Install Office Toolkit for older version of Labview

[Mister_Rose]

I am having trouble with the MS Office Report Generation Toolkit. Here is my situation.

I installed my Labview software in the following order...

1) Labview 8.0.1
2) Labview 8.2.0
3) MS Office Report Toolkit

The problem is that the MSORTk only installs to the most recent version of Labview, and you cannot specify an earlier version. I tried copying the files from 8.2.0 to the 8.0 folder, but all the files have been recompiled in 8.2 and will not work in 8.0. Also there are other files (which I do not have a comprehensive list for) that are touched to add support for the MS Office reports. So I have no way to get the report toolkit into the 8.0 install without uninstalling and reinstalling 8.2 (which is undesireable).

Any ideas?

[Darren]

Which version of the Report Generation Toolkit are you using?  Any version after 1.1 should allow you to change the target LabVIEW directory during the install (there should be a "Browse" button next to the LabVIEW path on the LabVIEW Location page of the install). 

If you are in fact using version 1.1 or later, could you attach a screenshot of the installer page where it doesn't allow you to change the LabVIEW install directory?

-D

[Mister_Rose]

It is 1.1.1 from the November 2006 CD. It thinks it is being repaired or modified, since it was already installed for 8.2. It does not appear to want to add a new installation for an older version of Labview.

In the last picture (Screen7.gif) you can see where it indicates where it is going to be installed, but you cannot change this directory.

[Darren]

Ah, yes, I didn't realize you were trying to have it installed to multiple LabVIEW versions.  Unfortunately, having a LabVIEW toolkit installed to multiple LabVIEW versions is not currently supported.  We are working on ways to address this situation with future LabVIEW (and toolkit) releases.  For now, you would have to manually copy the files from the LabVIEW 8.2 directory into the LabVIEW 8.0 directory (and you should backup the overwritten 8.0 files too).  Attached is a list of all the files you would need to copy over (some of which overwrite existing LabVIEW files that should be backed up).  Note that this list is only valid for LabVIEW 8.0 and later.  Also, I'm not sure if the Example Finder will work correctly with LabVIEW 8.0 when you just copy over the files (as opposed to installing them).

Note that when the VIs are installed, they are saved in LabVIEW 7.0 format.  So after a fresh install to your LabVIEW 8.2 folder, you should be able to copy over the files to your 8.0 folder and have them work.  However, if you have already used (and saved) the VIs in 8.2, they won't work in 8.0.

I hope this information helps.

-D