Command line: Mass compile and LLB Conversion

[Gig52]

Using LabView 8

Using a script (Perl or VBScript) I would like to extract some VI from our source control,

mass compile them to be to the current LabView version and then create a LLB from that directory.

The need for this is to have a synchonisation between 2 applications.

Since this needs to be done from a script, I need a way to perform this from the command line.

(The other solution we have, is to perform this manually every time a modification is made to the original files,

But sometimes memory can be defective and then .... )

Any suggestions, ideas...

Thanks

EricG

[AESulzer]

Eric,

That sounds like quite an undertaking, but I think you might be able to implement it (or at least most of it). LabVIEW does not have command line arguments for all that you want to do, so I would recommend building a VI that does what you want and then building that VI into an executable that utilizes command line arguments.

In this VI, opening VIs and mass compiling them can be accomplished through VI Server in the form of an Invoke Node -- these functions are methods under the Application class. Bear in mind that mass compiling can only bring VIs forward in versioning, not backward. For the LLB functions, you can use the Libraryn VIs that ship with LabVIEW -- they are "hidden" in the LabVIEW root directory under vi.lib/Utility/libraryn and are pretty intuitive. As far as the source code control, you are on your own, as that will be dependent on the specific SCC software you are using and will most likely require using ActiveX.

Once you have a VI built that does everything you want and you are ready to build it into an executable, you will want to configure it to accept command line arguments. There is a great online Knowledgebase on this subject, which I have linked here. And of course, if you run into any specific problems along the way you can get help from this great online community!

Best of luck!