June 2009
This file contains important last-minute information about the LabVIEW 2009 Database Connectivity Toolkit, including installation issues.
Refer to the National Instruments Web site for the latest information about the Database Connectivity Toolkit. Refer to the LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit User Manual and the LabVIEW Help for more information about using the Database Connectivity Toolkit.
System Requirements
Installation Instructions
Recommended Database Client Software
Accessing the Help
Finding Examples
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
The computer you are using must meet the following minimum system requirements to run the Database Connectivity Toolkit:
Before installing the Database Connectivity Toolkit, uninstall any previous versions of the SQL Toolkit for G that you have installed. The Database Connectivity Toolkit and the SQL Toolkit for G use different methods of communicating with databases. Sharing VIs between toolkits can result in errors.
You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including the Database Connectivity Toolkit—using the LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs. You can find installation instructions for the Database Connectivity Toolkit along with activation instructions in the following locations:
To request additional LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs, refer to the National Instruments Web site.
The Database Connectivity Toolkit works with any database or data source that has ODBC or OLE DB drivers. The following list describes issues and recommendations for which database client software to use. Refer to the Known Issues section of this readme for database-specific issues.
The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit User Manual contains conceptual information about using the Database Connectivity Toolkit. Open this manual by selecting Start»Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW 2009»LabVIEW Manuals and opening DCT_User_Manual.pdf or by navigating to the labview\manuals directory and opening DCT_User_Manual.pdf.
The LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit VI and Function Help contains reference information about Database VIs and functions. Complete the following steps to access the LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit VI and Function Help.
LabVIEW examples for the Database Connectivity Toolkit are located in the labview\examples\database folder. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
You also can find example VIs using the NI Example Finder. Select Help»Find Examples to launch the NI Example Finder.
Use the Browse or Search page of the NI Example Finder to find an example VI. In the Browse page, the Database Connectivity Toolkit examples are located in the Toolkits and Modules»Database Connectivity folder.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments Web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in the LabVIEW 2009 Database Connectivity Toolkit.
| ID | Legacy ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 129511 | - | Error -2146824584 with Fetch Recordset Data VI when a query does not return any data |
| 139748 | - | Incoming errors are removed or replaced by Tools Free Object VI |
| 146185 | - | Conn objectRepository.vi masks incoming errors with local error |
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