How can I use Measurement Studio components in SharpDevelop?

[blosser]

I tried to use NationalInstruments.UI.WindowsForms.Led in sharpdevelop (http://www.icsharpcode.net) and I got a message about the product not being licensed for use with this program. Is it possible to attain licensing for use with sharpdevelop or is Visual Studio .NET required?

[Elton Wells]

SharpDevelop does not support the .NET Framework licensing model (particularly LicenseManager and LicenseContext), so unfortunately there is not a way to use licensed controls in the current version (0.99b) of the SharpDevelop Windows Forms designer.

Visual Studio .NET is the recommended environment for the Measurement Studio UI controls. Another option is Borland's C# Builder, which also has a Personal edition that is free for non-commercial development and can be downloaded from the C# Builder downloads page.

- Elton