Installer Packages#

Warning

We only have an installer for Windows and it is still under development. Please file an issue if you experience any problems with it.

Packaged binaries can be downloaded from 8.0.0b1 Installers. Development binaries coming from the continuous integration server can be found at nightly Installers.

Windows Installer#

Shared Libraries#

The installer for Windows includes the shared libraries (dll) for 32bit (stdcall and cdecl calling conventions) and 64bit. The libraries are installed into the user’s AppData/CoolProp folder and the is added to the user’s search path for libraries and executables via the environment variable %PATH%.

Microsoft Excel#

The add-in for Microsoft Excel can also be installed from this package and it automatically determines which of the two available add-ins is needed. There is CoolProp.xla for Microsoft Office versions prior to version 2007 and CoolProp.xlam for more recent Office installations. The add-ins are installed into the user’s add-in directory and they are activated by default. Please note that the Excel add-in includes the installation of some of the shared libraries. Upon installation, an example file is placed on the user’s desktop. This file demonstrates some of the features of the Excel wrapper and can be moved or deleted freely, it will not be removed by the uninstaller. Have a look at the dedicated page for more information.

Note

If the CoolProp functions in the calculation cells display =Name? you may have to “dirty” the cell equations (i.e., re-enter them) to get the functions to work. The easiest and fastest way to do this for an entire worksheet is to:

  1. Press Ctrl + A to select the entire worksheet.

  2. Press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace dialog box.

  3. Type an equals sign (=) into the Find what field.

  4. Type an equals sign (=) into the Replace with field.

  5. Click Replace All.

This effectively replaces the = sign in the formulas with itself so that Excel thinks this is a new formula. This should properly evaluate all cells containing CoolProp functions.

Engineering Equation Solver#

A custom library for the Engineering Equation Solver (EES) is also part of this package. The installer puts the files into C:\EES32\Userlib\COOLPROP_EES and you have to move them manually if you installed EES to another location. There is also an example file for EES that will be placed on the user’s desktop. This file demonstrates some of the features of the Excel wrapper and can be moved or deleted freely, it will not be removed by the uninstaller. Have a look at the dedicated page for more information.