labview executable file

[Se]

I created an executable file but find it a bit strang that every time I double click on the *.exe file it will ask me to open a main labview file? I'm not really sure is this how labview executable file works...

[mikeporter]

One possibility is that when you created the executable you didn't assign any source files to the build. The result would be a runtime executable that knows how to run VIs, but doesn't have any built in to run--so it asks which one you want to open and run.

Mike...

[Se]

Thanks Mike, it's working now but when I click on the .exe file it runs straight away is there anyway to stop it from doing that?

[Greg_McKaskle2]

> I created an executable file but find it a bit strang that every time
> I double click on the *.exe file it will ask me to open a main labview
> file? I'm not really sure is this how labview executable file works...

I think you managed to build an EXE that doesn't have a VI marked
top-level or isn't marked to Run when Opened. This is similar to
telling LV which function is main(), or where does execution start.

Greg McKaskle

[mikeporter]

What is it that you want it to do?

Mike...

[Se]

I just want to open the executable file without executing staight away I want it to be executed only when the user press the run button.

[mikeporter]

Ok, all you need to do is create a wrapper around your existing code that only starts the execution of your main function when the operator presses a button. This wrapper could be as simple as a while loop with a case structure in it. The FALSE case would contain nothing but a short wait. The TRUE case (which is selected when the operator clicks the button) would call your existing VI.

A second "Cancel" button would probibly also be useful to allow you to break out of the loop without running anything.

Mike...