Bad location of ActiveX server CHM file in CVI 9.1.1 distribution kit

[stef_fr]

Gents,

I recently add an activeX server to my Labwindows/CVI application using the nice activeX server wizard. Everything is working fine except when I specified ( in server settings window) a name for my CHM help file. In that case, the distribution tool expect this file to be in the following directory:

project_dir\cvibuild.project_name\Release\JtagDebug.chm 

If I had the CHM to the project files it doesn't solve the issue.

So I have to manually copy the CHM file in the expected directory which is not very convenient.

Is it a normal behaviour ? 

regards,

lounette

[Mert_A.]

Thank you for pointing out this bug. I have filed a request (#278742) to have it fixed. The help file for the ActiveX server was expected to be in the same directory as the built EXE/DLL, but in CVI 2009, the distribution builder began using the cvibuild.<name>\Release(64) directory as the source for the EXE/DLL in order to support distributions that include both the 64-bit and 32-bit EXE/DLLs. The ActiveX help file's source directory was unintentionally changed as well.

Until this is fixed, you will have to manually copy the .chm to the Release subdirectory whenever you regenerate the ActiveX server files. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. 😞

Mert A.

National Instruments