LV7 & Database Connectivity Installation

[MMLowe]

I have installed LV7 and am trying to add the Database Connectivity Toolset to it. The CD gives the choices of Database Connectivity with subdirectoy of SQL Comp.; DB Tools for LV60; DB Tools for 61 and MDAC2.5. No DB Tools for LV70??. Although the directory shown below had the LV7.0 path, it said it installed, but nothing on the function pallet. The Database Toolset is version 1.0.1.
I have lots of versions of LV on-disk (lots of old customers) and the toolset works OK in 6.0 and 6.1.

[Crystal]

The Database Connectivity Toolset 1.0.1 was released about the same time as LabVIEW 6.1. That means that it doesn't know what the actual version names are of any "future" LabVIEWs. However, since it found the LabVIEW 7.0 directory, the installer is trying to put everything there. The toolkit didn't need a revision for LabVIEW 7.0 and works fine with that version. Just point the installer to the LabVIEW 7.0 directory and let it install. You will need to mass compile everything, but it works fine. Double-check that the files did get installed to the correct place - the obvious thing is to check the vi.lib\addons directory for the database and _SQL directories. Another alternative is to point the installer to a temporary directory. You should see the vile str
ucture with examples, vi.lib, etc get installed. You can then drag those files/directories to the corresponding locations within the LabVIEW 7.0 directory.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

[EdDickens]

Crystal is correct, everything should be there. I've installed it in 7 and it works fine.

If for some reason the menu isn't showing up, you can add it yourself by customizing the menu. The Database main menu file is located at vi.lib>addons>database>dir.mnu. Add this .mnu file to your palette and it will all be there.

Ed