I need to install VC2005 examples but I use VC++ 2005 Express

[Cimteker]

I am not sure about legality and all but I want to look at VC++ examples ( .NET ) but it will not let me install it if I do not have a Visual Studio installed. I am using VC++ 2005 Express. I am talking about DAQmx 7.3.

Thanks

J.

[Abhinav T]

J,

I noticed you are using DAQmx 7.3. There is a newer version of the DAQmx driver out (8.3) that should allow you to install support for Visual Studio (even if you do not have it installed)

Abhinav T.
National Instruments

[Cimteker]

Sorry, I am actually using 8.3 and no, it will not let me. I am looking for examples written in .NET not in MFC. I'd like to see how callbacks and other features are implemented in this new environment. If anybody knows where I can find examples please let me know.

Thanks for your help

J.

[Ed W]

Hi J.,

Thank you for posting to the NI forums.  Like Abhinav mentioned, you should be able to install support with the drivers that you already have.  If support was not installed by default, you can go into Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs >> National Instruments Software >> NI-DAQmx 8.3.1 and click Modify.  From here, you can add support for the .NET Framework.  Make sure that you have the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 installed.

I’ve also placed some links to existing .NET example programs that are available through our NI Developer’s Zone. 

DAQmx .NET - Acquire Finite Voltage with Analog Reference Trigger

DAQmx - Count Digital Events with Pause Trigger - C#.NET

DAQmx - Retriggerable AI Using Retriggerable Counter

I hope this helps.  Post back if you have any further questions.

Ed W.

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[Cimteker]

Hi Ed,

Thanks for your response. Do you know if these are .NET examples or MFC examples that compile under .NET? What I did was to go into the directory structure on the CD-ROM containing NIDAQmx and forced it to install it from there. But all I see is examples based on MFC. I am not familiar with MFC as I was programming in C++ Builder before switching to .NET.

Thanks for your support.

Jerry.

[Ed W]

Hi Jerry,

There is more information on this subject in the following Knowledge Base entry.

Finding the NI-DAQmx Help File for .NET

Best Regards,

Ed W.

Applications Engineer

National Instruments