Executable Error - missing subvi niscope multi fetch wdt

[joshuaee]

I created a meter VI on a full development version of LabVIEW 8.2 using the NI-SCOPE Express VI to acquire data from my USB-5132.  I built an executable file which runs fine on the computer I created it on.  However, when I try and run it on a seperate laptop computer I receive the error "missing subvi niscope multi fetch wdt".  I have the Labview runtine engine installed on the laptop as well as the niscope drivers.  Any thoughts.  I am a novice labview user and this is for a very time sensitive project.  Any help would be much appreciated!

[Brandon_B]

Hello joshuaee,

Do you have the same version of the LabVIEW run-time engine and niScope (by the way what version do you have?) on your laptop as you do on your development machine?  Also, does the executable ask you to locate the VI after it isn't found?  Verify on your laptop that you have the niScope Multi Fetch WDT.vi.  This can be found in the directory C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\instr.lib\niScope\Acquire\Fetch\niScope Multi Fetch WDT.vi.  Also, did you install the LabVIEW run-time engine before installing the niScope driver on your laptop?

Regards,

[joshuaee]

Yes, both are 8.2.1 and ni-scope 3.5.1.  The exe does not ask me to locate the file.  The VI is located at the specified directory on both computers.  I installed the run time engine before installing niScope. 

Thanks

[Brandon_B]

It sounds like what you may need to do is mass compile LabVIEW on your development machine.  What this will do is fix any broken links to VI's and make sure that each VI is up-to-date with the current version of LabVIEW.  If you say that both of these VI's are in the same directory on both machines then this should help to fix the link to that particular VI.  Take a look at the KnowledgeBase What Does Mass Compile Do in LabVIEW for information on how to do this.  Let me know how this goes and if you are still experiencing the problem afterwards.

Regards,