This idea seems to be mostly implemented now with the Load and Save Warning List, as there are warnings for "Driver or toolkit component missing", "Missing LabVIEW Tools Network Add-on", and "Missing NI Module, Toolkit, or Driver".
The only caveats are that it doesn't suggest installing them and that you have to get through the loading dialogs first.
More likely will be handling it at the project level (install project dependencies). I do not like the idea of an "auto install". There should be a deliberate action to spawn the install.
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I don't see any mention of an "auto install" in the idea text or in the comments. I agree that the user should deliberately download and install what is missing.
I am trying to suggest that the idea should be marked complete, as the dialog in newer versions of LabVIEW (I am not sure what version the dialog was added in) covers almost everything requested.
The dialog I mention comes up both when loading a project or when loading a vi. If it doesn't look familiar, press Show Details in the load warning summary.
Hi - I wanted to provide an update on this with respect to LabVIEW NXG. One improvement we are making in this area with LabVIEW NXG is that we are adding a new document in the project which allows you to automatically inspect your code and capture your project’s software dependencies, both toolkits and drivers. When someone who doesn’t have theseNIpackages installed on their system opens this document, they will be informed about this and they can click a button to install all the missing packages.
Functionality available with Load Warning feature that identifies missing drivers and add-ons when loading a project.