running exe files in labview (or alternatives)

[gqstyle09]

I am currently trying to make LabVIEW communicate with a DT3155 frame grabber. It reads exe files programmed in c. I initially wanted to call the dll libraries of the frame grabber and rewrite the code into sub-VI's, but then realized it would be much too big for me to make. Is there any way to call on exe files in LabVIEW, so that I can run a program whenever I wanted to perform a function? And if not, what other options can I consider utilizing? Sorry if this question is too basic, I'm just starting to learn LabVIEW. Thanks in advance for any help you guys can offer to me. ~Josh

[Dennis_Knutson]

To run an EXE, you can use the System Exec function on the communications palette. You can pass command line parameters to the EXE. The tricky part is usually getting the EXE to pass data back to LabVIEW. I did a Google search for DT3155 and LabVIEW and found a couple places that sell LabVIEW drivers. This is the option that I would go with. One of them is at http://www.alliancevision.com/net/lv_driv_frmgb.htm.