Visual Studio 2008 Express an option?

[hecmar.arreola]

Hi!

I'm interested in learning LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio.  I have experience with LabVIEW as I use that on the job. 

Is the free express edition of Visual Studio 2008 an option?  What limitations might I face going this route?  Could I use what I develop in VS Express on the Job or would that violate the licensing?  My only other option is the 90 day trial of Visual Studio 2008.  I'm a NI Developers Suite subscriber but only really take advantage of LabVIEW and Signal Express.

[JonathanN]

Hi Nickerbocker,

For Measurement Studio, see the Measurement Studio Support for Visual Studio Express Editions KB.  LabWindows/CVI does provide project templates when working in C++ (see the Integrating LabWindows/CVI with Microsoft Visual C++ KB), however, because of the fact that Express Editions don't allow 3rd party integration, these templates won't be there. You can still call the CVI libraries however from the Express Editions just like any other DLLs or static libs.

Hope this helps!

Best Regards,

[hecmar.arreola]

Thanks for the reply!  Good to know that the express editions don't support addons in the same way that the full edition does.  I'll just learn on the 90-day trial of VS2008 for now.