LabVIEW Web Service

[Prathap_2002]

Hi Community!,

I can't find the Web service option under the Build Specification in a Web service included project.

But when i check with the Build Specification Help screen even though the Web Service option is listed in the table as it needs Base Development or Full Development(I have both), the definition was not there.

Could anyone assist me?  

[tst]

The help is a bit confusing in that it mentions a web service as a build spec type in the table (although not in the detailed list).

It's been a while since I did this, but I believe to build a web service you build a standard executable and in that you check the web services you want to deploy in the web services page of the build spec. This will cause the EXE to launch a web server which will host the web service.

I'm sure there are also more details around for how to do this (in the help, Youtube videos, etc.).

[Prathap_2002]

Hi tst,

The actual requirement is to generate build files of a LabVIEW web service and deploy them on another Windows machine using IIS Manager.

Can we host a LabVIEW API on a Windows machine using IIS Manager without using any NI device?

When I try to build it as an EXE, it doesn't support the IIS environment for deployment.

Please assist...!

[tst]

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@Prathap_2002 wrote:

Can we host a LabVIEW API on a Windows machine using IIS Manager without using any NI device?

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I don't think so, but like I said, I haven't used them much and I'm not too familiar with what IIS needs in order to actually host something. The help seems to indicate that the answer is no, but I would suggest some more digging (search/ChatGPT/etc.). Maybe it is possible to take the web service files and get IIS to host the web service.