Is ShortStack 2.0 compatible with NodeBuilder 3.1, Service Pack 4? (KB638)

Can I run the ShortStack 2.0 wizard on a machine that also has NodeBuilder 3.1, Service Pack 4, installed?

If a Neuron C model file was written using the ShortStack 2.0 guidelines/syntax, you can have NodeBuilder 3.1 Service Pack 3A or earlier installed with no compatibility issues. If you upgrade to Service Pack 4 and re-run the ShortStack 2.0 wizard using the same Neuron C model file to generate the base code for a ShortStack 2.0 device, you will see the following errors:

Warning: TEST2.NC    1(  1):
        One or more code constructs have no effect and were ignored [NCC#453]
Error: The type info file C:\LonWorks\bin\Test2.nct seems malformed in line 11 [STK#24]
Error: The type info file C:\LonWorks\bin\Test2.nct seems malformed in line 11 [STK#24]
2 error(s), 1 warning(s)

POSSIBLE WORKAROUNDS

1. If you are currently using ShortStack 2.0 for device development, do not apply Service Pack 4 to NodeBuilder 3.1.
2. Upgrade to ShortStack 2.1.
3. Uninstall Service Pack 4 and reapply Service Pack 3A to NodeBuilder.

To uninstall Service Pack 4 and reapply Service Pack 3A, use the following instructions. Please note the default for (LonWorks directory) is c:\LonWorks

1. Uninstall Echelon NodeBuilder 3.10 Service Pack 4 using Add/Remove Programs from the Control Panel
2. Delete the following files in (LonWorks directory)\NodeBuilder
   • NodeBuilder.exe
   • NodeBuilderCodeWizard.ocx
   • readme.htm
3. Delete the following files in (LonWorks directory)\Bin
   • Lonnld32.dll
   • NbCodeGen.dll
   • Lonnas32.dll
   • LonNex32.dll
   • Lonncc32.dll
   • NeuronImages.ver
   • Win32UtilData.ver
   • LonTypeUtil.dll
   • Nei32Nfi.exe
4. Delete the following files in (LonWorks directory)\NeuronC\Str
   • nlderrs.str
   • naserrs.str
   • apcerrs.str
5. Install NodeBuilder 3.10 Service Pack 3A

• NodeBuilder 3.1
• ShortStack 2.0