Is there a silent install package available for TestStand?

[Titan]

Is there a software package available that can create an msi file for TestStand?

[David Mc]

Hello Titan,

I'm not sure which version of TestStand you have... New with TestStand 3.0, you can create an installer for your TestStand workspace (which contains your sequence and code modules) using the "Deploy TestStand System" tool. The installer is indeed MSI-based, which you can run silently using the /q command-line option:

\setup.exe /q

Please let me know if this is the information you were looking for!

David Mc.
NI Applications Engineering

[Titan]

Hello David,
Thanks for the reply. I am using TestStand 1.0.2. I have tried to perform the
\setup.exe /q using this version and I keep getting files are missing error message. Specifically it is looking for _isrel.dll and _setup.dll. The cab is present that contains these dll's but it seems that the "setup /q" does not work for this version. I realize that upgrading would resolve this but we have no plans to upgrade in the near future. Do you have any other suggestions or a work-around?

Thanks,
Titan

[David Mc]

Hello Titan,

I'm sorry, but I am not aware of a way to perform a silent installation with TestStand 1.0.2. I do know that we added the command-line arguments for silent installation in later versions of TestStand based on feedback from customers like yourself.

David Mc.
NI Applications Engineering

[Scott_Richardson]

Titan -
In TestStand 1.0.2 there is way of customizing a TestStand installation and I believe that this will also work for a distribution. Take a look at

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/3efedde4322fef19862567740067f3cc/e684845ac856014c862567f3006c7e26?OpenDocument

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/C4B8C1D5949666B586256842005EF8C4?opendocument

I do not believe that this option is available in TestStand 2.x though.

Scott Richardson (NI)

[Titan]

Hello Scott,

Thanks for the great suggestion. I was able to modify the ini and make a silent install.

Do you know if there is a similar method for LabVIEW 5.1.1?

Thanks again,
Titan

[Scott_Richardson]

Titan -
The method that TestStand used for version 1.x that you are using was the development teams own creation. I do not know if the LabVIEW 5.1.1 supports "/q" or not, just try it to see.

Scott Richardson (NI)

[Titan]

Scott,

I tried the /q option and I got the same error message as with TestStand 1.0.2. I am trying to use SMS package installer to resolve this.

Thanks for the help.
Titan