I have a problem with running an EXE file on win2000, the Lab View is 5.1 and I do not know if it is 16 bit...

[Arika]

I have a problem with running an EXE file on win2000, the Lab View is 5.1 and I do not know if it is 16 bit...what should I do?

[JellyBeans]

Are you having problem only with this particular exe or is it pretty much any exe??

I'm certain that LV5.1 exes run on Win2k. Make sure you have installed the RunTime Engine on the target machine, otherwise the exe will NOT run.

Also what exactly you mean when you say doesn't run? You don't even see the front panel, or it doesn't do anything once you run it?

A Rafiq

[Arika]

What I means , that there is difference between running the EXE file than the Development file , the EXE file sometimes miss the response of the measure equipment, and the Development file don't.
What is the RunTime Engine ?

[JellyBeans]

Run time engine is piece of software that you need to install on a machine that does not have labview and you need to run EXE on that machine.

Make sure you have all the drivers installed for your instrument.

A Rafiq

[Arika]

Can you tell me please which drivers should I install? Are they on one of the Lab View diskets?
I realy need to run this EXE file on Win2000 without sometimes problems of no response.

[Wilbur S.]

Hi Arika,

The drivers that you need to install to make your executable work depends on what your executable is doing. To get started, you need to have the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine installed on your target machine (the Win2000 machine you are planning to use) in order to run your executable. Next, you need to determine what drivers your executable uses, if any. For example, if you are using GPIB instrument control, you will need to install the NI-488 drivers on your target machine. If you are performing data acquisition, you will need to install NI-DAQ drivers. If you are doing image acquistion, you will need to install NI-IMAQ drivers.

All these drivers are available for downloading on ni.com. To get the drivers, go to ht
tp://www.ni.com/support , click on the link that takes you to Drivers and Updates (under Option 3), and click on the links to get to the driver(s) you need. For example, if you need the LabVIEW 5.1.1 Run-Time engine, click on the All Drivers and Updates by Application link on the main page (http://www.ni.com/softlib.nsf/). Then click on the LabVIEW link, Windows 2000, Run Time Engine, and then you will see the link to get to the page to download the LabVIEW 5.1.1 Run-Time Engine.

I hope this information helps.

Best Regards,
Wilbur Shen
National Instruments