07-28-2007 09:10 PM
07-29-2007 01:34 AM
07-29-2007 02:38 AM
Yes, that was the article and I did use the "Complete" install option. As mentioned that option seems to be only available if the DBC toolkit is not installed on any version: "Repair", "Modify" or "Delete" were the only ones available [I think] if it was already installed on one version.
I then deleted the DBC from the previous version and then used the "Complete" option but that seemed to install only on the latest version; as it is the oldest version I'm using mostly I had to uninstall the new 8.2 version to be able to get the DBC back on that one. Of course I may have missed a step and will go back and try it again when I find the time unless there are other avenues anyone can suggest.
Thanks.
07-29-2007 04:38 AM - edited 07-29-2007 04:38 AM
Message Edited by mikeporter on 07-29-2007 05:39 AM
07-29-2007 10:40 AM
Thanks for the info; I didn't see that thread you were referring to [on the variant type] but I think there may have been something along that line in the release notes, however I think that I did get the DBCT to install on 8.2 [shown on the functions palette] though I didn't actually try it out.
The problem is that I have the projects completed to run under 7.1 but am upgrading to the 8.2 for the additional features, notably the project management capabilities. While my VIs that use the DBC functions aren't terribly elaborate I do need to be able to support applications written in both and both using the DBC.
I did read that thread on your alternative drivers and will take a look at using them as they may be the simpler solution.
However, as the DBCT is supposedly an NI supported product it should work as advertised in both operation and installation though, of course, I may not have followed the exact steps required.
Anyway, thanks again for the info.
Jim
07-29-2007 12:48 PM
08-05-2007 11:45 AM
08-06-2007 05:12 AM
08-07-2007 03:03 AM
08-11-2007 01:31 PM
With some welcome assistance from NI Support I've subsequently found that it is possible to copy the Database subdirectory and the vi.lib\AddOns\database directory along with the Help and examples files from 8.2 to 7.1 and have the DBC Toolkit work in both versions of LabView.
It is also possible - as suggested in another Knowledge Base Article [KBA] - to copy the same directories from a 7.1 installation to a temporary directory, uninstall the DBC, copy the temporary files back to the 7.1 and then do the installation of the DBC to the 8.2 version. However while this does work I'm still not sure whether I may have missed a step or have a file of two missing that will come back to haunt me.
There is an additional KBA that describes how to install toolkits on multiple versions of LabView but that does not work as advertised with the DBC as the install program does not provide the option of selecting the install directory as required - though the article did suggest the above avenue of approach. That method is also similar to that required for installing and using NIDAQ (Legacy) on other versions of the LabView.
Jim