how to build exe files

[Saint]

Hi all!
Im using labview 5.1, and i need to build the exe file of a VI.
How can i do e where can i find the software to do this?
Thanks all
Saint


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[Rick Nelson]

It's already built into LabVIEW. Just go to Project -> Build
Application...

From there it's pretty easy. Take out the included file (serpdll) if
you don't use Serial Port communications. Add your Top Level VI, then
all your subVI's. You can even use a custom icon (3rd party software
needed to create them). 5.1 even lets you create an installer.

Keep in mind that you need either LabVIEW or the Hi-Q engine on the PC
to run the .exe files for LV 5.1, which sucks. Fortunately, the Hi-Q
disks can be made easily (at the end of the Build App proccess), and
they fit onto 2 1.44MB disks. (copy the data2.cab file to one disk, all
the other files to another).

Rick

[abrause]

A couple clarifications here,

First, the Application Builder is included only in the Professional version
of LV.
The Full Development System and Base Package systems require the additional
purchase of Application Builder, which is $995.

Also, full LabVIEW does not need to be installed on the target machine.
Only
the run-time library (lvrt.dll) is required to run .exe's created with the
App Developer.
LV 5.1 allows you to have a smaller .exe and install the run-time
separately.

Alan


Rick Nelson wrote in message
news:385105B0.93CAA504@csciences.com...
> It's already built into LabVIEW. Just go to Project -> Build
> Application...
>
> From there it's pretty easy. Take out the included file (serpdll) if
> you don't use Serial Port commu
nications. Add your Top Level VI, then
> all your subVI's. You can even use a custom icon (3rd party software
> needed to create them). 5.1 even lets you create an installer.
>
> Keep in mind that you need either LabVIEW or the Hi-Q engine on the PC
> to run the .exe files for LV 5.1, which sucks. Fortunately, the Hi-Q
> disks can be made easily (at the end of the Build App proccess), and
> they fit onto 2 1.44MB disks. (copy the data2.cab file to one disk, all
> the other files to another).
>
> Rick

[Rick Nelson]

You only need one .dll file to run LV .exe's on a remote machine!?

Wow. I've been installing the whole run-time engine.

Rick

[abrause]

That's right. I've been delivering an .exe product to clients and using a
third party product to allow me
to install just the LVRT.dll in the system directory in Win95/98 or the
system32 directory in
WinNT. Not a hitch. You have to add the Active X dll's if you want to use
Active X controls
in your .exe, however. (ole_container.dll and ax-events.dll)
By installing this way, I don't need the extra baggage of the NI Run Time
library installation
which I think spans 3 disks by itself.

Alan


Rick Nelson wrote in message
news:385171A0.7822770B@csciences.com...
> You only need one .dll file to run LV .exe's on a remote machine!?
>
> Wow. I've been installing the whole run-time engine.
>
> Rick

[Labview user name]

Thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Alan Brause wrote in message ...
That's right. I've been delivering an .exe product to clients and using a
third party product to allow me
to install just the LVRT.dll in the system directory in Win95/98 or the
system32 directory in
WinNT. Not a hitch. You have to add the Active X dll's if you want to use
Active X controls
in your .exe, however. (ole_container.dll and ax-events.dll)
By installing this way, I don't need the extra baggage of the NI Run Time
library installation
which I think spans 3 disks by itself.

Alan


Rick Nelson wrote in message
news:385171A0.7822770B@csciences.com...
> You only need one .dll file to run LV .exe's on a remote machine!?
>
> Wow. I've been in
stalling the whole run-time engine.
>
> Rick