User`s guide

Building a VISA Application in Windows 2
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• Click at the bottom of the list box and type:
C:\Program Files\IVIfoundation\IVI\VISA\
winnt\include
(This assumes that you used the default installation location for
VISA. If VISA had been installed previously, it may be in a
different location.)
• Select Library Files from the Show Directories For list box.
• Click at the bottom of the list box and type:
C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\lib\msc
(This assumes that you used the default installation location for
VISA.)
6 Add or create your C or C++ source files. For example, to build the
sample described below, select Project > Add to Project > Files...
and type or browse to C:\Program
Files\Agilent\
IO
Libraries Suite\ ProgrammingSamples\C\VISA\
idn.c.
7 Click Build > Rebuild All to build the VISA program.
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
For information on building a VISA application in Visual Studio .NET,
see the VISA Online Help.
Sample VISA Program (C/C++)
This section lists a sample program called idn that queries a GPIB
instrument for its identification string. This sample assumes a Win32
console application using Microsoft Visual Studio® on Windows.
The idn sample files are in the ProgrammingSamples directory
under the Agilent IO Libraries Suite installation directory. By default,
the sample files are in
C:\Program Files\Agilent\IO Libraries Suite\
ProgrammingSamples\C\VISA.
Sample C/C++ Program Source Code
The source file idn.c follows. An explanation of the various function
calls in the sample is provided directly after the program listing. If the
program runs correctly and your PC is connected to a 54622A
oscilloscope, the following is an example of the program output.