Hi all.I have sucessfuly made an example of the Wiskey-Compass using Visual Studio Express 2005 Beta C++.Instructions for downloading this free software from Microsoft is available here:http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visu...dk/default.aspxInstructions for adapting this version to make Win 32 apps, DLLs, etc... is further found here:http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visu...dk/default.aspxThe gauges created are true win32 DLLs... just rename them as extension .gauThe Visual Studio Express 2005 C++ is quite a good IDE, and works well making win32 C/C++ programs.Dick

Cool beans!Of course, since I have the full version of MSVC++ 2003 .NET there doesn't seem to be much advantage for me, but for those who don't want to spend $125 for the version I have, this is good news! ;)

Cool beans !! Now time to read Dai's SDK for the umpteenth time!Free is Free :-) Regards,Roman