DAQmx Installation language through spec file

[Ranjani_R]

I am facing an issue with an automated installer for NI-Device Driver Distribution . I have used a spec file and am installing in quite mode(/q). I have configured the spec file to install only NI-DAQ, NI-VISA, NI-488 and their dependent components. Default installation configuration("No change") will be retained for the remaining items. The issue is whenever I use the automated installer, the DAQmx and system configuration gets installed in German and garbled text, though all of my OS language settings has always been in English! I am not able to find any language related settings in the "spec file" either. Weird thing though is the remaining items are installed in proper English.

NOTE : the issue should be with the spec file since manual installation and installation through command prompt, both installs the Device driver components in English.

Attached - Screen shot of the installed components through automated installer and the appropriate spec file used.

I would really like to know what causes this issue!!!!

[micahmcc]

Hi Ranjani_R,

I have reproduced this issue and am working with R&D to resolve it. I will let you know when I have some info.

[micahmcc]

For all who are curious,

After testing and analyzing the Spec File, we believe the issue comes from having all installers set to "Local". We believe this is forcing each installer to include language support for every language, and so when LabVIEW is launched it seems to be loading the DAQmx palette in whatever language support was installed last.

For example, when we removed the German language support from the spec file, then the DAQmx palette in LabVIEW would be in a different language.

We tried making our own Spec File, and left each Language support blank (without a "Local" tag) to run default behavior of the installer and this worked on our side.

[josho911]

Specifically, how do we go about doing what you did to solve our problem.