Installer for LV PDA

[Rachana]

Hi!,

I created installer for PDA application using Build application wizard provided by LAbVIEW. Seems like that the exe created by the installer is not a valid pocket PC application.
Has anyone tried to distribute their application for PDA and how was the installer created? I think I'll have to use msi or any other application to create installer, are there any recomended application to be used which will not conflict with LV.

TIA
Rachana

[Robert M]

Rachana,

The LabVIEW PDA Module only creates executables; it cannot create installers. What process are you using to create your executable? When targeted to the PDA device you can either click on the run button or select Tools >> Build for PDA. Are you perhaps trying to use the Application Builder instead? What version of the module do you have, and what PDA do you have? Is it a Palm or PocketPC 2002 or 2003?

If none of these suggestions help, or if I’m not correctly understanding your issue, please reply with comments or answers to the discussion above and any additional information that may help, and I’ll be happy to look further into it.

Have a nice day!

Robert Mortensen
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Rachana]

Hi! Robert,
I am aware that LV PDA module create executables. What I want to achive is a way to distribute the application. There are some support files which are required by the application , in order for it to run and then there are certain folder to be created in the required path to save the data/result.
For this reason I was wondering if there is a way to create an installer. As I mentioned earlier that using the LabVIEW build application wizard does not create the compatiable files for PDA, I guess beacause of the run time engine which is not supported for the PDA. I was then thinking of creating installer using MSI or install shield but would like to know which one is best recomended and would be compatiable with LV?

Thanks,
Rachana

[Robert M]

Rachana,

Since the PDA executable and support files are simply files to be transferred to the PDA and don't need to be registered with the OS, any installer application that can transfer the files in the right directory structure should suffice. No installer applications have officially been tested with the LabVIEW PDA Module, so there are no officially recommended applications. I would just pick one you are familiar with and test it out.

Good luck, and have a great day!

Robert Mortensen
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Rachana]

Robert,

Can you tell me what is the installer used for creting LabVIEW...if it is not confidential?

Thanks,
Rachana

[Robert M]

Rachana,

You may be interested in a free program called EzSetup. It is a free utility designed to create installation applications for the PocketPC.

Have a great day!

Robert Mortensen
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Rachana]

Thanks Robert.

Have a nice weekend,
Rachana