XNET 64-bit C compilation

[JaremyP]

I thought that the latest versions of XNET and event NICAN support building applications for 64-bit windows. However, after installing the current XNET package, I don't see a 64-bit lib.

I am looking under c:\program files (x86)\national instruments\shared\externalcompilersupport\C. There is a lib32 and a lib64 folder, but only the lib32 folder contains a nixnet.lib file. There is only a nisyscfg.lib file under the lib64 folder.

Can you please advise about 64-bit support for these libraries and what I need to use or do to compile a 64-bit application with them?

[Gibson]

NI-XNET and NI-CAN do support 64bit Operating Systems only.

You cannot build 64bit applications as of today, but this is definetly on the roadmap for those drivers.

[JaremyP]

To be clear, is that a typo in your first sentence? Should that have been support only 32-bit?

[Gibson]

correct

NI-XNET and NI-CAN do support 32bit and 64bit Operating Systems.

But: You cannot build 64bit applications as of today, but this is definetly on the roadmap for those drivers.

[JaremyP]

One more question, any idea when that capability may release?

[JaremyP]

Hello. Is it possible to get a customer action report to track the ability to build custom 64-bit applications using NI-CAN or NI-XNET, please? Thanks.

[Jeff.St]

Hi JaremyP,

I think you might have to just watch for new releases of NI-CAN and NI-XNET.  It is listed in the "Supported Development Environments" section of the driver pages whether or not the drivers support the 64-bit version of LabVIEW.

Best,

[AndreasStark]

Just for reference - from NI-XNET 14.0 there is also a 64bit xnet.dll, so you can build your 64 bit applications now.