NIReports Support + Installation Kit + MSI + CVI 801

[jumbojetjames]

hi all, ->the situation 1. built a project including NIReport.dll ->ok 2. built a distribution kit including NIReports-Support->ok 3. installed the kit on various machines -> ok ->the problem: if I call the report-generator out of my software to build a report this tells the MSI-service of the OS that something is wrong with the installation-package. this isnt tragic and not visible if nothing has changed in the dirs and files. but if the user has anything changed (e.g. deleted an unnessessery file of the instKit) this file has to be reinstalled. now I looked with some MSI tools (WinInstallLE and Orca) into the MSI-file and both tell me something about an error in the table "file" at the line "nireports.dll". the message is "An error occured in loading the package" and no entry is visible in the column "target directory". ->the question: Seems to be something wrong in the MSI-file ? and the NIReport-link of the msi-table is the cause the MSI-service wants to reload the package again ? best regards Simon

[Mert_A.]

Hi Simon.

I have a few questions:

1. What version of CVI are you using to build your distribution kit? 

2. You say that when your application tries to build a report, the MSI service is notified that something is wrong with the installation. But you also say that it is "not visible is nothing has changed," so how do you know the MSI service is being notified? What symptom do you see?

3. Could you zip and post your distribution to ftp://ftp.ni.com/incoming (log in anonymously) and let me know the filename? I would like to open it in Orca and take a look at the error you refer to.

Also, I would note that if your user is deleting files that were installed by the distribution, then it is expected (and generally justified) that the package would detect the need for a repair. I'm not sure why your users would find it necessary to delete files out of your installation.

Mert A.
National Instruments