How do I utilize the visa32.dll library using Visual Studios 2005?

[make008]

Is there a different visa32.dll for Microsoft Visual Studios 2005?  What is the trick to get visa libraries working with VB 2005?  Thanks!

[Chad B]

You should be able to use the newest version of NI-VISA (4.2) with Visual Studio 2005.  The documentation included in the National Instruments folder inside Program Files should be able to get you started.

[JonathanN]

Hi make008,

Make sure when you install the VISA driver that you select the .NET Framework 2.0 Languages Support option. This will install the .NET assemblies and documentation needed to use the VISA API in Visual Studio 2005. Also, take a look at another post I did recently here that talks about the VISA driver in .NET. You may also want to consider Measurement Studio as that package provides several helpful features with regards to programming the NI-VISA driver in .NET such as Instrument I/O Assistant which generates VISA or GPIB code, walkthroughs of creating instrument I/O applications, analysis functions that can be applied to your signals, UI controls to display the data, etc as well as other help topics.

Also check out the C# and Visual Basic .NET Instrument Control tutorial.

Best Regards,