After you develop a VI on the host computer, you can build the VI into an executable application. You also can build an installer that includes the executable application or other files and deploy or run the installer on a Windows Embedded Standard target. If you build an installer, include any components users need to run your application.

To build an application or installer, you first must create a build specification. A build specification contains all the settings for the build, such as files to include, directories to create, and settings for VIs. You can create a build specification at any time by right-clicking Build Specifications under the Windows Embedded Standard target in the Project Explorer window and selecting New»Application (EXE) or New»Installer from the shortcut menu.

After creating the build specification, right-click the build specification in the Project Explorer window and select one of the following options from the shortcut menu:

• Build —Builds the build specification, such as an application or installer. This option does not deploy the installer to the target automatically.
• Deploy —Builds the installer and deploys the installer to the target. This option does not run the installer on the target automatically.
• Install —Builds, deploys, and runs the installer on the target to the location specified in the build specification.

Related Information

Developing and Distributing an Application

Creating Build Specifications

Using Build Specifications