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Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Building Windows Applications

NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compatibles 2-10 ni.com

The project files have the same file name (not including extension) as the

source code files. The following types are installed:

• LabWindows/CVI:

.prj

(project file),

(source file)

• Visual C++:

.mak

(generic make file),

(source file)

• Visual Basic:

.vbp

(project file, for Visual Basic 4.0 [32-bit] or later),

.frm

(form module)

• Borland C++:

.bat

(Batchfile),

(source file)

For more information about each example, how to compile examples,

and details on the NI-DAQ Example Utility functions, please refer to

the NI-DAQ Examples Online Help file. To open this file, go to

Start»Programs»National Instruments DAQ»NI-DAQ Examples

Help. You will have this file only if you installed support for

LabWindows/CVI, Visual C++, Visual Basic, or Borland C++ examples.

In addition to examples using the NI-DAQ API, you can install and use

examples using the ComponentWorks DAQ controls.

Run the NI-DAQ Setup Utility (Start»Programs»National Instruments

DAQ»NI-DAQ Setup) and choose either of the following:

• Microsoft Visual Basic (under Details, select ComponentWorks

ActiveX Controls and ComponentWorks DAQ Visual Basic

Examples)

• Borland Delphi (under Details,selectComponentWorks ActiveX

Controls and ComponentWorks DAQ Borland Delphi Examples)

These examples will be installed in the

.\Examples\Visual Basic

and

.\Examples\Borland Delphi

directories, respectively, under your

NI-DAQ directory.