How to remove an item from the Tools menu?

[golubovski]

Hello,

I installed GOOP (Symbio GDS) just to udnerstand it was not compiled for LV2014. The uninstallation process is a mess - it requires manual removal of folders and one can never be sure it is removed completely. The problem is, an item "Symbio's GDS Activation..." remain in the Tools menu. How can that be removed from there?

Thanks in advance,

[tst]

I haven't really worked with GDS much, but I would have expected that it would work with LV 2014. The code should be completely open if you're using the NI version and I don't see any reason in principle why it wouldn't work. I suppose it is possible that GDS is compiled as an executable in version X, but then you probably just need to make sure that you have the run-time engine for that version installed.

As for the Tools menu, custom items there generally come from the <LabVIEW>\Project folder, so you can look there.

[tyk007]

Mikael is still working on OpenGDS  (open source GOOP) since the package was sold to NI. He keeps it updated beyond the NI version and supports 2014 (among 2013 and 2012). You can find it here: https://opengds.github.io/. Personally I use this version all the time and have not noticed any worse performance or stability than the NI version.