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Peter Cooper

Provide A Capability To Run A Batch File Or An Executable Automatically After The Installation Been Completed From The CVI 2010 Distribution Kit

Status: Declined

I'm declining this because it's not a TestStand idea.

Have you ever wanted to run a customizable batch file or executable after a CVI Application has been deployed? In my case I do. In my case, I want to automatically run a batch file that sets the Environment Paths in Windows of my executables and DLL's after the installation is completed. To make this work currently I am requiring the person who is installing the application to manually run a batch file to set up the Environment Paths in Windows. Potentially error prone if the paths are not set for my applications. My batch file would be written as: "Set Path <etc> from the command line prompt. CVI 2010 does not have this capability.

 

In older versions of CVI I think this feature existed but I do not know which CVI version National Instruments removed it from.

 

There may be other cases that I might want to run an executable(s) that sets up the application up in a default situation for first time use only.

 

I am sure there are other cases where other CVI Developers who would want this capability too.

In TestStand this feature exists in the "TestStand Deployment Utility" under the Custom Commands tab. 

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Jervin Justin
NI Employee (retired)

Did you mean to post this to the CVI Idea Exchange?
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabWindows-CVI-Idea-Exchange/idb-p/cviideas

Jervin Justin
NI TestStand Product Manager
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Status changed to: Declined

I'm declining this because it's not a TestStand idea.

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