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I'm new to this process, so please bear with me while a ask what may be a dumb or obvious question to those more experienced than I. I have done some programming in the distant past (seems like a lifetime ago at this point) so I'm not a complete novice, but at this point it sure feels like it. I've downloaded the 1.0.2 SVN and believe I have been able to compile unmodified versions of 1.0.2 client and server with the MSBuild command line tool. Now, I'd like to try testing some local modifications to TsReader and TsWriter, but it looks like I need a copy of Visual Studio 2008 (or maybe 2005) in order to be able to do this as it appears that ATL Classes are required. (I get an atlcomcli.h not found error) ATL Classes don't appear to be supported in VS C++ 2008 Express edition which is what I am using. Am I correct in my analysis? If so, is there some way around this problem other than obtaining Visual Studio 2008? I think I have followed all the instructions in the documentation available about compiling MP.
Thanks in advance for any input and/or guidance.

<blockquote data-quote="jonesdb" data-source="post: 491460" data-attributes="member: 64597">I'm new to this process, so please bear with me while a ask what may be a dumb or obvious question to those more experienced than I.&nbsp; I have done some programming in the distant past (seems like a lifetime ago at this point) so I'm not a complete novice, but at this point it sure feels like it.&nbsp; I've downloaded the 1.0.2 SVN and believe I have been able to compile unmodified versions of 1.0.2 client and server with the MSBuild command line tool.&nbsp; Now, I'd like to try testing some local modifications to TsReader and TsWriter, but it looks like I need a copy of Visual Studio 2008 (or maybe 2005) in order to be able to do this as it appears that ATL Classes are required.&nbsp; (I get an atlcomcli.h not found error) ATL Classes don't appear to be supported in VS C++ 2008 Express edition which is what I am using.&nbsp; Am I correct in my analysis?&nbsp; If so, is there some way around this problem other than obtaining Visual Studio 2008?&nbsp; I think I have followed all the instructions in the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortal1_Development/CompilingMediaPortal" target="_blank">documentation</a> available about compiling MP.Thanks in advance for any input and/or guidance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jonesdb, post: 491460, member: 64597"] I'm new to this process, so please bear with me while a ask what may be a dumb or obvious question to those more experienced than I. I have done some programming in the distant past (seems like a lifetime ago at this point) so I'm not a complete novice, but at this point it sure feels like it. I've downloaded the 1.0.2 SVN and believe I have been able to compile unmodified versions of 1.0.2 client and server with the MSBuild command line tool. Now, I'd like to try testing some local modifications to TsReader and TsWriter, but it looks like I need a copy of Visual Studio 2008 (or maybe 2005) in order to be able to do this as it appears that ATL Classes are required. (I get an atlcomcli.h not found error) ATL Classes don't appear to be supported in VS C++ 2008 Express edition which is what I am using. Am I correct in my analysis? If so, is there some way around this problem other than obtaining Visual Studio 2008? I think I have followed all the instructions in the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortal1_Development/CompilingMediaPortal"]documentation[/URL] available about compiling MP. Thanks in advance for any input and/or guidance. [/QUOTE]