Get Installed Software (VI)

Session in indicates which system to retrieve software information from. This VI returns only what is installed on the target that the session refers to.

Item Types specifies which software components to return in the list of items for a software set.

Cached returns information that has already been read from the specified system if TRUE. The system is contacted again for the information by default.

error in (no error) describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

Session out returns the refnum for the system.

Software Set returns an instance of software information clusters.

	Information returns general information about the software set. title is the title of the software set. description is a short description of the software set. ID is the unique identifier for the software set. version is the version of the software set. For software sets, this parameter returns an empty string. component type is the component type. Components can be standard, hidden, system, unknown, startup, image, or essential.
	Items returns the content of the software set, consisting of one or more software components. title is the title of the software component. description is a short description of the software component. ID is the unique identifier for the software component. version is the version of the software component. component type is the component type. Components can be standard, hidden, system, unknown, startup, image, or essential.
	Add-Ons returns a list of software components that go with the particular software set. title is the title of the add-on. description is a short description of the add-on. ID is the unique identifier for the add-on. version is the version of the add-on. component type is the component type. Components can be standard, hidden, system, unknown, startup, image, or essential.

error out returns error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

Session in indicates which system to retrieve software information from. This VI returns only what is installed on the target that the session refers to.

Item Types specifies which software components to return.

Cached returns information that has already been read from the specified system if TRUE. The system is contacted again for the information by default.

error in (no error) describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

Session out returns the refnum for the system.

Software Components returns a list of software components on the system.

	title is the title of the software component.
	description is a short description of the software component.
	ID is the unique identifier for the software component.
	version is the version of the software component.
	component type is the component type. Components can be standard, hidden, system, unknown, startup, image, or essential.

error out returns error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.