Make an installer

[kmous]

Good morning guys , I have all my files (.VI , .doc , .txt ) and also subfolders under my Main folder called DAQMAX.

I wanna make an installer for my application , how can I proceed ?

btw in some of my VI's i save some files to c:\ by default , is this gonna be a problem ? 

[Dennis_Knutson]

First, in order to create an installer, you have to have the professional version of LabVIEW or purchased the app builder separately.

Second, you have to create a project. Go to the 'LabVIEW projects' topic in the on-line help for details on creating a project and adding your files to it.

Third, unless you are distributing your VI to pc's that already have LabVIEW, you will need to create an exe and distribute that. If you are distributing to pc's with LabVIEW, then in the Project Explorer, under Build Specifications, you will create a Source Distribution. Again, details on how to do all of this is in the on-line help.

[kmous]

1-Yes I have the the professional version of LabVIEW

2-Where can i find LabVIEW projects' topic in the on-line help ?

3-Yes I will distribute my VI and 15 pc that already have Labview installed.

Thank you for the help

[kmous]

OK got it 🙂  but am i gonna have a problem if I put menu files under one folder . word documents under another folder and so so on  ?

[kmous]

I made an .exe application but i am still getting a problem !!

I have a word files that i have them in my menu , so when i click help an word file will open , some times it opens some time my UI.vi freeze up why is that ? 

[CharlyStardust]

Hy kmous,

You have to include the Word file you want to open in your project.

Then place the Word file in a special folder or with your exe.

 Finally make sure that your application is calling the Word file with the right path (the filepath on your on development computer must be different than the one on the client computer)

Charly

[kmous]

I made my application but some times it freezes up why is that ?

I have UI user interface and a list of 4 choices . i select from them , when i use one of the selected choices and close it then use another experiment , my UI.VI freezez up 

[CharlyStardust]

Are talking about another issue? This is not Word related anymore, is it? I don't get what you were trying to do when your application froze. Were you trying to select an item from an enum or text ring? For what? I think you should send your code

[kmous]

should i post my .exe or my folder and u try to make .exe so this way u see how it freezez up ?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Do NOT post the exe. That really won't tell anyone how you are opening the external files. There are a lot of things you might be doing incorrectly. A common mistake is not to take into account that path information will change when you build an exe. Post the VI and a couple of data files.