Help creating an un-editable .vi intended for customer, not developer

[joe5213]

Hello, I am using Labview version 7.1 and want to prevent the user from editing my .vi application (moving buttons around accidentally). Is it possible to create a .vi and use a Labview Viewer to operate the application? I remember back in version 6.0 a viewer that one could use to run the application only, not make modifications.

Thanks,

joe

[chilly_charly]

Don't know about a LV 7.1 viewer.

But you can lock objects on the front panel, using the tool with the two round arrows, on the right in the FP tool bar. That should be enough to prevent accidental moves of buttons and others.

And you can also generate executables. Don't forget that there is a free application builder offered on the OpenG website.

[AESulzer]

Also, you can lock the VI as a whole and you can choose to allow unlocking by anyone or require a password. This feature is located in VI Properties>>Security.