Is the LV Runtime engine needed to call a DLL built from a LabVIEW vi?

[jhurdus]

Let's say I have a LV application that is a state-machine with many sub-vi's.  Can I use the application builder to create a .DLL of this application?  Then, for example, could I place this .dll in a C++ program that can send this LV state machine information and receive outputs?  Finally, would the LV runtime engine be needed to run this C++ program as an executable?

If anyone has information on this topic or perhaps tried to do something similar before, your input would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jesse Hurdus

Virginia Tech

TORC Technologies

[MikeS81]

Hi Jesse,

yes you can use your dll in other programs. See this link, it shows how to use it in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.  You need the Runtime Engine if you want to use the dll.

Mike