LabVIEW 7.1 runtime engine for Win98

[Bill Choy]

I can't find the LabVIEW 7.1 runtime engine for Win98. Is LabVIEW 7.1 support Win98?

Bill

[Nick_Storton]

Hi Bill,

Sorry but Win98 is not supported by LabVIEW 7.1. The reason for this is that National Instruments decided to terminate support for Windows 98 because in late 2003 Microsoft announced it would no longer be supporting Windows 98. In early 2004, Microsoft reversed its decision. However, it was too late in the LabVIEW 7.1 development process for National Instruments to change the platforms supported.

Hope this helps,

Nick

[Bill Choy]

It is very trouble that I want to distribute some 7.1 developed executable programs to Win98 system. When I save these programs as 7.0 version, it prompted me that some VIs cannot be saved for previous. Do I need to use 7.0 to build these programs again?

Bill

[rolfk]

Bill Choy wrote:
> It is very trouble that I want to distribute some 7.1 developed
> executable programs to Win98 system. When I save these programs as 7.0
> version, it prompted me that some VIs cannot be saved for previous. Do
> I need to use 7.0 to build these programs again.

Well you need to notice which VIs couldn't be translated and then load
them into LabVIEW 7.0 and see what is the problem. You will have to
reimplement, whatever LabVIEW couldn't convert backwards with the
possibilities of LabVIEW 7.0.

Then you need to test the application in LabVIEW 7.0 as there are always
chances that you run against functional differences or even bugs fixed
in LabVIEW 7.1 and work around them too.

Last but not least you need to build your applicati
on in LabVIEW 7.0 and
test the executable.

Rolf Kalbermatter

[Bill Choy]

I also found that LabVIEW 7.0 developed executable program can't run on LaBVIEW 7.1 runtime engine. Isn't it?

Bill

[altenbach]

This is not a problem. All runtime engines are free and you can have all installed at the same time. Just install both. 🙂

Alternatively, simply include the runtime when building the executable. This way, only one install is needed no matter what's already installed or not. (at the cost of a few MB bigger distribution files).