Measurement Studio for C++ environment

[lorries323]

My company wants to start using C++. So I want to see if I understand the relationship between Measurement Studio and VC++. We have Measurement Studio with LW/CVI 6.0. We can plug a package (made up of LW functions, etc??) into Visual C++. Is there a way to plug the C++ compiler of Visual C++ into the LabWindows/CVI environment, to get the same feel of using CVI?


thanks,
Lorrie Smith

[Elton Wells]

I don't think that there's a way to use Visual C++'s compiler in LabWindows/CVI. What you can do, though, is convert your project into a Visual C++ project with the NI Measurement Studio AppWizard in Visual C++. You could continue to do your development in LabWindows/CVI and build your project in Visual C++.

There is a topic in the Measurement Studio Reference that discusses converting CVI projects to Visual C++. If you have Measurement Studio 6.0 installed, you can find it at the following location in the table of contents:

Visual C++ Help
Tutorials
Getting Started
Converting LabWindows/CVI Projects to Measurement Studio for
Visual C++ Projects


If you have the Measurement Studio update for
Visual C++ .NET, you can find it at the following location in the table of contents:

Visual C++ Help
Tutorials
Measurement Studio 6.0 for Visual C++ .NET
Working with LabWindows/CVI Projects in Visual C++

Also, if you're starting a new project, you may want to evaluate the Measurement Studio for Visual C++ libraries. These libraries are separate from LabWindows/CVI and are native C++ API's.

- Elton