turning a VI in to a .exe file

[shaicoh]

Hi to all  I want to turn somefile.vi in to somefile.exe so that it could run without opening LV.My questions are:1. Can it be done?2. Where should i look in order to find examples? 

[LV_Pro]

It can be done if you have the Full or Professional development packages, otherwise the necessary tool is an addon expense. If you are using one of the newer versions, 8.x or later, create a "project" that includes the vi you wish to make into an .exe. If you have the necessary tool you should see "Build Specifications" at the bottom of the list of the "project" tree listing. Right clicking on that will bring up a "New" selection, which, if you have the necessary tool, should show "Application (EXE)".   To run a LabVIEW exe on a machine that doesn't already have LabVIEW installed will require installing the LabVIEW Run Time Engine, a free download (a fairly big one though).

OK, I also noticed that under the "Tools" on the toolbar at the top of a VI there is also a selection "Build Application (EXE) from VI...", which only seems to be available when the vi is in a project.

Message Edited by LV_Pro on 10-29-2009 09:27 AM

[Harold_Timmis]

You have to make it a project and than right click Build specifications->new->application(.exe)

you have to have the application builder or have the professional development system to build exe files.

[gmart]

shaicoh,

I'm curious, why were you not able to find how to do this from within the LabVIEW environment? Was there insufficient documentation? What were you looking for in LabVIEW that was missing (i.e. a Build menu, a toolbar button, a menu item)? 

[shaicoh]

i have the full development system but under build specification->new i can only find two options: source distribution and web service.

why is that?

[Harold_Timmis]

I think if you have the full you have to purchase the application builder from NI.

[smercurio_fc]

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LV_Pro wrote:

It can be done if you have the Full or Professional development packages,

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That is not correct. The Full version does not include the Application Builder.

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shaicoh wrote:

i have the full development system but under build specification->new i can only find two options: source distribution and web service.

why is that?

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As noted, you need to buy the Application Builder for the Full Development System.

[shaicoh]

You are right

the full will not do it

[Mark_Yedinak]

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shaicoh wrote:

You are right

the full will not do it

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Probably not what you wanted to hear but you can add the Application Builder to your Full Development license. Granted it is an added expense but it will let you do what you want to do.

[Coq_Rouge]

If this is a school project or say you just want to test drive something. You can download Labview 2009 as a 30 day trail. I think this version includes app builder.