Installing NI System Configuration .NET Examples

Issue Details

Solution

• If using the NI System Configuration 18.5: To install the support for .NET, choose to install .NET Support under “Application Development Support” as shown below:

• If using the NI System Configuration 19.0 or newer follow these steps to install the examples:

1. Download System Configuration 18.5.
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file.
3. In the extracted folder, navigate to the folder that contains the DotNET installer (e.g. .\<Folder>\Products\NISysCfg_VS2012)
4. Run nisyscfg_dotnet_vs2012.msi

• The project examples are located at the following path: C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\MStudioVS2012\DotNET\Examples\SystemConfiguration

Additional Information

The .NET System Configuration API Help files are located at the two following locations:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2010\Help\NINETSysCfg_helpcontentsetup.msha
• C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2012\Help\NINETSysCfg_helpcontentsetup.msha

To install the help in Visual Studio:

1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Select Help >> Add and Remove Help Content. If this option is not available then you need to install the Help Viewer by following these instructions: Microsoft Help Viewer installation.
3. Follow the instructions in Install and Manage Local Content using Help Viewer and point to the appropriate NINETSysCfg_helpcontentsetup.msha listed in the section above.