Can I generate an executable for OS9 using LV7.1 in OSX

[Dave123]

Hi,

I recently upgraded my G4 Mac to OSX and LV7.1.

Some of the machines that I'm developing executables for still run OS9.

So, what I would like to know is if is a way I can generate executables for OS9 from LV7.1?

Thanks,
Dave.

[Joe_W]

Dave,

The simple answer is that you can not. OS X is a completely new Mac operating system based on a Unix environment. I am sorry that there no simple solution for this, LabVIEW 7.1 only supports OS X and not OS 9, which was a tough decision made by NI several years ago when Apple changed their operating system strategy. My only suggestion is that you purchase a second copy of LabVIEW so that you can legitimately have an older copy of LV to carry on developing under LV 6.1 for you OS 9 apps.

Please read the following comments by Jeff Kodosky

http://www.ni.com/mac/lv_macos.htm

Kind regards

Joe W
(NI)

[Dave123]

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@Joe W wrote:
Dave,

The simple answer is that you can not. OS X is a completely new Mac operating system based on a Unix environment. I am sorry that there no simple solution for this, LabVIEW 7.1 only supports OS X and not OS 9, which was a tough decision made by NI several years ago when Apple changed their operating system strategy. My only suggestion is that you purchase a second copy of LabVIEW so that you can legitimately have an older copy of LV to carry on developing under LV 6.1 for you OS 9 apps.

Please read the following comments by Jeff Kodosky

http://www.ni.com/mac/lv_macos.htm

Kind regards

Joe W
(NI)

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Thanks Joe,
Dave.

[UrsL]

Sorry, I'm a bit late here. I have found your question by accident because I usually hang around only the NI independent list ''info-labview''. However if you have a LV7 distribution in the Classic Environment you can save in LV7.1 on MacOSX with the ''Previous Version'' option and then read this into the LV7 Classic to build the application there... et voilà there you are on the same machine with a traditional Mac Classic application.

Needless to say that you can only use LV7 compatible things.

Urs

[UrsL]

Dave,

Sorry this is not possible. ClassicMacOS is only supported until LV7.0 so you need to save your VIs in LV7.1 explicit for LV7.0 and use a LV7 in your Classic environment. Take the ''for previous version'' saved VIs to Classic LV7 and build the app there... et voilà ...you will have a stand alone for the good old MacOS987. What other environment lets you compile stand alones for two entirely different platforms?

Thanks for supporting LV on the Apple !

Urs

Urs Lauterburg
Physics demonstrator
Physikalisches Institut
University of Bern
Switzerland