All Labview versions with all modules installed in one PC ! How if National Instruments make a remote PC were we can log and use any LabVIEW Versions and Modules with nominal fees.

[jignesh184]

As a Developer while working with different applications with different requirements many times we need to install different modules and latest versions of LabVIEW which is time consuming and it takes lot of effort.

SO my idea was if National Instruments make a remote PC were we can login and select which version of LabVIEW we want to use and it has all the modules preinstalled in it. This will make our life so much easy. National Instruments can charge us for using its service.

What do you say please provide your opinion.

[Bob_Schor]

What is to stop you from installing all of your licensed versions on LabVIEW on your own PC?  If you are concerned with having multiple versions on a single PC (which can get a little messy), create multiple VMs, one for each version you need to use, and develop in that VM.  I've used both of these technique, myself -- my main machine has 2-3 LabVIEW Versions (currently 2012, 2014, and 2015), and I have VMs for situations when I need to use a particular version (I'm collaborating with someone who only has LabVIEW 2011, so I have a LabVIEW 2011 VM, for example).

For NI to provide this as a "service" when you can so easily "do it yourself" (and "manage it yourself") probably doesn't make any sort of "business sense".

Bob Schor

[crossrulz]

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@Bob_Schor wrote:

For NI to provide this as a "service" when you can so easily "do it yourself" (and "manage it yourself") probably doesn't make any sort of "business sense".

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Not to mention the configuration nightmare that NI would have to endure.  Just think of all of the configurations of LabVIEW versions with a mix and match of drivers, add-ons, modules, and toolkits.

Just do it yourself with Virtual Machines.  It is by far the simplest solution for all parties involved.

[Daikataro]

Basically, what Bob and Cross have said, not to mention your VMs offer a lot more flexibility because you can emulate the exact configuration of your target machine (OS version, RAM, 32 or 64 bits architecture) and have a pretty accurate idea of how your application will behave. Oracle Virtual Box is free and pretty powerful.

[Hooovahh]

Want to try out a VM and see how it works?  Install VirtualBox and then go here to get a free copy of the Windows VM with the OS already installed.

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/windows/

credit to Altenbach who told me about it, but it is basically a full version of Windows from Microsoft to try out web development in various IE versions, but you can do anything you want in it within the trial.  I know the Windows 10 version is 64 bit, and Windows 7 on IE 11 is 32 bit not sure about the others.