Application Builder...

[Slade Squire]

Can somebody please tell me where I can find information about the
Application Builder?

I'm running LabVIEW 5.1.1, and App. Builder 5.1.1, and there aren't any help
files that I can find...

The main problem I'm having, is when I try and add a lot of dynamic VI's,
after about half, it tells me the source can't be found? (or something like
that). If I add them as support files, I don't have a problem building, but
it doesn't run properly.

Also, do I need to add the VISA vi's seperately, or are they added
automatically.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
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Slade Squire
Programmer
Rectifier Technologies Pacific
Melbourne, Australia
SladeSquire@rtp.com.au

[Slade Squire]

One last thing...

Can I keep the diagrams?
In the builder, it has a table with YES/NO fields, for keep diagram, keep
panel, and something else.
Can I keep the diagrams at all?

[Zvezdana S.]

1. Here is a good web page on using the Application Builder:
http://www.ni.com/support/labview/toolkits/appbuild/

2. Make sure you include your dynamic VIs by using "Add Dynamic VI" button rather than the "Add Top Level VI" button. Add a few VIs at a time and then you can modify the .exe and add more if it doesn't let you add many VIs at a time. There should be no limit on how many dynamic VIs you can add.

3. If you select Yes for Remove Diagram, it will remove the diagram and you will not be able to edit the VI later. So, if you do not want your executable to have the diagram, make sure you save the VI with the diagram under a different name before building an executable out of it.

4. You have to have NI-VISA installed on the target machine

Zvezdana
S.
National Instruments

[Slade Squire]

> 4. You have to have NI-VISA installed on the target machine

Does this come as part of the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine?
I'm only using it for serial communication, but there are some features that
I could get to using the serial port VI's, so I used visa instead.
(Please god, tell me I don't need to go back and convert everything again!)

If VISA doesn't come as part of the Run Time Engine, is there a way to
install it with the run time engine, or would I need to have the whole of
LabVIEW installed to use it.

Thanks for your help

--
Slade Squire
Programmer
Rectifier Technologies Pacific
Melbourne, Australia
SladeSquire@rtp.com.au

[Zvezdana S.]

Slade,
Thanks to God, and National Instruments, you don't need to convert everything again! Run-time NI-VISA should get installed with LabVIEW Run-time. You can check if you have NI-VISA installed under:
- Add/Remove Programs (depending on the OS you may or may not be able to see it separately of LabVIEW) On Windows 2000 and NT you should be able to change the settings on the installed software under Add/Remove Programs, and add NI-VISA if it is not installed.
- Under MAX or Measurement and Automation>>Software. This is a feature for configuring NI software and hardware and it gets installed with our software and drivers.
- Under Start>>Programs>>National Instruments>>VISA
- Under LabVIEW folder.
If you still cannot find NI-VISA on your sys
tem, but make sure that you do not have it installed, you can download it from the web site: http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/display?ReadForm&lookup=VISA&view=weballsoftware&node=132070_US
For Windows ME and 2000 we only have run-time NI-VISA available on the web, but that should work for the target machine.
Hope this helps.
Have a great day.

Zvezdana S.
National Instruments