LabView Executable files

[Alex00]

I had a question about LabView executables files- (one of the main differences between LabView Full and LabView Professional).  If I am able to create LabView executables (LabView Pro), then I would be able to run LabView programs (executable files) on PCs that do not have LabView installed?  If I use LabView Full (no executables created), then I can only run LabView files from PCs that have LabView installed?

Thanks,

Alex

[Charles_CLA]

Your statement is correct. Was there a question?

[Mark_Yedinak]

You will need to install the correct LabVIEW runtime engine on any computer that will run your exe.

[Alex00]

Charles,

I am looking to buy a LabView licence and I just wanted to make sure that I understood the difference between LabView Pro and LabView Full.  I am planning to have 1 licence but I would need to run programs on different PCs so it seems that we would need LabView Pro.

Thanks,
Alex

[Charles_CLA]

As a long time user of LabVIEW and someone who is not in any financial way affiliated with National Instruments, I would highly recommend the Developer Suite over the Pro version. I believe the cost to benefit ratio to be VERY high.

Charles

[Mark_Yedinak]

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@Charles_CLD wrote:

As a long time user of LabVIEW and someone who is not in any financial way affiliated with National Instruments, I would highly recommend the Developer Suite over the Pro version. I believe the cost to benefit ratio to be VERY high.

Charles

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I agree completely. Besides, once you add one or two of the essential toolkits to the pro version you are at about the same price as the developer suite.

[Charles_CLA]

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@Charles_CLD wrote:

I believe the cost to benefit ratio to be VERY high.

Charles

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Well I should have said the benefit to cost ratio is very high 

[Alex00]

The price difference does not seem that big... I dont think we will need to use the additional features of LabView for now (such as more robust signal processing, etc..).  But if at a later data we decided to upgrade, would we just pay the $500 difference?
Thanks,
Alex

[Mark_Yedinak]

I don't think you will. It does cost more to upgrade than the cost differential when you initially purchase it. However you should verify this with NI sales.

[Alex00]

The feature in Develop Suite that we could be interested in would be Report Generation to MS Office.  Can LabView Pro generate reports in csv or txt formats?