How to: Obtain the Host Adapter Sample
The Visual Studio SDK contains a sample application that illustrates test extensibility. It also contains a completed host adapter. To obtain this sample, download it from the VSIP site.
To obtain the test extensibility sample
Go to this Web site: http://affiliate.vsipmembers.com/affiliate/default.aspx.
Click Sign In.
If you are not already registered with the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, register now. If you have already registered, sign in using your Windows Live or Microsoft Passport account.
On the page that states Welcome to the Visual Studio Industry Partner Affiliate Homepage, click Download Files.
The Downloads Web page is displayed.
In the table labeled Latest Released (RTM) SDK Versions, click the latest released SDK version whose link is live.
The SDK name resembles "Visual Studio 2005 SDK - August 2006 V3 RTM.
Click Save in the dialog box that asks, "Do you want to run or save this file?"
In the Save As dialog box, save the Visual Studio SDK installation file to a folder on your computer.
The Visual Studio SDK installation file takes a few minutes to download to your computer.
Open the folder that contains the Visual Studio SDK installation file and double-click the installation file.
Click Run in the dialog box that displays the publisher as Microsoft Corporation and asks, "Do you want to run this file?"
The files of the SDK are extracted.
If a dialog box is displayed that informs you that you must first install version 2.0 of the .NET Framework, go on to step 10. If that dialog box is not displayed, go to step 11.
Install the .NET Framework from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5\&displaylang=en.
You might have to uninstall other programs before you can complete the installation of the .NET Framework. After you uninstall programs and install the .NET Framework, start this procedure again at step 8.
The first page of the Visual Studio SDK Setup utility appears and displays the license agreement. To continue the installation, click Accept.
Change or accept the installation folder and then click Next.
Click Install.
After the Visual Studio SDK has finished installing, you can find the test extensibility sample on your hard disk at this location:
C:\Documents and Settings\<name>\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Extensibility Sample\
See Also
Tasks
How to: Install a Host Adapter