repackaging an instrument driver with CVI

[mkossmann]

Is it possible to create a distribution in CVI with out any source code to be compiled ?

Background : We want to port a program which uses an old HP 8712 analyzer to Windows 7 ( 64bit edition) . The installer for the instrument driver is a 16bit program . So it doesn't run on Windows 7 any more. The instrument driver  itself is a 32bit dll. But the source code provided is written in C++.So  you can't recompile from sources in CVI. The Idea is now to install the driver on  XP (32bit) and create an CVI distribution, which only contains the files installed by the old installer.

Is this possible ?  

[Vans]

Hi mkossmann,

did you try to build a dummy project? At which point did you get stuck?

Kind Regads

[mkossmann]

Well I created a new worksspace/project in CVI 2009 with all needed files included:

Then I created a distribution:

When building the distribution it complains about a wrong output path:

And trying to look into the output directory with with "explore output directory" shows that the output directory wasn't created: