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call an executable after Installing an application.

Hi..

I am using Labview 7.1 application builder to build my application. In that one, one option is there to call one more executable after installing this application.(Installer settings/Advanced/Run after installation). But I am trying to call one more exe which is built in Labview only. But it is not working and not giving any error messages. Please let me whether it is possible to call Labview exe in this manner.

Thanks in advance
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Have you tried giving the full path to Labview.exe. another question is why do you need to run labview first, and is labview installed on the machine that the executable is on. if you have this built into an executable then there is no need to run labview first. Just make sure that the run time engine is installed. this is also an option in the application builder.



Joe.
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Hello,

It's been some time so I'm not sure you still need this help. In any case, the executable that you want to run after the installation must be an LV executable and you don't have to forget to add it in the Installer settings->Files. You don't need to use the full path but the name of the executable must be right spelled.

I use that option to configure the Registry keys that will determine how the main application will run. I compile the Configuration program in the Application Builder and when I compile the main application, I include the executable and make it run with the installation.

I have one problem though. I also install the Configuration program in the group so the user can run it later if he needs so. I have two main applications that can run in the same computer and both use, and add to the group, the configuration program. My problem happens when I uninstall one of the main applications. It uninstalls the Config. program although the other main application is still there. I expected that the system would know that there's still at least one application that needs that tool, something like the DataSocket tools that are uninstalled only if you uninstall all the applications that will use them.

If you have any questions or comments on the original issue, please let me know.

Thanks,

Marce
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