build application labview 8.5 database toolkit

[Jaime Rodriguez]

Can someone help me on how to build an application and installer for a vi that uses the database connectivity toolkit in labview 8.5?

I know how to do it in Labview 7.1 and the pdf user manual explains the 7.1 method but I have had no luck in finding anything for 8.5. The problem is that you need to load a build script and I cannot find a way to do this in 8.5....

I know this is not hard at all, I just dont have the information...

Thanks a million in advance.

[gmart]

Select Tools>>Convert Build Script...

I'm curious to how you tried to locate this functionality. Did you scan the menus? Were you expecting a certain option? Did you search the help? Your feedback will help improve the user experience for other customers.

[Jaime Rodriguez]

Can you explain a little more.... It is just that the instructions on 7.1 are very detailed and I cannot figure it out for 8.5... Do I have to include this script in my project??? What do I need to do??

[gmart]

When you select Tools>>Convert Build Script, a dialog will appear asking you for the .bld file you want to convert. It also will ask you to enter a path to a new LabVIEW project. Once you convert, a LabVIEW project will be opened and will have the Statup VIs added and well as a build specification for the EXE. If you had an installer configured in 7.x, a build specification for it as well. In LabVIEW 8.x, you use build specifications to configure build information. You can then right-click on the build specification and select Build.

Message Edited by gmart on 09-11-2008 06:54 AM