Move project to new Device

[miko7985]

I have a project that runs on a device with labview 2019, i want to move it to another device with labview 2020

when i copied the project folder, it didn't open and no error meassges appeared, then i tried to open VIs only also it didn't open and no error message.

At least i expected normal error that " can't find ....", but labview neglected open command.

any thoughts ?

thank in advance

[GerdW]

Hi miko,

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@miko7985 wrote:

any thoughts ?

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No attached code, no attached project: no substantial help…

Mind to attach an example VI?

[miko7985]

It's large project on compactRio, so i don't have specific VI to attach.

The VI itself working properly on the old device just the problem when moving the project to a new device.

[GerdW]

Hi miko,

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@miko7985 wrote:

It's large project on compactRio, … problem when moving the project to a new device.

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So you want to move the project from one cRIO device/LabVIEW version to another/different cRIO device using a different LabVIEW version?

And the problem already starts when you try to open the project using the more recent LabVIEW version?

Where did you place the copy of the project folder?

[miko7985]

i want to move the project from laptop to another, the problem arises when i try to open the project on the other laptop.

original project buit on LV2019

the new laptop using LV2020, (which has the issue)

[miko7985]

Should i use Export to ZIP or source ?

[GerdW]

Hi miko,

easiest would be to ZIP the complete project folder and attach that ZIP…

[Bob_Schor]

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@miko7985 wrote:

i want to move the project from laptop to another, the problem arises when i try to open the project on the other laptop.

original project buit on LV2019

the new laptop using LV2020, (which has the issue)

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When you say you "moved the Project", did you move the LabVIEW Project Folder, consisting of (lots of) LabVIEW VIs and TypeDefs held together by a Project File (.lvproj), i.e. a Folder with lots of VIs, .controls, and a .lvproj file, to the LabVIEW 2020 computer, or did you move the LabVIEW executable, built with LabVIEW 2019, to a PC with LabVIEW 2020 installed?

If that is the case, all you need to do is to download a LabVIEW 2019 Run-Time System (that might not be exactly the correct term, but it is the Version-specific Run-Time Support that you need on any PC running the executable.  I'm not sure how it is in the current climate, but a few years ago, I don't believe there was a charge for downloading (most of) the LabVIEW Run-Time support.  [Certain Toolkits, like Vision, I think required a license for the Run-Time system].

Bob Schor

P.S. -- I just looked up (on Google) the cost of the Run-Time Engine, and NI said it was free.

[billko]

I guess the easiest (and safest) thing to do is pull the latest version out of your repository, do a mass compile and commit.  I really wouldn't keep two different branches with different LV versions running in parallel.  That's asking for trouble.

[JÞB]

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@miko7985 wrote:

Should i use Export to ZIP or source ?

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Neither just yet.  Let's back up and define what NI software products are on each laptop. 

Your scant information said LabVIEW 2019 on on machine and LabVIEW 2020 on another.  We don't know if you mean:

• Just the RTEs or if a development license is installed 
• What IDE? Base, Full, Pro, Community, Academic...
• What Addons? RTE, FPGA....
• What Drivers? NI DAQmx, NI RIO, etc...

We need a lot of that information that a couple Screenshots from NI MAX would show us.  Let's define the problem environment before we stumble into all the walls