Cppcheck report - CGM: util/CCubitFile.cpp

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 Filename      : CCubitFile.cpp

 Purpose       : Implements reading and writing data in the Cubit file format.
           
 Special Notes :

 Creator       : Will A. Helden

 Creation Date : 02/15/02

 Owner         : Will A. Helden

*******************************************************************************/

#include "CCubitFile.hpp"
#include "CubitDefines.h"
#include "CubitFileIOWrapper.hpp"
#include "CubitFileMetaData.hpp"
#include "CubitFileFEModel.hpp"
#include "CubitFileSimModel.hpp"
#include <cstring>
#include "CubitFileUtil.hpp"

using namespace NCubitFile;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Construction/Destruction
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/* Note: some platforms define both BIG_ENDIAN and LITTLE_ENDIAN
   so don't do if defined(LITTLE_ENDIAN) here.  Compare to BYTE_ORDER instead. */
#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__) || defined(CUBIT_LINUX) || (defined(LITTLE_ENDIAN) && (BYTE_ORDER==LITTLE_ENDIAN)) /* should be little endian platforms */
    const UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::mintNativeEndian = 0;
#else // big endian platforms
    const UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::mintNativeEndian = 0xFFFFFFFF;
#endif
    const UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::mintSizeOfContents =
        sizeof(SCubitFileContentsHeader) / sizeof(UnsignedInt32);
    const UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::mintSizeOfModel =
        sizeof(SCubitFileModelEntry) / sizeof(UnsignedInt32);

CCubitFile::CCubitFile() <--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mintWriteTempFile' is not initialized in the constructor.<--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mintWriteBuffNumModels' is not initialized in the constructor.<--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mReadContents' is not initialized in the constructor.<--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mWriteContents' is not initialized in the constructor.<--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mintFEModelIndex' is not initialized in the constructor.<--- Member variable 'CCubitFile::mintSimModelIndex' is not initialized in the constructor.
{
    meErrorState = eSuccess;
    mintNextModelID = 1;

    mpaReadModels = mpaWriteModels = NULL;
    mpaReadModelStat = NULL;
    mpMetaData = NULL;
    mstrReadFileName = mstrWriteFileName = mstrBackupFileName = NULL;
    mpReadFEModel = mpWriteFEModel = NULL;
    mpReadSimModel = mpWriteSimModel = NULL;

    mModelBuff.mintNumModels = 0;
    mModelBuff.mpaModelData = NULL;
}

CCubitFile::~CCubitFile()
{
    // auto-save?
    // delete incomplete temp files
    FreeAll();

    // Assume if any FE models are still around now (i.e. EndRead/Write hasn't
    // been called) there was an error, so free their memory.
    if(mpReadFEModel)
        delete mpReadFEModel;
    if(mpWriteFEModel)
        delete mpWriteFEModel;
    if(mpReadSimModel)
        delete mpReadSimModel;
    if(mpWriteSimModel)
        delete mpWriteSimModel;

    if(mModelBuff.mpaModelData)
        delete [] mModelBuff.mpaModelData;
}

void CCubitFile::FreeAll()
// Frees all allocated memory, closes open files, and resets class members to
// their constructed state.
{
    // Free all allocated memory.
    if(mstrReadFileName)
        delete [] mstrReadFileName;
    if(mstrWriteFileName)
        delete [] mstrWriteFileName;
    if(mstrBackupFileName)
        delete [] mstrBackupFileName;
    mstrReadFileName = mstrWriteFileName = mstrBackupFileName = NULL;
    if(mpaReadModels)
        delete [] mpaReadModels;
    if(mpaWriteModels)
        delete [] mpaWriteModels;
    mpaReadModels = mpaWriteModels = NULL;
    if(mpaReadModelStat)
        delete [] mpaReadModelStat;
    mpaReadModelStat = NULL;
    if(mpMetaData)
        delete mpMetaData;
    mpMetaData = NULL;

    // Close any open files.
    try {
        if(mpReadFile)
            mpReadFile.close();
        if(mpWriteFile)
            mpWriteFile.close();
    }
    catch(...)  { }
}

CCubitFile::EErrorCode CCubitFile::Open(const char* xstrReadFileName,
                                        const char* xstrWriteFileName,
                                        const char* xstrBackupFileName)
// Open a file for reading or writing.
// === NOTES ===
// *  The read file is a file to be read only.  The file must exist and be
//    accessable or this function will fail.  
// *  The write file is an output file.  The file must be creatable or this
//    function will fail.  If the file already exists, it will be overwritten.
//    If the write file name is the same as the read file name, a temporary
//    write file name will be generated to be written to until the completion
//    of the write operation at which time the read file will be deleted and
//    the write file renamed to take its place.
// *  The backup file name is used for preventing the loss of old read files.
//    If the read file was to be deleted automatically by a write operation,
//    specification of a backup name, will cause the read file to be renamed
//    instead.
// *  Any of these three filenames may be NULL, but at least one name, read or
//    write, must be specified.
{
    try {
        if(!xstrReadFileName && !xstrWriteFileName)
            throw ePassedNullPointer;

        mpMetaData = new CMetaData;

        // If a file has been designated for reading, copy its name and try to
        // open it.
        if(xstrReadFileName ) {
            UnsignedInt32 lintFileName = std::strlen(xstrReadFileName);
            mstrReadFileName = new char[lintFileName + 1];
            std::strcpy(mstrReadFileName, xstrReadFileName);     

            if( !xstrWriteFileName )
            {
              mpReadFile.open(mstrReadFileName, "rb");
              if(!mpReadFile)
                  throw eFileReadError;

              // Test to see if the file is a cubit file... it should begin with
              // the string 'CUBE'.
              unsigned char lachrMagic[4];
              if(fread(lachrMagic, 1, 4, mpReadFile.file()) != 4)
                  throw eFileUnrecognizedFormat;
              if((lachrMagic[0] != 'C') || (lachrMagic[1] != 'U') ||
                  (lachrMagic[2] != 'B') || (lachrMagic[3] != 'E'))
                  throw eFileUnrecognizedFormat;
              
              // Load the file's "table of contents".
              CIOWrapper lIO(mpReadFile.file(), 4, 0);
              lIO.BeginReadBlock(4);
              lIO.Read((UnsignedInt32*)&mReadContents, mintSizeOfContents);
              lIO.EndReadBlock();
              
              if(mReadContents.mintHeaderSchema > 0)
                  throw eFileUnrecognizedFormat;
              
              if(mReadContents.mintNumModels) {
                  mpaReadModels =
                      new SCubitFileModelEntry[mReadContents.mintNumModels];
                  mpaReadModelStat = new EModelStat[mReadContents.mintNumModels];
                  if(!mpaReadModels || !mpaReadModelStat)  throw eMemoryError;

                  lIO.BeginReadBlock(mReadContents.mintModelTableOffset);
                  lIO.Read((UnsignedInt32*)mpaReadModels,
                      mReadContents.mintNumModels * mintSizeOfModel);
                  lIO.EndReadBlock();

                  UnsignedInt32 lintMod;
                  for(lintMod = 0; lintMod < mReadContents.mintNumModels; lintMod++) {
                      mpaReadModelStat[lintMod] = eStatNotWritten;
                      if(mpaReadModels[lintMod].mintModelHandle >= mintNextModelID)
                          mintNextModelID = mpaReadModels[lintMod].mintModelHandle + 1;
                  }
              }
              
              // Read the file-scoped (model) meta-data.
              mpMetaData->ReadMetaData(mpReadFile.file(),
                  mReadContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset, 0,
                  mReadContents.mintHeaderSourceEndian);
            }
            else
            {
               mReadContents.mintHeaderSourceEndian = mintNativeEndian;
               mReadContents.mintHeaderSchema = 0;
               mReadContents.mintNumModels = 0;
               mReadContents.mintModelTableOffset = 0;
               mReadContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset = 0;
               mReadContents.mintActiveFEModel = 0;

              // Copy the backup file name, if specified.
              if(xstrBackupFileName) {
                  UnsignedInt32 lintFileName = std::strlen(xstrBackupFileName);
                  mstrBackupFileName = new char[lintFileName + 1];
                  std::strcpy(mstrBackupFileName, xstrBackupFileName);
              }
            }
          }
          else {
              // If there wasn't a file to read, initialize the read contents to
              // nothing.
              mReadContents.mintHeaderSourceEndian = mintNativeEndian;
              mReadContents.mintHeaderSchema = 0;
              mReadContents.mintNumModels = 0;
              mReadContents.mintModelTableOffset = 0;
              mReadContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset = 0;
              mReadContents.mintActiveFEModel = 0;
        }
        
        // If a file has been designated for writing
        if(xstrWriteFileName) {
            UnsignedInt32 lintFileName = std::strlen(xstrWriteFileName);
            mstrWriteFileName = new char[lintFileName + 10];

            // If the read and write file names don't match, then the write
            // file can be opened by name.
            if(!mstrReadFileName || std::strcmp(mstrReadFileName, xstrWriteFileName)) {
                mintWriteTempFile = 0;
                std::strcpy(mstrWriteFileName, xstrWriteFileName);       
                mpWriteFile.open(mstrWriteFileName, "wb");
            }
            // Otherwise, generate a temporary file name to write to so that
            // the read file's contents will not be destroyed until it is 
            // verifiable that any new writes are successful.
            else {
                mintWriteTempFile = 1;
                UnsignedInt32 lintTempFile = 0;
                while(!mpWriteFile && (lintTempFile < 0xFF)) {
                    sprintf(mstrWriteFileName, "%s~%.2x.tmp",
                        mstrReadFileName, lintTempFile);
                    mpWriteFile.open(mstrWriteFileName, "wb");
                    lintTempFile++;
                }
            }
            if(!mpWriteFile)
                throw eFileWriteError;
            
            // Initialize the write file contents - copy the model inventory
            // (but not actual contents yet) from the read file.
            mWriteContents.mintHeaderSourceEndian = mintNativeEndian;
            mWriteContents.mintHeaderSchema = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintNumModels = mReadContents.mintNumModels;
            mWriteContents.mintModelTableOffset = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintActiveFEModel = mReadContents.mintActiveFEModel;
            mintWriteBuffNumModels = 0;

            if(mWriteContents.mintNumModels) {
                mpaWriteModels =
                    new SCubitFileModelEntry[mWriteContents.mintNumModels];
                if(!mpaWriteModels)  throw eMemoryError;

                UnsignedInt32 lintMod;
                for(lintMod = 0; lintMod < mWriteContents.mintNumModels; lintMod++) {
                    mpaWriteModels[lintMod].mintModelHandle =
                        mpaReadModels[lintMod].mintModelHandle;
                    mpaWriteModels[lintMod].mintModelOffset = 0;
                    mpaWriteModels[lintMod].mintModelLength = 0;
                    mpaWriteModels[lintMod].mintModelType =
                        mpaReadModels[lintMod].mintModelType;
                    mpaWriteModels[lintMod].mintModelOwner =
                        mpaReadModels[lintMod].mintModelOwner;
                }
            }

            // Initialize the write file by writing its identity and an initial
            // table of contents.
            CIOWrapper lIO(mpWriteFile.file());
            lIO.BeginWriteBlock(0);
            lIO.Write("CUBE", 4);
            lIO.Write((UnsignedInt32*)&mWriteContents, mintSizeOfContents);
            lIO.EndWriteBlock();

            WriteModelTable();
        }
        else {
            // If there wasn't a file to written, initialize the write contents
            // to nothing.
            mWriteContents.mintHeaderSourceEndian = mintNativeEndian;
            mWriteContents.mintHeaderSchema = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintNumModels = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintModelTableOffset = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset = 0;
            mWriteContents.mintActiveFEModel = 0;
        }
        
        return eSuccess;
    }

    // Handle all open errors by reseting the file object.
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        FreeAll();
        return xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...)  {
        FreeAll();
        return eUnknownError;
    }
}

CCubitFile::EErrorCode CCubitFile::Close()
// Close any open files, completing any pending write operations, and free any
// allocated resources.  See Open() comments for more info.
{
    try {

        if(mpWriteFile) {
            // Write file scoped (model) metadata and update the file's table
            // of contents one last time.
            UnsignedInt32 lintMetaDataLength;
            mpMetaData->WriteMetaData(mpWriteFile.file(),
                mWriteContents.mintModelMetaDataOffset, lintMetaDataLength);
            WriteModelTable();

// throw away erroneously written files?!?

            // If the written file was a temporary file, delete the original
            // file and replace it with the temporary file.
            if(mintWriteTempFile) {             
                // Close any open files.
                mpReadFile.close();
                mpWriteFile.close();

                // If there was a backup name specified for the old read file
                // rename it instead of deleting it.
                if(mstrBackupFileName)
                    CubitFileUtil::rename_file(mstrReadFileName, mstrBackupFileName);
                else
                    CubitFileUtil::remove_file(mstrReadFileName);
                if(CUBIT_SUCCESS != CubitFileUtil::rename_file(mstrWriteFileName, mstrReadFileName))
                    throw eUnknownError;
            }
        }

        // Close any open files and clean up allocated memory.
        FreeAll();
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        FreeAll();
        return xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...)  {
        FreeAll();
        return eUnknownError;
    }
}

/*UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::GetModelList(UnsignedInt32& xintNumModels,
                                       const SModelData*& xpaModels)
// Returns a list of all models contained in the file.
{
    SCubitFileModelEntry* lpaModels = NULL;
    if(mpaWriteModels) {
        lpaModels = mpaWriteModels;
        xintNumModels = mWriteContents.mintNumModels;
    }
    else if(mpaReadModels) {
        lpaModels = mpaReadModels;
        xintNumModels = mReadContents.mintNumModels;
    }

    if(!lpaModels || !xintNumModels) {
        xpaModels = NULL;
        return eNotFound;
    }

    if(mModelBuff.mintNumModels < xintNumModels) {
        mModelBuff.mintNumModels = xintNumModels;
        if(mModelBuff.mpaModelData)
            delete [] mModelBuff.mpaModelData;
        mModelBuff.mpaModelData = new SModelData[xintNumModels];
    }
    xpaModels = mModelBuff.mpaModelData;
    
    for(UnsignedInt32 lintModel = 0; lintModel < xintNumModels; lintModel++) {
        mModelBuff.mpaModelData[lintModel].mintModelHandle =
            lpaModels[lintModel].mintModelHandle;
        mModelBuff.mpaModelData[lintModel].mintModelType =
            lpaModels[lintModel].mintModelType;
        mModelBuff.mpaModelData[lintModel].mintModelOwner =
            lpaModels[lintModel].mintModelOwner;
    }
    return eSuccess;
}*/

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::IsModel(HModel xintModel)
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
    if(mWriteContents.mintNumModels)
        return FindModel(xintModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex);
    else if(mReadContents.mintNumModels)
        return FindModel(xintModel, mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex);
    return 0;  // failure
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::GetReadModelLength(HModel xintModel,
                                             UnsignedInt32& xintLength)
// Looks up the length of the data block in the cubit filr for the requested
// model.  Returns success if the model is found, otherwise an error is returned.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
    if(FindModel(xintModel, mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex)) {
        xintLength = mpaReadModels[lintIndex].mintModelLength;
        return eSuccess;
    }
    else {
        xintLength = 0;
        return eNotFound;
    }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::CreateModel(EModelType xeModelType, HModel& xintModel)
// Define a new model in the temp file.
{
    if(!mpWriteFile)  return eFileWriteError;

    // Allocate a new bigger model table, copy the existing table (if any)
    // into the new one and then replace the old one.
    SCubitFileModelEntry* lpaModels =
        new SCubitFileModelEntry[mWriteContents.mintNumModels + 1];
    if(!lpaModels)  return eMemoryError;
    if(mpaWriteModels) {
        memcpy(lpaModels, mpaWriteModels,
            sizeof(SCubitFileModelEntry) * mWriteContents.mintNumModels);
        delete [] mpaWriteModels;
    }
    mpaWriteModels = lpaModels;
    
    // Initialize the new model's table entry.
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModelHandle =
        xintModel;// = mintNextModelID++;
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModelOffset = 0;
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModelLength = 0;
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModelType = xeModelType;
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModelOwner = 0;
    mpaWriteModels[mWriteContents.mintNumModels].mintModel64bitOSPad = 0;
    mWriteContents.mintNumModels++;
    
    return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::DeleteModel(HModel xintModel)
// Flag an model that exists in the read file not to be copied into the write file.
{
    if(!mpWriteFile)  return eFileWriteError;

    // Flag the model in the old file as marked for deletion.
    UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
    if(!FindModel(xintModel, mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex))
        return eNotFound;
    if(mpaReadModelStat[lintIndex] == eStatWritten)
        return eOrderError;
    mpaReadModelStat[lintIndex] = eStatDelete;

    // Remove the model from the write file's table and close up the position in
    // the model table (if applicable).
    if(FindModel(xintModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex)) {
        mWriteContents.mintNumModels--;
        if(mWriteContents.mintNumModels &&
            (lintIndex < mWriteContents.mintNumModels)) {
            for(UnsignedInt32 lintCopyTo = lintIndex; lintCopyTo <
                mWriteContents.mintNumModels; lintCopyTo++) {
                memcpy(&mpaWriteModels[lintCopyTo],
                    &mpaWriteModels[lintCopyTo + 1],
                    sizeof(SCubitFileModelEntry));
            }
        }
    }

    // Find any models that have the deleted model as their owner and reset
    // the owner to no owner (0).
    if(mWriteContents.mintNumModels) {
        for(UnsignedInt32 lintModel = 0; lintModel <
            mWriteContents.mintNumModels; lintModel++) {
            if(mpaWriteModels[lintModel].mintModelOwner == xintModel)
                mpaWriteModels[lintModel].mintModelOwner = 0;
        }
    }

    // Delete any meta-data that belonged with the deleted model.
    mpMetaData->ClearMetaDataForID(xintModel);

    return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::GetModelOwner(HModel xintModel, HModel& xintOwner)
// Return the owning model of the passed model.
{
    // Flag the model in the old file as marked for deletion.
    UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
    if(!FindModel(xintModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex))
        return eNotFound;
    xintOwner = mpaWriteModels[lintIndex].mintModelOwner;
    return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::SetModelOwner(HModel xintModel, HModel xintOwner)
// Set the owning model for the passed model.
{
    // Flag the model in the old file as marked for deletion.
    UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
    if(xintOwner &&  // don't allow the model to have a non-existant owner.
        !FindModel(xintOwner, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex))
        return eNotFound;
    if(!FindModel(xintModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintIndex))
        return eNotFound;
    mpaWriteModels[lintIndex].mintModelOwner = xintOwner;
    return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::FindModel(HModel xintModel,
                                    SCubitFileModelEntry* xpaModels,
                                    UnsignedInt32 xintNumModels,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintIndex)
// Determine the index of the passed model handle in the passed model table.
// Private function, return true/false, no exceptions thrown.
{
    if(xintNumModels) {
        for(UnsignedInt32 lintMod = 0; lintMod < xintNumModels; lintMod++) {
            if(xpaModels[lintMod].mintModelHandle == xintModel) {
                xintIndex = lintMod;
                return 1; // success
            }
        }
    }
    return 0; // failure
}

void CCubitFile::WriteModelTable()
// Write (or rewrite) the model table to the write file.
{
    if(!mpWriteFile)  throw eFileWriteError;

    if(!mWriteContents.mintNumModels)  return;  // no models... nothing to do!

    CIOWrapper lIO(mpWriteFile.file());

    // Write the model table, if the number of models has increased, write the
    // table to a new location in the file, otherwise reuse the previous
    // table's file space.
    if(mWriteContents.mintNumModels > mintWriteBuffNumModels) {
        mintWriteBuffNumModels = mWriteContents.mintNumModels;
        mWriteContents.mintModelTableOffset = lIO.BeginWriteBlock();
    }
    else
        lIO.BeginRewriteBlock(mWriteContents.mintModelTableOffset, 0);
    lIO.Write((UnsignedInt32*)mpaWriteModels,
        mWriteContents.mintNumModels * mintSizeOfModel);
    lIO.EndWriteBlock();

    // Rewrite the contents header to reflect any model table changes.
    lIO.BeginRewriteBlock(4, 0);
    lIO.Write((UnsignedInt32*)&mWriteContents, mintSizeOfContents);
    lIO.EndWriteBlock();
}

void CCubitFile::CopyModel(UnsignedInt32 xintReadOffset,
                           UnsignedInt32& xintWriteOffset,
                           UnsignedInt32 xintLength,
                           FILE* xpReadFile, FILE* xpWriteFile)
// Copy a model from one file to another.  The copied model is byte identical
// to the original.
{
    // Create a 16 kilobyte memory buffer to try to improve copy IO efficiency
    // over a byte-per-byte copy.
    char* lpachrCopyBuffer = new char[0x4000]; //16KB
    if(!lpachrCopyBuffer)
        throw eMemoryError;
    
    // Position the files pointers for the copy.
    CIOWrapper lReadIO(xpReadFile);
    CIOWrapper lWriteIO(xpWriteFile);
    lReadIO.BeginReadBlock(xintReadOffset);
    xintWriteOffset = lWriteIO.BeginWriteBlock();
    
    // Copy the models 16K at a time.
    UnsignedInt32 lintRemaining = xintLength;
    UnsignedInt32 lintCopyBytes = 0x4000;
    while(lintRemaining) {
        if(lintRemaining > 0x4000)  // More than 16K left, copy 16K.
            lintRemaining -= 0x4000;
        else {  // 16K or less left, copy all of what's left.
            lintCopyBytes = lintRemaining;
            lintRemaining = 0;
        }
        lReadIO.Read(lpachrCopyBuffer, lintCopyBytes);
        lWriteIO.Write(lpachrCopyBuffer, lintCopyBytes);
    }

    // Make sure the copy was complete and free the buffer.
    lReadIO.EndReadBlock();
    if(lWriteIO.EndWriteBlock() != xintLength)
        throw eCorruptBlock;
    delete [] lpachrCopyBuffer;
}


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Geometry Model Read/Write
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginWriteGeomModel(HModel xintGeomModel,
                                              const char* xstrGeomFile)
// Copy an external geometry file into the cubit file as a geometry model.
{
    if(!mpWriteFile)  return eFileWriteError;

    // Try to open the geometry model file for reading.
    CubitFile lpGeomFile(xstrGeomFile, "rb");
    if(!lpGeomFile)
        return eFileReadError;

    // Determine the size of the geometry file and then copy it into the
    // cubit file.
    EErrorCode leReturn = eSuccess;
    try {
        UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex, lintWriteIndex;
        // Locate the model's index in the write contents and make sure it is
        // not an FEA model.
        if(!FindModel(xintGeomModel, mpaWriteModels,
            mWriteContents.mintNumModels, lintWriteIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelType == eFEModel)
            throw eNotFound;
        // Locate the model's index in the read contents, if possible, and
        // make sure the model has not already been written or deleted, and
        // then mark it written.
        if(FindModel(xintGeomModel, mpaReadModels,
            mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex)) {
            if(mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] != eStatNotWritten)
                throw eOrderError;
            mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] = eStatWritten;
        }

        // Measure the length of the geometry model file and then copy it into
        // to cubit file.
        if(NCubitFile::SetLocation(lpGeomFile.file(), 0, SEEK_END))
            throw CCubitFile::eFileSeekError;
        UnsignedInt32 lintGeomLength = GetLocation(lpGeomFile.file());
        CopyModel(0, mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelOffset,
            lintGeomLength, lpGeomFile.file(), mpWriteFile.file());
        mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelLength = lintGeomLength;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  leReturn = xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  leReturn = eUnknownError;  }

    return leReturn;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndWriteGeomModel()<--- The function 'EndWriteGeomModel' is never used.
// The formal end to a geometry model write.
{
    return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginReadGeomModel(HModel xintGeomModel,
                                             FILE* xpGeomFile)
// Copy an geometry model out of the cubit file into an external geometry file.
{
    if(!mpReadFile)  return eFileReadError;
    if(!xpGeomFile)  return eFileWriteError;

	UnsignedInt32 lintStartFilePos = GetLocation(xpGeomFile);

    // Determine the size of the geometry file and then copy it into the
    // cubit file.
    EErrorCode leReturn = eSuccess;
    try {
        UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex, lintWriteOffset;
        // Locate the model's index in the read contents and make sure it is
        // not an FEA model.
        if(!FindModel(xintGeomModel, mpaReadModels,
            mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaReadModels[lintReadIndex].mintModelType == eFEModel)
            throw eNotFound;

        // Copy the geometry model file out of the cubit file.
        CopyModel(mpaReadModels[lintReadIndex].mintModelOffset,
            lintWriteOffset, mpaReadModels[lintReadIndex].mintModelLength,
            mpReadFile.file(), xpGeomFile);
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  leReturn = xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  leReturn = eUnknownError;  }

    NCubitFile::SetLocation(xpGeomFile, lintStartFilePos, SEEK_SET);
    return leReturn;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndReadGeomModel()
// The formal end to a geometry model read.
{
    return eSuccess;
}


UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginWriteModel(HModel xintModelId, EModelType type,
                                                  FILE*& writeable_file)
{
    // Let's not return a FILE* until we know it's going to be OK to write to.
  writeable_file = NULL;
  
  if(!mpWriteFile)
    return eFileWriteError;
  
  EErrorCode leReturn = eSuccess;
  try
  {
    UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex, lintWriteIndex;
      // Locate the model's index in the write contents and make sure it is
      // the right kind of model.
    if(!FindModel(xintModelId,
                  mpaWriteModels,
                  mWriteContents.mintNumModels,
                  lintWriteIndex))
      throw eNotFound;
    
    if(mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelType != type)
      throw eNotFound;
    
      // Locate the model's index in the read contents, if possible, and
      // make sure the model has not already been written or deleted, and
      // then mark it as being written.
    if(FindModel(xintModelId, mpaReadModels,
                 mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
    {
      if(mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] != eStatNotWritten)
        throw eOrderError;
      mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] = eStatWriting;
    }
    
      // Move the FILE* to the correct write position so the FILE*
      // can be written to directly.  From CopyFile, it looks like the
      // correct location is the end of the file.
    if (NCubitFile::SetLocation(mpWriteFile.file(), 0, SEEK_END))
      throw eFileSeekError;
    
      // Save our current FILE* position so we can detect the size of
      // data written to the model.
    mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelOffset = GetLocation(mpWriteFile.file());
    
      // set the FILE*
    writeable_file = mpWriteFile.file();
  }
  catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
  {  leReturn = xeErrorCode;  }
  catch(...)
  {  leReturn = eUnknownError;  }
  
  return leReturn;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndWriteModel(HModel xintModelId)
{
  if (!mpWriteFile)
    return eFileWriteError;
  
    // Find the model's write record
  UnsignedInt32 lintWriteIndex;
  if(!FindModel(xintModelId,
                mpaWriteModels,
                mWriteContents.mintNumModels,
                lintWriteIndex))
    return eNotFound;

    // Make sure we saved the start position
  if (mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelOffset == 0)
    return eOrderError;
  
    // Get the end of the FILE.
  if (NCubitFile::SetLocation(mpWriteFile.file(), 0, SEEK_END))
    return eFileSeekError;
  UnsignedInt32 cur_pos = GetLocation(mpWriteFile.file());
  
    // See how many bytes that is past our saved position.
  UnsignedInt32 size_in_bytes = cur_pos - mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelOffset;
  
    // Locate the model's index in the read contents, if possible, and
    // make sure the model has not already been written or deleted, and
    // then mark it as written.
  UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex;
  if(FindModel(xintModelId, mpaReadModels,
               mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
  {
    if(mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] != eStatWriting)
      throw eOrderError;
    mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] = eStatWritten;
  }
  
    // Save the size to the model header.
  mpaWriteModels[lintWriteIndex].mintModelLength = size_in_bytes;
  
  return eSuccess;
}

// Returns a FILE* that can be read from.  The FILE* will NOT return EOF
// at the end of the data...the reader should not go GetReadModelLength()
// bytes beyond the current FILE* position.  You should copy the contents
// to another FILE if this is an issue for the reader.
UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginReadModel(HModel xintModelId, EModelType type,
                                                 FILE*& f)
{
  f = NULL;
  
  if(!mpReadFile)
    return eFileReadError;
  
    // Determine the size of the geometry file and then copy it into the
    // cubit file.
  EErrorCode leReturn = eSuccess;
  try
  {
    UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex;
      // Locate the model's index in the read contents and make sure it is
      // an assembly model.
    if(!FindModel(xintModelId, mpaReadModels,
                  mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
      throw eNotFound;
    if(mpaReadModels[lintReadIndex].mintModelType != type)
      throw eNotFound;
    
      // Set the read pointer to the correct location
    NCubitFile::SetLocation(mpReadFile.file(), mpaReadModels[lintReadIndex].mintModelOffset, SEEK_SET);
    
      // Set the FILE*
    f = mpReadFile.file();
  }
  catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
  { leReturn = xeErrorCode; }
  catch(...)
  { leReturn = eUnknownError; }
  
  return leReturn;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndReadModel()<--- The function 'EndReadModel' is never used.
{
  return eSuccess;
}


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// FEA Model Read/Write
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginWriteFEModel(HModel xintFEModel,
                                            UnsignedInt32 xintGeomCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32 xintGroupCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32 xintBlockCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32 xintNodeSetCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32 xintSideSetCount)
// Prepares the file for the writing of a FEA model.  After this call there
// should be no other write oprations on the file not associated with the 
// writing of the FEA model until a matching call is made to EndWriteFEModel.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFile)  throw eFileWriteError;
        if(mpWriteFEModel)  throw eOrderError;

        // Write the model table first to try to guarentee that it will be
        // at the beginning of the file.
        WriteModelTable();

        // Lookup the requested model in the model table and make sure it is
        // an FEA model.
        if(!FindModel(xintFEModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels,
            mintFEModelIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaWriteModels[mintFEModelIndex].mintModelType != eFEModel)
            throw eNotFound;

        // Create the object that manages FEA model file transactions and have
        // it begin its model write.
        mpWriteFEModel = new CFEModel();
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eMemoryError;
        
        mpaWriteModels[mintFEModelIndex].mintModelOffset =
            mpWriteFEModel->InitWrite(mpWriteFile.file(), xintGeomCount, xintGroupCount,
            xintBlockCount, xintNodeSetCount, xintSideSetCount);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

// Try to write the nodes for the passed geometry index/ID to the writable file
UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteNodes(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintGeomID,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintNodeCount,
                                     UnsignedInt32 *xpaintNodeIDs,
                                     double *xpadblX,
                                     double *xpadblY,
                                     double *xpadblZ)
{
  try
  {
    if(!mpWriteFEModel)
      throw eOrderError;
    mpWriteFEModel->WriteNodes(xintIndex, xintGeomID,
                               xintNodeCount, xpaintNodeIDs,
                               xpadblX, xpadblY, xpadblZ);
  }
  catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
  catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
  return eSuccess;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteElems(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintNumTypes,
                                     SElemData* xpaElemData)
// Try to write the element connectivity for the passed geometry index/ID
// to the writable file.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpWriteFEModel->WriteElems(xintIndex, xintNumTypes, xpaElemData);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteGroup(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintGroupID,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintGroupType,
                                     ConstCharPtr xpachrGroupName,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintNumTypes,
                                     SGroupData* xpaGroupData)
// Try to write the membership of the passed group index to the writable file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpWriteFEModel->WriteGroup(xintIndex, xintGroupID,
            xintGroupType, xpachrGroupName, xintNumTypes, xpaGroupData);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteBlock(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBlockID,
                                     int unique_id,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBlockType,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBlockColor,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintMixedElemType,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintDefPyramidType,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintMaterialID,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBlockDimension,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintNumTypes,
                                     SBlockData* xpaBlockData,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintAttributeOrder,
                                     double* xpadblAttributes)
// Try to write the membership of the passed group index to the writable file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpWriteFEModel->WriteBlock(xintIndex, xintBlockID, unique_id, xintBlockType,
            xintBlockColor, xintMixedElemType, xintDefPyramidType,
            xintMaterialID, xintBlockDimension, xintNumTypes, xpaBlockData,
            xintAttributeOrder, xpadblAttributes);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteNodeSet(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintNodeSetID,
                                       int unique_id,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintColor,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintPointSymbol,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintNumTypes,
                                       SNodeSetData* xpaNodeSetData,
                                       const std::vector<char>& bcdata)
// Try to write the membership of the passed group index to the writable file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpWriteFEModel->WriteNodeSet(xintIndex, xintNodeSetID, unique_id, xintColor,
            xintPointSymbol, xintNumTypes, xpaNodeSetData, bcdata);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteSideSet_11(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintSideSetID,
                                       int unique_id,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintColor,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintUseShells,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintNumTypes,
                                       SSideSetData_11* xpaSideSetData,
                                       UnsignedInt32 xintNumDistFact,
                                       double* xpadblDistribution,
                                       const std::vector<char>& bcdata)
// Try to write the membership of the passed group index to the writable file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpWriteFEModel->WriteSideSet_11(xintIndex, xintSideSetID, unique_id, xintColor,
            xintUseShells, xintNumTypes, xpaSideSetData, xintNumDistFact,
            xpadblDistribution, bcdata);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndWriteFEModel()<--- The function 'EndWriteFEModel' is never used.
// Designate the end of writing a FEA model and free any memory allocated for
// the write operations and update the file contents header.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpaWriteModels[mintFEModelIndex].mintModelLength =
            mpWriteFEModel->EndWrite();
        delete mpWriteFEModel;
        mpWriteFEModel = NULL;

        UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex;
        if(FindModel(mpaWriteModels[mintFEModelIndex].mintModelHandle,
            mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
            mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] = eStatWritten;

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

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

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginReadFEModel(HModel xintFEModel,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintGeomCount,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintGroupCount,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintBlockCount,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintNodeSetCount,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintSideSetCount)
// Prepares the file for the reading of a FEA model.  After this call there
// should be no other read oprations on the file not associated with the 
// reading of the FEA model until a matching call is made to EndReadFEModel.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpReadFile)  throw eFileReadError;
        if(mpReadFEModel)  throw eOrderError;

        UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
        if(!FindModel(xintFEModel, mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels,
            lintIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaReadModels[lintIndex].mintModelType != eFEModel)
            throw eNotFound;

        mpReadFEModel = new CFEModel();
        if(!mpReadFEModel)  throw eMemoryError;
        
        mpReadFEModel->InitRead(mpReadFile.file(), mpaReadModels[lintIndex].mintModelOffset,
            xintGeomCount, xintGroupCount,
            xintBlockCount, xintNodeSetCount, xintSideSetCount);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadNodes(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
									UnsignedInt32& xintGeomID,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintNodeCount,
                                    UnsignedInt32*& xpaintNodeIDs,
                                    double*& xpadblX,
                                    double*& xpadblY,
                                    double*& xpadblZ)
// Try to read the nodes for the passed geometry index/ID from the
// read-only file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadNodes(xintIndex, xintGeomID,
            xintNodeCount, xpaintNodeIDs, xpadblX, xpadblY, xpadblZ);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintNodeCount = 0;
    xpaintNodeIDs = NULL;
    xpadblX = xpadblY = xpadblZ = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadElems(HModel meshModelId,
                                    UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintGeomID,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                    SElemData*& xpaElemData)
// Try to read the element connectivity for the passed geometry index/ID
// from the read-only file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {

      CMetaData *mmd = NULL;
      this->GetReadMetaData(CCubitFile::eModelMetaData, mmd);
      if( !mmd )
      {
        throw eFileReadError;
      }

      // get the data version from the file.
      // Version 1.0 has an old element type enum
      double data_version = 0.0;
      mmd->GetValue(meshModelId, "DataVersion", data_version);
      
      if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadElems(data_version, xintIndex, xintGeomID,
			xintNumTypes, xpaElemData);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintNumTypes = 0;
    xpaElemData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadGroupIdentity(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintGroupID,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintGroupType,
                                            ConstCharPtr& xpachrGroupName)
// Try to read the identity (ID, name, type) of the passed group index from the
// read-only file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadGroupIdentity(xintIndex,
            xintGroupID, xintGroupType, xpachrGroupName);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintGroupID = xintGroupType = 0;
    xpachrGroupName = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadGroupMembers(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                           UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                           SGroupData*& xpaGroupData)
// Try to read the membership of the passed group index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadGroupMembers(xintIndex, xintNumTypes, xpaGroupData);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintNumTypes = 0;
    xpaGroupData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadBlock(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBlockID,
                                    int& unique_id,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBlockType,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBlockColor,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintMixedElemType,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintDefPyramidType,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintMaterialID,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBlockDimension,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                    SBlockData*& xpaBlockData,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintAttributeOrder,
                                    double*& xpadblAttributes)
// Try to read the membership of the passed block index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadBlock(xintIndex, xintBlockID, unique_id,
            xintBlockType, xintBlockColor, xintMixedElemType,
            xintDefPyramidType, xintMaterialID, xintBlockDimension,
            xintNumTypes, xpaBlockData, xintAttributeOrder, xpadblAttributes);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintBlockID = xintBlockType = xintBlockColor = xintMixedElemType =
        xintDefPyramidType = xintMaterialID = xintNumTypes =
        xintAttributeOrder = 0;
    xpaBlockData = NULL;
    xpadblAttributes = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadNodeSet(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNodeSetID,
                                      int& unique_id,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintColor,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintPointSymbol,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                      SNodeSetData*& xpaNodeSetData,
                                      std::vector<char>& bcdata)
// Try to read the membership of the passed node set index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadNodeSet(xintIndex, xintNodeSetID, unique_id,
            xintColor, xintPointSymbol, xintNumTypes, xpaNodeSetData, bcdata);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintNodeSetID = xintColor = xintPointSymbol = xintNumTypes = 0;
    xpaNodeSetData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadSideSet_10(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintSideSetID,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintColor,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintUseShells,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                      SSideSetData_10*& xpaSideSetData,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNumDistFact,
                                      double*& xpadblDistribution)
// Try to read the membership of the passed side set index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadSideSet_10(xintIndex, xintSideSetID,
            xintColor, xintUseShells, xintNumTypes, xpaSideSetData,
            xintNumDistFact, xpadblDistribution);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintSideSetID = xintColor = xintNumTypes = xintNumDistFact = 0;
    xpaSideSetData = NULL;
    xpadblDistribution = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadSideSet_11(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintSideSetID,
                                      int& unique_id,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintColor,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintUseShells,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNumTypes,
                                      SSideSetData_11*& xpaSideSetData,
                                      UnsignedInt32& xintNumDistFact,
                                      double*& xpadblDistribution,
                                      std::vector<char>& bcdata)
// Try to read the membership of the passed side set index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->ReadSideSet_11(xintIndex, xintSideSetID, unique_id,
            xintColor, xintUseShells, xintNumTypes, xpaSideSetData,
            xintNumDistFact, xpadblDistribution, bcdata);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintSideSetID = xintColor = xintNumTypes = xintNumDistFact = 0;
    xpaSideSetData = NULL;
    xpadblDistribution = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndReadFEModel()<--- The function 'EndReadFEModel' is never used.
// Designate the end of reading a FEA model and free any memory allocated for
// the read operations.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpReadFEModel)
            return eOrderError;
        mpReadFEModel->EndRead();
        delete mpReadFEModel;
        mpReadFEModel = NULL;
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginWriteSimModel(HModel xintSimModel,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintBCCount,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintICCount,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintBCSetCount,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintMaterialCount,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintAmplitudeCount,
                                             UnsignedInt32 xintConstraintCount)
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteFile)  throw eFileWriteError;
        if(mpWriteSimModel)  throw eOrderError;

        // Write the model table first to try to guarentee that it will be
        // at the beginning of the file.
        WriteModelTable();

        // Lookup the requested model in the model table and make sure it is
        // an FEA model.
        if(!FindModel(xintSimModel, mpaWriteModels, mWriteContents.mintNumModels,
            mintSimModelIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaWriteModels[mintSimModelIndex].mintModelType != eSimModel)
            throw eNotFound;

        // Create the object that manages FEA model file transactions and have
        // it begin its model write.
        mpWriteSimModel = new CSimModel();
        if(!mpWriteSimModel)
            throw eMemoryError;

        mpaWriteModels[mintSimModelIndex].mintModelOffset =
            mpWriteSimModel->InitWrite(mpWriteFile.file(), xintBCCount,
                                       xintICCount, xintBCSetCount,
                                       xintMaterialCount, xintAmplitudeCount,
                                       xintConstraintCount);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteBCSet(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBCSetID,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBCSetUniqueID,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintBCSetAnalysisType,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintRestraintTypesCount,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintLoadTypesCount,
                                     UnsignedInt32 xintContactPairTypesCount,
                                     SBCSetData* xpaBCSetRestraintData,
                                     SBCSetData* xpaBCSetLoadData,
                                     SBCSetData* xpaBCSetContactPairData)
// Try to write the membership of the passed group index to the writable file.
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpWriteSimModel->WriteBCSet(xintIndex,xintBCSetID,xintBCSetUniqueID,
            xintBCSetAnalysisType,xintRestraintTypesCount,xintLoadTypesCount,
            xintContactPairTypesCount,xpaBCSetRestraintData,
            xpaBCSetLoadData,xpaBCSetContactPairData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteMaterial(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                        UnsignedInt32 xintMaterialID,
                                        UnsignedInt32 xintMaterialUniqueID,
                                        UnsignedInt32 xintPropertiesCount,
                                        SMaterialData* xpaMaterialData
                                        )
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpWriteSimModel->WriteMaterial(xintIndex,xintMaterialID,xintMaterialUniqueID,
            xintPropertiesCount,xpaMaterialData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::WriteConstraint(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                UnsignedInt32 xintConstraintID,
                                UnsignedInt32 xintConstraintUniqueID,
                                UnsignedInt32 xintConstraintType,
                                UnsignedInt32 xintIndependentTypeCount,
                                SConstraintData* xpaIndependentData,
                                UnsignedInt32 xintDependentTypeCount,
                                SConstraintData* xpaDependentData
                                )
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpWriteSimModel->WriteConstraint(xintIndex,xintConstraintID,xintConstraintUniqueID,
            xintConstraintType,xintIndependentTypeCount,xpaIndependentData,
            xintDependentTypeCount,xpaDependentData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndWriteSimModel()<--- The function 'EndWriteSimModel' is never used.
{
    try {
        if(!mpWriteSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;
        mpaWriteModels[mintSimModelIndex].mintModelLength =
            mpWriteSimModel->EndWrite();
        delete mpWriteSimModel;
        mpWriteSimModel = NULL;

        UnsignedInt32 lintReadIndex;
        if(FindModel(mpaWriteModels[mintSimModelIndex].mintModelHandle,
            mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels, lintReadIndex))
            mpaReadModelStat[lintReadIndex] = eStatWritten;

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::BeginReadSimModel(HModel xintSimModel,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintBCCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintICCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintBCSetCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintMaterialCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintAmplitudeCount,
                                            UnsignedInt32& xintConstraintCount)
{
    try {
        if(!mpReadFile)  throw eFileReadError;
        if(mpReadSimModel)  throw eOrderError;

        UnsignedInt32 lintIndex;
        if(!FindModel(xintSimModel, mpaReadModels, mReadContents.mintNumModels,
            lintIndex))
            throw eNotFound;
        if(mpaReadModels[lintIndex].mintModelType != eSimModel)
            throw eNotFound;

        mpReadSimModel = new CSimModel();
        if(!mpReadSimModel)  throw eMemoryError;

        mpReadSimModel->InitRead(mpReadFile.file(), mpaReadModels[lintIndex].mintModelOffset,
                                 xintBCCount, xintICCount, xintBCSetCount,
                                 xintMaterialCount, xintAmplitudeCount,
                                 xintConstraintCount);
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadBCSet(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBCSetID,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBCSetUniqueID,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintBCSetAnalysisType,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintRestraintTypesCount,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintLoadTypesCount,
                                    UnsignedInt32& xintContactPairTypesCount,
                                    SBCSetData*& xpaBCSetRestraintData,
                                    SBCSetData*& xpaBCSetLoadData,
                                    SBCSetData*& xpaBCSetContactPairData)
// Try to read the membership of the passed node set index from the read-only file.
// Note: The 
// RETURNS: 0 on success, other values indicate error code.
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpReadSimModel->ReadBCSet(xintIndex,xintBCSetID,xintBCSetUniqueID,
            xintBCSetAnalysisType,xintRestraintTypesCount,
            xintLoadTypesCount,xintContactPairTypesCount,xpaBCSetRestraintData,
            xpaBCSetLoadData,xpaBCSetContactPairData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintBCSetID = xintBCSetUniqueID = xintBCSetAnalysisType = 0;
    xintRestraintTypesCount = xintLoadTypesCount = xintContactPairTypesCount = 0;
    xpaBCSetRestraintData = NULL;
    xpaBCSetLoadData = NULL;
    xpaBCSetContactPairData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadMaterial(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                                       UnsignedInt32& xintMaterialID,
                                       UnsignedInt32& xintMaterialUniqueID,
                                       UnsignedInt32& xintPropertiesCount,
                                       SMaterialData*& xpaMaterialData
                                       )
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpReadSimModel->ReadMaterial(xintIndex,xintMaterialID,xintMaterialUniqueID,
            xintPropertiesCount,xpaMaterialData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintMaterialID = xintMaterialUniqueID = xintPropertiesCount = 0;
    xpaMaterialData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::ReadConstraint(UnsignedInt32 xintIndex,
                               UnsignedInt32& xintConstraintID,
                               UnsignedInt32& xintConstraintUniqueID,
                               UnsignedInt32& xintConstraintType,
                               UnsignedInt32& xintIndependentTypeCount,
                               SConstraintData*& xpaIndependentData,
                               UnsignedInt32& xintDependentTypeCount,
                               SConstraintData*& xpaDependentData
                               )
{
    UnsignedInt32 lintErrorCode;
    try {
        if(!mpReadSimModel)
            throw eOrderError;

        mpReadSimModel->ReadConstraint(xintIndex,xintConstraintID,xintConstraintUniqueID,
            xintConstraintType,xintIndependentTypeCount,xpaIndependentData,
            xintDependentTypeCount,xpaDependentData);

        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode) {<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
        lintErrorCode = xeErrorCode;
    }
    catch(...) {
        lintErrorCode = eUnknownError;
    }
    xintConstraintID = xintConstraintUniqueID = xintConstraintType = 0;
    xpaIndependentData = xpaDependentData = NULL;
    return lintErrorCode;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::EndReadSimModel()<--- The function 'EndReadSimModel' is never used.
{
    try {
        if(!mpReadSimModel)
            return eOrderError;
        mpReadSimModel->EndRead();
        delete mpReadSimModel;
        mpReadSimModel = NULL;
        return eSuccess;
    }
    catch(EErrorCode xeErrorCode)  {  return xeErrorCode;  }<--- Exception should be caught by reference.
    catch(...)  {  return eUnknownError;  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Meta-data accessors
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::GetReadMetaData(EMetaDataOwnerType xeType,
                                          CMetaData*& xpMetaData)
// Return the requested meta-data object for the read file if possible.
{
    xpMetaData = NULL;
    if(xeType == eModelMetaData)
        xpMetaData = mpMetaData;
    else if(mpReadFEModel) {
        switch(xeType) {
        case eGeomMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetGeomMetaData();
            break;
        case eNodeMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetNodeMetaData();
            break;
        case eElemMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetElemMetaData();
            break;
        case eGroupMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetGroupMetaData();
            break;
        case eBlockMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetBlockMetaData();
            break;
        case eNodeSetMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetNodeSetMetaData();
            break;
        case eSideSetMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpReadFEModel->GetSideSetMetaData();
            break;
          default:
            break;
        }
    }
    else if (mpReadSimModel) {
        switch (xeType) {
            case eBCSetMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpReadSimModel->GetBCSetMetaData();
                break;
            case eMaterialMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpReadSimModel->GetMaterialMetaData();
                break;
            case eConstraintMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpReadSimModel->GetConstraintMetaData();
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
    else
        return eOrderError;
    return xpMetaData ? eSuccess : eNotFound;
}

UnsignedInt32 CCubitFile::GetWriteMetaData(EMetaDataOwnerType xeType,
                                           CMetaData*& xpMetaData)
// Return the requested meta-data object for the write file if possible.
{
    xpMetaData = NULL;
    if(xeType == eModelMetaData)
        xpMetaData = mpMetaData;
    else if(mpWriteFEModel) {
        switch(xeType) {
        case eGeomMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetGeomMetaData();
            break;
        case eNodeMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetNodeMetaData();
            break;
        case eElemMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetElemMetaData();
            break;
        case eGroupMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetGroupMetaData();
            break;
        case eBlockMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetBlockMetaData();
            break;
        case eNodeSetMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetNodeSetMetaData();
            break;
        case eSideSetMetaData:
            xpMetaData = &mpWriteFEModel->GetSideSetMetaData();
            break;
          default:
              break;
        }
    }
    else if (mpWriteSimModel) {
        switch (xeType) {
            case eBCSetMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpWriteSimModel->GetBCSetMetaData();
                break;
            case eMaterialMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpWriteSimModel->GetMaterialMetaData();
                break;
            case eConstraintMetaData:
                xpMetaData = &mpWriteSimModel->GetConstraintMetaData();
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
    else
        return eOrderError;
    return xpMetaData ? eSuccess : eNotFound;
}