RT EXE Versioning Example

[yledieu]

Overview

Store the application version number in a constant and use a Pre-Build Action VI to automatically update it.

Description

In a Real-Time Application build specification, Labview allow us to set a version number. But unfortunately the App.Version node doesn't work in the RTEXE and there is no other way to get our version number.

As a workaround, I use a constant named "AppVersion" in the top-level VI and i use a Pre-build Action VI in the build specification to automatically update the constant before each build.

In this example, the constant is a string but it can be changed easily with numeric values.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Labview with Application Builder.

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

Copy the Pre-Build Action VI in your project and add it as a Pre-build action in your Application Build Specification. 

Additional Information or References

 LabVIEW Real-Time Ideas : Add a version number to RT EXE files

[GICA-VS_M]

The "pre build" vi is executed but I cannot do any debugging and nothing is updated on the front panel. Am I missing something here?

(I had a bit of difficulty and it would have been faster to find my errors if I could watch vi run or, at least, output something to FP)