VISA ethernet control on LabVIEW Runtime 8.2 question

[Testr00]

Software & Hardware:
LabVIEW 8.2
WinXP Pro SP2
Rhode & Schwarz FSQ Signal Analyzer

I have developed a VI to control a Rhode & Schwarz FSQ Signal Analyzer via TCP/IP. I ran into a problem when I tried to build an executable of that VI to run on another computer that only has LabVIEW runtime. It seems that my program relies on the Measurement & Automation Explorer to initialize communications with the instrument. The executable version cannot communicate with the FSQ when it is run on a computer that does not have MAX installed. Is there a way to use my program on a computer that does not have the LabVIEW development suite installed?

Thanks,

Ricardo

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you want to use VISA, you have to install it. When you create the installer, you have the option to include the VISA run-time and the VISA configuration support. You could also include MAX if you needed to ever change the settings.

[Testr00]

The hint to use an installer helped me figure out what to do.  I was only creating an executable. I did not realize that I could create an installer that included the other parts I needed. Thank you very much Dennis.

Ricardo