Not A Path Error Received When Building an Installer
Primary Software: LabVIEW Development Systems>>LabVIEW Professional Development System
Primary Software Version: 1.0
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: LabVIEW Toolkits>>Application Builder
Problem: I am trying to build an installer in Project Explorer, but I get the following error during the build process:
The build was unsuccessful.
Possible reasons
The following file(s) are not found on the system:
<Not A Path>
<Not A Path>
Details
Visit the Request Support page at ni.com/ask to learn more about resolving this problem. Use the following information as a reference:
CDK_Build_Invoke.vi.ProxyCaller >> CDK_Build_Invoke.vi >> CDK_Engine_Main.vi >> CDK_Engine_PreBuild.vi >> CDK_Engine_FileExists.vi
How can I fix this issue and successfully build my installer?
Solution: The build specification for your installer may have been corrupted. Try the following to correct this:
- Open up your project in the Project Explorer window and expand the Build Specifications tree.
- Right-click all of the applications (executables) build specifications that are included in your installer and select Build to force each one to rebuild.
- If all the executables build successfully, next right-click your installer's build specification and select Properties to change its configuration.
- In the Category pane on the left, navigate to the Source Files category.
- Find your executable (.exe) files on the right side and click it to select it. Press the Delete key or click the red X at the bottom of the window to remove the executable and its associated files from the build.
- Re-add the executable and its files to the same folder by selecting the executable in the Project View pane and the proper folder in the Destination View pane (on Windows systems, this is typically ProgramFilesFolder\[your product name]), and clicking the blue arrow button in the middle of the window.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6 for any other executables you have in your installer, as well as for any other files which show up in the ProgramFilesFolder path.
Your installer should now build successfully. If that does not work, try making a new installer build specification which has all of the same settings as the build specification which does not work. If the new installer builds properly, you can keep it and delete the old, corrupted specification.
Related Links: LabVIEW 8.6 Help: Building an Installer (Windows)
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Report Date: 09/11/2008
Last Updated: 09/12/2008
Document ID: 4PAIRE3H
