Re: Easy install of Visual Studio 2010 Express Editions, and a call for evaluations

  • From: Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:42:21 -0600

HI, John,

I can answer your question.  Yes, vs 2010 express does have command
line access to cl.exe and nmake.  You have to run a batch file from
the bin subdirectory of vs2010 in order to make the tools usable but,
it can be done.  I'll let someone else address the .dll question.

Alex M





On 2/20/11, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jamal,
>
> Please refresh my memory. Does Visual C++ Express have command line cl,
> nmake and so on? Is there documentation on making a dll?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 02:30:16PM -0500, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>> Due to the serious accessibility problems of the web page for
>> downloading Express Editions of Visual Studio 2010, I have now posted
>> the installers for Visual Basic, Visual C#, and Visual C++ on my web
>> site.  The Visual Web product is not included here because it involves
>> more extensive pre-installation requirements.  These installers retrieve
>> software directly from the Microsoft web site, so one obtains the same
>> components either way.
>>
>> Visual Basic
>> http://EmpowermentZone.com/vb_web.exe
>>
>> Visual C#
>> http://EmpowermentZone.com/vcs_web.exe
>>
>> Visual C++
>> http://EmpowermentZone.com/vc_web.exe
>>
>> These installers assume that version 4 of the .NET Framework is
>> installed. One way of installing it is via the GotNET utility, available
>> at
>> http://EmpowermentZone.com/netsetup.exe
>>
>> After installing a VS Express Edition, go to the Register dialog off the
>> Help menu and choose the button to get a registration key online.  After
>> signing into this Microsoft site, you can get a key from a resulting web
>> page or email message.  Copy and paste that key into the registration
>> dialog.
>>
>> Let me suggest that this is a particularly good time for evaluating how
>> well different screen readers work with Visual Studio, and reporting
>> those observations.  The latest JAWS, NVDA, and Window-Eyes versions are
>> all claiming VS support.  If we find that a screen reader works better
>> than others in particular ways, the developers of competing screen
>> readers may be motivated to address their weaknesses so that they can
>> distinguish themselves as offering the best -- or at least equivalent --
>> VS support.
>>
>> Jamal
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