Installer 7.1

[David_Lieberman]

I want to create an installer for an application I have built and there are two capabilities that I cannot find. I am using Labview 7.1 and the application builder.

1. I would like to put in a license agreement which will be brought up on the screen with "I agree" and "I do not agree" buttons when the purchaser runs Setup.

2. After the installation I would like to put a shortcut to the installed application on the desktop.

Can I do these two things in Labview 7.1 or should I think of using a general install script program like Wyse or Installshield.

[Travis_M.]

Hello David,

You can do both of these things extremely easily in LabVIEW 8, but the functionality is not built into LabVIEW 7 so you’ll have to be a little creative.  The LabVIEW installer gives an option to run an executable after the installer is run.  From here you can create an executable which will force a user to accept a license agreement, and install a shortcut on the user’s desktop.  One of the reasons that the new features were added to LabVIEW 8 was because customers had been requesting it, so I know users have done this before in LabVIEW 7. 

Hopefully this helps get you started, please let us and the community know if you have any other questions!