installer

[Hatemaboud]

Hi,

After making the code and bulding the installer, I have two questions:

* The first is, can I make some changes in the code that apply directly to the installer or I have to build it again everytime I make a change in the code?

* The second, after installing it on another computer it starts working and giving signals when I run it ( double click on the icon ), but I want it only to start acquiring and giving signals when I press the start button, is it possible?

Thanks

Hatem

[GerdW]

Hi Hatemaboud,

1. Yes, you need to build the exe and the installer again. When the installer package doesn't change (no addtional drivers) you can simply transfer the EXE to the other computer.

2. Yes. Handle your UI and wait for user actions…

[Gregory]

For most of my projects I have a couple build specifications. I build the exe as well as 2 installers.

• Application update installer - only installs the executable and supporting data files
• Full installer - installs everything above plus all required NI components

I then only build the full installer (~300MB) once (or if you add code that requires new components) and usually only build the exe and application updater which are only a couple MB usually.