How can I programmatically install support for DAQmx Base to a PDA?

[alsoACS]

Greetings, I am developing a LabVIEW application for a PDA (HP iPAQ in this case), and a companion VI that will run on a PC. One of the things I need to do from this companion VI is provide a means of programmatically rebuilding the PDA application, including reinstalling support for DAQmx Base. I think I know how to rebuild the LabVIEW application using the Project, but I don't see how to install DAQmx Base. What is the best way to do this?

Thanks in advance!

[AdnanZ]

How would you programatically rebuild the PDA application? If you are interested in reinstalling the DAQmx Base driver on the device, then you will need to navigate to Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx Base»Utilities and launch the driver installation utility that corresponds to your device. If you are interested in doing this programatically, you could run the executable from C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-DAQmx Base\Pocket PC using the System Exec.vi. I don't think there is any other way of doing this.

[alsoACS]

The point is to do this programmatically, not from right-click menus, so I'll need to go with your second solution.  I see there are three EXEs in that folder:  DAQmxBaseCEsetup.exe, DAQmxBaseCEsetup_tpc2006.exe, and DAQmxBaseCEsetup_tpc2012.exe.  Do I run the first one?

Also, it turns out that I can't build the LabVIEW executable programmatically (the Project API is not available in LabVIEW Run-Time).  Do you know how to programmatically transfer data files from the PC to the PDA?

Thanks!

[AdnanZ]

Yes, you would run the first executable.

You could try using FTP to transfer the LabVIEW executables. NI has FTP VIs in it's Internet Toolkit; you will have to google if you want to find something for free.

[alsoACS]

That may be an option.  Thanks for your help.