Chapter 3Measurement Studio User Manual 3-16 ni.comtransfer protocol servers (ftp:), file systems (file:), and OLE forProcess Control (opc:) servers.• Specify data sources and targets using a URL, the same way you accessWeb pages in a Web browser.• Use DataSocket Transfer Protocol (DSTP) to exchange different typesof data.• Interactively browse to quickly locate and select data items on othercomputers and servers.Tip For more information about using DataSocket, refer to the DataSocket Visual C++Class Library Overview topic in the NI Measurement Studio Help.Microsoft Excel InterfaceUse the Measurement Studio Excel Visual C++ class library toautomatically create Excel spreadsheets and charts from withinmeasurement and automation applications. Use the Microsoft ExcelInterface class library to perform offline processing of the measurementand automation data you acquire and analyze using other MeasurementStudio Visual C++ classes. This class library is included only in theMeasurement Studio Enterprise package.Tip For more information about using the Measurement Studio Excel Visual C++class library to create applications that present data in Microsoft Excel format, refer tothe Microsoft Excel Interface Visual C++ Class Library Overview topic in theNI Measurement Studio Help.Microsoft Word InterfaceUse the Measurement Studio Microsoft Word Interface Visual C++ classlibrary to automatically create Word documents from within measurementand automation applications. Use the Microsoft Word Interface classlibrary to perform offline processing of the measurement and automationdata you acquire and analyze using other Measurement Studio Visual C++classes. This class library is included only in the Measurement StudioEnterprise package.Tip For more information about using the Measurement Studio Word Visual C++ classlibrary to create applications that present data in Microsoft Word, refer to the MicrosoftWord Interface Visual C++ Class Library Overview topic in the NI Measurement StudioHelp.