What type of component do Labview developers prefer? COM/ActiveX, C++ DLL, C DLL?

[Ed Sutton]

The last time I used Labview was about 5 years ago and I have not kept
up with the changes.

I assume Labview can use COM components, ActiveX (COM with a GUI), C
DLL's, and possibly C++ DLLs. Of these types, which do Labview users
prefer?

Background
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I need to develop a component that can be used by both VB and Labview
users.

[Cyril]

Ed,

LaBVIEW can use COM/ActiveX components, C dll's and C++ dll provided that the c++ dll has direct function calls(you can always use a wrapper dll to call functions inside a class)
As far as what labVIEW users prefer, this is kind of a difficult question to answer since it is mostly dependant on the users knowledge of each of those components.here are a few links that may interests you.

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/2d17d611efb58b22862567a9006ffe76/5401be584fbaeece862567c2006d36c7?OpenDocument

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/2d17d611efb58b22862567a9006ffe76/7f41004ee990d4da86256a9d0064d522?OpenDocument

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/2d17d611efb58b22862567a9006ffe76/3a1f4b7cbc68b636862567cc004d5cca?OpenDocument

and more gener
ally

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/devzone.nsf/webcategories/4161F118BF99CCE686256AB7006A68EB?opendocument&node=DZ53001_US

Regards,

Cyril Bouton
Applications Engineer
National Instruments