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Measurement Studio Support for Visual Studio Express Editions

Primary Software: Measurement Studio>>Enterprise Edition (Full Development System)
Primary Software Version: 8.1.2
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A

Problem:
What support does Measurement Studio have for the Visual Studio Express Editions?

Solution:
The Measurement Studio .NET controls and libraries are supported in the Visual Studio Express Editions. However, since Visual Studio Express Editions do not allow third-party integration, there is no support for Measurement Studio integration. This includes the project wizards, the Add/Remove Class Library Wizard, the Parameter Assistant, and the DAQ and Instrument I/O Assistants. As a result, you will need to manually add references to the Measurement Studio libraries within your projects.

Additionally, you will have to manually add information to the license file (.licx) for Measurement Studio libraries. Visual Studio should automatically add this information to the license file for the user interface controls when you drop the controls on the form. Refer to the "Licensing Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries without Integrated Tools" help topic in the NI Measurement Studio Help for more information.

Note If you choose to install the Visual Studio Integration component of Measurement Studio on a machine with Visual Studio Express Editions installed, you will receive an error message indicating that the integration setup couldn't be completed (Refer to the attached "Error 2 Integration.jpg" and "Visual Studio Integration.jpg" images).

Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 3RGGA15B: Using Measurement Studio 8.0 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
KnowledgeBase 3QDG4O5B: Measurement Studio 8.0 Not Installing License for .NET Class Libraries

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Error 2 Integration.jpgVisual Studio Integration.jpg


Report Date: 12/05/2006
Last Updated: 02/11/2008
Document ID: 444DTFTG

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