"Lack of .NET documentation"

[lpt]

Why is it not possible to download documentation for using NI-DAQmx in .NET? By now, VisualStudio is not the only available .NET development environment, and I do not see the point in forcing people to use VisualStudio to get access to the .NET documentation. Or did I miss something..?

Thanks,
Lars

[drohacek]

This is a bug. Our intent is that if you have the .NET Framework SDK installed, you should be able to use National Instruments .NET class library documentation. The help is being installed, but not registered. We will look into why this is happening. We should be able to post something that will register the help in the collection.

In the meantime, you can use a standalone viewer to get access to the help. I suggest H2Viewer from The Helpware Group. You can download it from here: http://helpware.net/mshelp2/h2viewer.htm. Unzip the files in the archive, run H2Viewer.exe, and choose "NI.MeasurementStudio". This gives you access to all Measurement Studio help content, including the DAQmx help.

We'll pos
t a followup to let you know if we can make something available to register the DAQmx help in the Framework SDK collection.

Incidentally, could you please post back to let us know what environment or tools you are using instead of Visual Studio?

[lpt]

The H2Viewer works fine - thanks!

I am using SharpDevelop (see http://www.sharpdevelop.net/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx). It is still being developed, but already works fine and is free.

/Lars

[drohacek]

My assessment was incorrect. The collection is actually registered, our installer just didn't create the menu item that launches it. Instead of using H2Viewer, you can just run the following command:
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dexplore.exe" /helpcol ms-help://NI.MeasurementStudio

The actual path to dexplore.exe might be different on your system (for example if you have a non-English OS).

If you want to replicate what the installer is supposed to do, create a shortcut for this command in your Start menu as Start>>Programs>>National Instruments>>Measurement Studio 7.1 for VS .NET 2003>>Measurement Studio Documentation.

Thanks for pointing this out.