Newbie to LV run-time engine

[psum3]

I'm trying to open two .llb files for calculations. I downloaded the LV run-time engine, but I do not understand how it works. All that I am able to open is a data socket server. How can I use it to open these files?

Thanks in advance.

[Dennis_Knutson]

You can't open an llb or a VI with just the run-time engine. The rte is used when you create an executable from a VI. In order to open and run a VI, you need the development system. You can download an evaluation copy of that from NI.

[psum3]

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately my files were created with 6.0 and I can only find 7.0/7.1 on the website. Is there a work around for this, or a place to download the older version?

[Dennis_Knutson]

A newer version of LabVIEW can open old version VIs. If you download the 7.x evaluation version, you can open and edit 6.0 files with no problem.

[psum3]

Every time I try to open my files I get an error message :

LabVIEW load error code 11:VI version (6.0) cannot be converted to the current LabVIEW version (7.0) because it has no block diagram.

[Ben]

Ouch!

That was the only thing that could have caused problems!

Post your VI's and maybe someone will convert them for you.

Ben

[Ben]

Well actually, with the BD's they cannot be converted.

Hmmm,

Only an old version of the RT can help now.

Ben

[psum3]

Hmm, is this older version available for download anywhere?

[Ben]

This link looks like it is still alive. Try it.

http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/954feaeea92d90918625674b00658b83/d5f11a64a905db27862569ec005e31e2?OpenDocument

Note:
LV 6.0 was buggy.

LV 6.0.2 was great!

Ben

[psum3]

OK, I've downloaded and run the lvrt.msi file, but I'm still having the same luck. I guess I don't understand how the run-time engine and eval software work together. Do they have to be in the same directory to interact?