change the properties of a target under the project programmatically

[koushik]

Hello,

  I have set up a vi in my project where it deploys startup.rtexe, web service and the related web service vi and a shared variable library to the real-time(sbRIO) target. i have 3 targets in the project 1) My computer 2) RT-Target 3) FPGA.

 

  What i want is to change the properties of the RT-Target whereby i can assign the IP address of the device to the target project properties programmatically. i can manually assign the IP address by right click on target->properties->IP address. but sometimes the IP address changes and so target cannot be reached and deployment fails. i want to be able to set the IP address through the VI and then deploy the items to the target. 

  Please suggest a way to do this.

Thank you.

Edited November 26, 2013 by koushik

[JLMommy]

You can use the Project API to find the Target Item and then modify its properites.  The project is technically an XML file so there is a method to get/set tags for targets.  The tag "alias.name" is the RT Target Name visible in the project.  The tag "alias.value" is the IP address as a string.  The attached code modifies one of the RT example project IP addresses programmatically.  Set_RT_Target_IP.vi

[EBMommy]

Thanks JLMommy! This is exactly what I needed