As of 12.0 PL0,OPNET supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (formerly Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005).
Note:Please refer to FAQ 1219 for .NET 2003 and FAQ 783 for .NET 2002 settings.
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Note that you must ensure your system environment is set up correctly. Here is the list of environment settings that should be added or set in the System Variables on your computer.
(Note: If the variable name already exists, make sure that the value associated for that variable exists. If not, you must add the below value to the variable. Consult your System Administrator or Microsoft technical support for assistance. This FAQ is provided as a courtesy only.)
NOTE: The following settings assume that Visual Studio 2005 has been installed using the default installation directory settings and that your SystemRoot variable is set to C:/WINNT. If these are not the settings you have, then you must adjust the following settings accordingly.
Path=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/BIN;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/Tools;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/Tools/bin;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/bin;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/bin;
C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/VCPackages;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
INCLUDE=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/INCLUDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/INCLUDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/include;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/include;
LIB=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/LIB;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/LIB;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/lib;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/lib;
LIBPATH=
C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/LIB;
NetSamplePath=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0;
DevEnvDir=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
FrameworkDir=C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework;
FrameworkSDKDir=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0;
FrameworkVersion=v2.0.50727;
VCBUILD_DEFAULT_CFG=Debug^|Win32;
VCBUILD_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=/useenv;
VCINSTALLDIR=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC;
VSINSTALLDIR=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8;
To ensure that the .NET product is installed correctly, open a Command Prompt and type "cl" to invoke the compiler. Then type "link" to invoke the linker/binder. Confirm that each of these commands returns the correct information for the .NET installation.
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If using Visual Studio 2005 on WinXP, then you must follow this additional step:
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After configuring your environment as listed above, open Windows Explorer and copy files from your <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_intel_win32/bin/manifest to <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_intel_win32/bin.
If using Visual Studio 2005 on a 64-bit machine, you must copy the corresponding manifest files from <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_amd_win64/bin/manifest to <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_amd_win64/bin.
After this, you can start modeler and run simulations as usual.
Note: There is a contributed paper with detailed steps and screenshots to help you set up this environment easily.
To access:
1. Go to www.opnet.com/support.
2. Click the following links: Product Resources > Modeler > Contributed Papers.
3. Then search for the paper "Configuring OPNET 12.0 with .NET 2005 on Windows 64 XP Professional".
Note:Please refer to FAQ 1219 for .NET 2003 and FAQ 783 for .NET 2002 settings.
---
Note that you must ensure your system environment is set up correctly. Here is the list of environment settings that should be added or set in the System Variables on your computer.
(Note: If the variable name already exists, make sure that the value associated for that variable exists. If not, you must add the below value to the variable. Consult your System Administrator or Microsoft technical support for assistance. This FAQ is provided as a courtesy only.)
NOTE: The following settings assume that Visual Studio 2005 has been installed using the default installation directory settings and that your SystemRoot variable is set to C:/WINNT. If these are not the settings you have, then you must adjust the following settings accordingly.
Path=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/BIN;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/Tools;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/Tools/bin;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/bin;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/bin;
C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/VCPackages;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
INCLUDE=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/INCLUDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/INCLUDE;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/include;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/include;
LIB=
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/LIB;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/LIB;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/lib;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0/lib;
LIBPATH=
C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727;
C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/ATLMFC/LIB;
NetSamplePath=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0;
DevEnvDir=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/Common7/IDE;
FrameworkDir=C:/WINNT/Microsoft.NET/Framework;
FrameworkSDKDir=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/SDK/v2.0;
FrameworkVersion=v2.0.50727;
VCBUILD_DEFAULT_CFG=Debug^|Win32;
VCBUILD_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=/useenv;
VCINSTALLDIR=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC;
VSINSTALLDIR=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8;
To ensure that the .NET product is installed correctly, open a Command Prompt and type "cl" to invoke the compiler. Then type "link" to invoke the linker/binder. Confirm that each of these commands returns the correct information for the .NET installation.
=============
If using Visual Studio 2005 on WinXP, then you must follow this additional step:
=============
After configuring your environment as listed above, open Windows Explorer and copy files from your <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_intel_win32/bin/manifest to <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_intel_win32/bin.
If using Visual Studio 2005 on a 64-bit machine, you must copy the corresponding manifest files from <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_amd_win64/bin/manifest to <opnet_dir>/sys/pc_amd_win64/bin.
After this, you can start modeler and run simulations as usual.
Note: There is a contributed paper with detailed steps and screenshots to help you set up this environment easily.
To access:
1. Go to www.opnet.com/support.
2. Click the following links: Product Resources > Modeler > Contributed Papers.
3. Then search for the paper "Configuring OPNET 12.0 with .NET 2005 on Windows 64 XP Professional".