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Often Missed Distribution Options
Having trouble finding your "Executable to Run After Setup" distribution kit option since upgrading to version 8.0 or later? Not to worry -- it's still there, but just a little less visible. On the Files tab of the Edit Installer dialog, if you right-click a file in the installation browser, you will see a "<Filename> Options..." menu item which will bring up a dialog with options for that particular file.
You can also double-click the file or press Enter to access the dialog.
If the file is a runnable file, like an .exe or .bat file, the dialog will expose the option to run the file after installation and/or during uninstallation. You can also provide command line arguments to pass to the file, which may include symbolic variables like %dest or %src (see the help for details) that are expanded into concrete values at run-time.
The dialog exposes other options, such as installing the file as read-only, hidden, or system, or registering the file as an ActiveX server. The path at the top of the dialog shows you where the file will be copied from when you build your distribution. Double check this path if the browser displays your file in red, indicating that it can't be located at the expected path.
Submitted by Mert A.
Original forum post: http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=180&message.id=31169#M31169
