LabVIEW itself is an active-X server and is registered in the system.
The type library LabVIEW.tlb is in the folder resource of your installation.
If you want to run a VI you need LabVIEW or an application build from LabVIEW. You need the correct type library to get access to the methods and propertys.
To use active-X servers they need to be registered by the system. LabVIEW applications do this automatically at startup.
Waldemar
Using 7.1.1, 8.5.1, 8.6.1, 2009 on XP and RT
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