Customizing the Run Time Engine Installation

[AstroMed_Glen]

Hello,

     I would like to create (or modify the existing RTE installer) to only install the component "NI LabVIEW Run Time Engine 8.5.1" and leave out the other 4 remaining components (Variable Engine, Data Socket.....). I thought that maybe I could create an empty project and build an installer for the empty project but that did not produce as clean of a solution as I would have liked. I still had to create a fictitious name for an application that did not exist and once it was installed the fictitious name appeared in Add/Remove Programs.

    The reason for this is very large C written windows program calls a LabVIEW 8.5.1 written DLL. The DLL is installed as part of that application. I hope to keep the installation of the necessary Run Time Engine as simple, small and minimalistic as possible.

    Could it be possible to modify the NI provided RTE (http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1019/lang/en)? Perhaps by modifying settings in the "setup.ini" and then removing unnecessary data in the "Products" folder?

Thank You,

Glen

[Captain_Kirby]

Hi Glen,

Try using the "LVRTE851min.exe" executable found on the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 8.5.1 download page (linked in your post.) The page states that it is used for remote front panels, but in essence, it is an installation of the Run-Time engine without the supporting modules.


Message Edited by Captain Kirby on 07-17-2008 03:20 PM

[AstroMed_Glen]

Thank you, I saw that but was afraid to use it because I was unsure of its purpose. The size of that installer is comparable to the 7.0 installer that we are moving away from.

Thanks again,

Glen