I get an error when I try to create an installer

[Mugur]

the error is:

CDK_Build_Invoke.vi.ProxyCaller >> CDK_Build_Invoke.vi >> CDK_Engine_Main.vi >> CDK_Engine_PreBuild.vi >> CDK_Engine_FileExists.vi

the application targets two NI boards: a USB 6009 and a USB 9162 carrier with a thermocouple module NI 9211.

[JonBowers]

Does the application run ok as an exe?
Is it possible to post the source code?
Have you tried building an exe and then an installer for one of the example vi's?
What version of LabVIEW are you using?
Can you post a screen shot of the error?

Are you trying to overwrite an existing installer that had been created, if so have you tried deleting it first of creating the installer in a different directory?

Regards

Jon B
Applications Engineer
NI UK & Ireland

[Mugur]

Jon,

I managed to fix it. It was, obviously, my mistake. I tick the option of hardware configuration file while I haven't added one to the project, hence the error.

But this raises another question: what does a hardware configuration file. Most of the literature doesn't explain clearly all the option you get when you create an installer. My installer has almost 500 MB. If I choose to add a configuration will it be smaller?

Regards,

[JonBowers]

The hardware configuration file has all of the information that is stored in Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX). This inlcudes things like device names and settings, virtual channels, DAQmx Tasks, custom scales. It is designed to allow you to completely reproduce a hardware set up. Unfortuneately it will not decrease the size of the installer. If you are including drivers in your installation they will increase the file size, but it allows you to have a single installer instead of an application installer then having to install several drivers.

Regards

Jon

[Mugur]

Thanks Jon

It is clearer now.

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