Set LabWindows CVI Adapter to older version

[Curt_C]

Hi,

I recently installed CVI 2015. I also have CVI 2012 installed along with TestStand 2012.

Now when I click on the edit code button in the TestStand 2012 module tab it defaults to opening the code project file in CVI 2015. Is there a way to reset that back to CVI 2012. I have projects that need to be built and released using the 2012 version.

Thanks

Curt

[Gloorious_Leader]

Hi Curt,

TestStand will open the file using the default version of LabWindows™/CVI™ on your computer. On a Windows computer, you can set the default program to be LabWindows™/CVI™ 2012 through the Default Programs section of the Control Pattern (use the "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" option). You can also right-click on a file with the desired extension and use the "Open With..." option to set the default program, as described in KB 4WGETJUB.

[Curt_C]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it didn't work. I've searched the registry for any link between TS 2012 and CVI 2015 and I can't find anything. Is it possible there's something in a TS config file?

It's really annoying to not be able to click on the edit code button in the test stand module tab to pull up my source files.

Thanks

Curt

[dug9000]

TestStand will use whichever version of CVI you launched last. Try exiting all versions of CVI on your machine, then launching and exiting the one you want TestStand to use.

Hope this helps,

-Doug

[Curt_C]

Hi Doug,

Thansk for the reply, but that didn't resolve the issue. Another engineer in my group is seeing the same issue after installing CVI 2015 on his system so it's not an isolated issue with my installation.

Any NI engineers reading this board have any ideas?

Curt

[Scott_Richardson]

The registry key that defines what TestStand will launch is the following:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{5AB151E3-414A-11D0-A62C-0020AF16F78E}\LocalServer32

The value is something like this:

c:\program files (x86)\national instruments\cvi2015\cvi.exe /Automation

When you launch a different CVI ADE, this entry value should be changing. Can you verify whether the value changes?

You might also try to launch CVI elevated as Administrator to see if that changes anything.

[Curt_C]

Hi Scott,

I checked and yes the registry key does update when I open projects with differeent versions of CVI.

Unfortunately, that didn't fix the problem.

This isn't a show stopper, it's just a pain in the ass when I need to update the  source code linked to sequence file step.

Thanks for the help

Curt

[Scott_Richardson]

Curt, for future reference, what OS are you using?

[Curt_C]

Hi Scott,

Windows 7 64 bit

Curt

[dug9000]

1) are you using 64-bit versions of TestStand or CVI?

2) Did you try running CVI "as administrator" to see if that fixes the problem?

Thanks,

-Doug