Project Build Spec Regisitry programmatic editing

[Ryan Podsim]

I'm wanting to create a VI that will add a predefined set of Registry entries to the Installer build spec for a project. Previously we have entered these items by hand through the build spec properties, but would like to speed up the process and reduce errors. I have found the Set Tag and Set XML Tag methods for a build spec, but that doesn't seem to work right. I can create the tags for the RegDest.dirName and RegDest.parentTag, but can't figure out how to get a new RegDest.dirTag; as it seems to be some special code. Without that code, I seem to be unable create the entries correctly.

Does anyone know of some hidden built-in VIs that can create the registry entries for Install specs? or how I can generate the special Code for RegDest.dirTag?

Here is a sample from the lvproj file of a valid spec (i.e. created by hand)

<Property Name="RegDest[0].dirName" Type="Str">Software</Property>                                  	<---- part of default Spec

<Property Name="RegDest[0].dirTag" Type="Str">{DDFAFC8B-E728-4AC8-96DE-B920EBB97A86}</Property> 	<---- part of default Spec

<Property Name="RegDest[0].parentTag" Type="Str">2</Property> 					   	<---- part of default Spec

<Property Name="RegDest[1].dirName" Type="Str">BEI</Property>

<Property Name="RegDest[1].dirTag" Type="Str">{D462230D-D253-433D-9A2C-E694E552E45B}</Property>   	<---- special code!!!!

<Property Name="RegDest[1].parentTag" Type="Str">{DDFAFC8B-E728-4AC8-96DE-B920EBB97A86}</Property>

.....

<Property Name="RegDestCount" Type="Int">5</Property>

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Edited November 14, 2011 by Ryan Podsim

[swenp]

Take a look at

resource\Framework\Providers\Builds\Installer\CDK_Utility_GenerateGUID.vi

as it generates the unique IDs you are looking for.

They are used to uniquely tag the folders inside your build specs.

[Ryan Podsim]

Awesome! That's what I needed, Thanks!