Visual C++ .NET

[honzo]

Hello,
My problem is:
I want to use register Level Programming for NI6023E.
I downloaded nimhddk_visa.zip, nieseries.zip and documentation about card. Well, i unpacked nimhddk_visa.zip and done points within information file nimhddk_visa.inf. Its OK, any problem.
Then i wanted make a makefile win-visa.mak in Visual Studio C++ .Net (close specifiation are attached). VC++ started but with quest. dialog "The project win-visa.mak needs to be converted to the Visual C++ 7.0 project format. Do you want to convert?"
I said Yes. BUT, error dialog appeared "Cannot load the project due to a corrupt project file." then next "Project xx failed to open" : ((
Could you help me, please.

NI6023 working well, any problem.
DAQmx and niDAQ library work too.
I think that problem is in VC++. I could try it in LabWindows/CVI but c++ doesnt work there : (.
My software conf. is attached.

Thanx, for some advice

[honzo]

Hello,
one developer answer me, throw e-mail, this advice.

To answer your customer's question, it should not be necessary to open or convert the .mak file using VS.net.  I would suggest that you use the Visual Studio Command Prompt ( Programs->Visual Studio.NET 2003->Visual Studio .NET Tools->Visual Studio .NET Command Prompt) to build from the command line.  You will also need to add some utility to provide 'make' functionality from the command line.  I use and recommend this  http://sourceforge.net/projects/unxutils

Using these tools you should be able to build the MHDDK as shipped without modification by calling 'make' from the directory that contains the MHDDK Makefile. 

Hopefully this helps-

I followed this article http://edin.no-ip.com/html/?q=native_win32_port_some_gnu_utils  to set up unxUtils.

UnxUtils works well. Then i go to folder nimhddk_visa and type make win-visa.mak but only one thing happen, these

make: nothing to be done for ´win-visa.mak´.

Now, i dont know what i should do, time is going on : /, project is waiting : /.

In our computer is Visual C++ 6.0, maybe it will be way.

pls. help me
Honzo

[Tom_W_[DE]]

Hello Honzo-

You should actually run make from the location of the top level Makefile (in the MHDDK examples directory).  It will call the win-visa.mak file (among others) and should encompass the entire build process.

Hopefully this helps-

[honzo]

OK Tom, thank you very much.

I copy to nieseries folder
a/ gpct3.cpp
b/ files from ChipObjects folder

then i delete in Makefile lines with aiex1.....aoex1...digex...etc. and let be only
    ....
    TARGETS += \
        $(BUILD_DIR)/gpct3$(PRG_SUFFIX)
    .....
  
Then in command prompt VC++ (with UnxUtils) command ´make´ and then execute "gpct3.exe"

wow, thank you

Honzo, Czech Republic