existing events from the console
  hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
  FlushConsoleInputBuffer(hConsole);

  // Stop waiting time on mouse click or key press
  while(clock() < clWait)
  {
    nNumEvent = 0;
    if(GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents(hConsole,&nNumEvent) && nNumEvent > 0)
    {
      nNumEvent = 0;
      if(ReadConsoleInput(hConsole,&irBuffer,1,&nNumEvent) && nNumEvent == 1)
      {
        if(irBuffer.EventType == MOUSE_EVENT)
        {
          if(irBuffer.Event.MouseEvent.dwButtonState == FROM_LEFT_1ST_BUTTON_PRESSED)
            break;
          else if(irBuffer.Event.MouseEvent.dwButtonState == RIGHTMOST_BUTTON_PRESSED)
            break;
        }
        else if(irBuffer.EventType == KEY_EVENT)
        {
          if(irBuffer.Event.KeyEvent.bKeyDown)
            break;
        }
      }
    }

    // Wait 1/10 second to remain processor load low.
    Sleep(100);
  }

  // Clear screen
  hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbInfo );
  nNumCells = csbInfo.dwSize.X * csbInfo.dwSize.Y;
  FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole,' ',nNumCells,coScrPos,&nWritCells);

  // Cursor at screen top
  SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole,coScrPos);
  return;
}
   
  
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