Error building application in LabView 8.0

[ccmonter]

I have an application that I built using LabView 7.1.

I have recently ported this application to LabView 8.0 with very little trouble.

I am now in the process of recreating my distribution (since the AppBuilder has changed).

I have added all of my files to the builder.  However, when I build the application, I get the following error:

Error 8 occurred at Copy in EBUIP_CreateINIFile.vi->EBEP_Invoke_Build_Engine.vi->EBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi->EBUIP_Build_Rule_Editor.vi->EBUIP_Item_OnDoProperties.vi->EBUIP_Item_OnDoProperties.vi.ProxyCaller

Possible reason(s):

LabVIEW:  File permission error.

I cannot determine from this message what the problem might be.

When I look in the folder where the application is being built, everything that I requested is there.  However when I try to build the Installer, I get the following error:

The following file(s) are not found on the system:
D:\views\x22-10_fw_dev\sw\labview\apps\industrial\AutoScale\release\autoscale.aliases

I don't know what a .aliases file is, not can I find out how to create one.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

[AG123]

Hello,

I haven't seen this error before, but I would like to explore it.  If possible, please attach as small a piece of code as possible which reproduces this issue and any relevant screenshots.  

I look forward to your next post, and to exploring a solution.

Best regards,

Aluma G.

National Instruments

[ccmonter]

RESOULUTION

I managed to get the application to build.

Since I didn't know what the .aliases file was, I had not added it to my project in any way.  I tried using the default, and it wasn't working.

So I created a fake .aliases file and added it to my project.  That allowed me to build the executable and the installation.

When I figure out what a .aliases file is, and if it matters, I will replace my fake .aliases file with the real one.  In the meantime, everything is working just fine.

[Travis_M.]

Hello,

Glad to hear that you were able to build your application.  Alias files are not well documented at this time (but expect some documentation to come) but basically outline target information for your specific project (for example create a project with one simple VI, open the alias file in notepad and you should see the association of the name "my computer" with your IP address).  You have the option of either using the default alias file, or including a non-default one.  The vast majority of the time users should use the default.  When you do this, the application is created using the aliases file in the directory of the project file.  If this file is missing for some reason you will get the error you mentioned above (I was able to get the error on my system from deleting the aliases file after creating the EXE build but before building the application).  I don’t know what you mean when you say you included the .aliases file with your project, but I suspect that just the mere creation of the .aliases file was sufficient to get the build to happen.  For future builds you should make sure that you are using the default alias file, and that you save your project before building (this is actually mandatory) to ensure that the .aliases file was created properly.

Hopefully this helps a little more,

[makaveli]

I got much of the same problem when I try to use the Build Specifications for mye project. I tryed to remove more and more of the project, untill it only sendt one shared variable, but the problem still accured. When trying to preview my build, it stands that the file: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Labview 8.0\vi.lib\variable\RT\types\waveform_constant_array_dbl.vi does not exist.

This file does not exist on my computer, are anything wrong with my installation? the files are used everytime a shared variable are included into the project.

LabView comes with a tips to press Ctrl+Shift and the run arrow, but this didnt help.

thanks for any help

-makaveli

[Travis_M.]

Hello,


We are interested in troubleshooting this error outside the forums, if possible, please visit www.ni.com/support to generate a service request.  Refrence this thread, and please ask the engineer not to grant you a trial support period (unless you would like one...), and select RT/FPGA as the product.

thanks a bunch,