© National Instruments Corporation vii Measurement Studio User Manual
About This Manual
The Measurement Studio User Manual introduces the concepts associated
with the Measurement Studio class libraries and development tools. This
manual assumes that you have a general working knowledge of Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET, including Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft
Visual C#, or Microsoft Visual C++.
How to Use this Manual
Measurement Studio 7.1 includes two CDs—one with support for Visual
Studio .NET 2003 and one with support for Visual Studio 6.0. This manual
documents the Visual Studio .NET 2003 CD. For help with Visual
Studio 6.0, refer to the Measurement Studio Support for Visual Studio 6.0
Readme located on the Measurement Studio for Visual Studio 6.0 CD.
The Measurement Studio User Manual is organized into four chapters.
Chapter 1, Introduction to Measurement Studio, is an overview of
Measurement Studio. This chapter includes installation and distribution
requirements, installation instructions, and a list of Measurement Studio
resources. Chapter 2, Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries, and
Chapter 3, Measurement Studio Visual C++ Class Libraries, include
information about the .NET class libraries and the Visual C++ class
libraries, respectively. Chapter 4, Developing with Measurement Studio,
includes information on using Measurement Studio tools and features to
develop applications.
Use this manual as a starting point to learn about Measurement Studio.
Refer to the NI Measurement Studio Help within the Visual Studio .NET
environment for function reference and detailed information about the
Measurement Studio class libraries, wizards, assistants, and other features.