viFindRsrc returned 0xBFFF0011

[nevil]

I am trying to setup a new computer to run the application I have already developed. I have run this application on a few other computers of similar kind and it was not hard setting them up. But this time I am when I open MAX, In the Devices and Interfaces list I see “NO Visa Resources found”.

I see all my instruments connected using GPIB and I can communicate with them effectively. Initially I could not see the device which I connect using RS232, I created a port and I could see that too and I can communicate with that instrument sending commands back and fourth through the visa panel.  When I open my application, I usually see a drop down list with the equipment addresses to select the appropriate one. But now I do not see the drop down list. When I manually type the equipment address, the application is not able to connect to the equipments and the program does not run.  

I am unable to figure out what can cause this to happen. I am positive it will be something small that I am missing out on.

Thanks,

Nevil  

[nevil]

On the COM1 interface, I have this message in MAX

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MAX could not open a VISA session to this static device. The device was not returned from VISA when finding resources, but MAX was able to use VISA to parse the resource name.

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I would appreciate any help in resolving this. I looked through the forums but was not very successful in finding releavant information

[Dennis_Knutson]

You should not have to create a port in MAX. There could be something wrong with the port itself or with your VISA installation. Since the 'find instruments' in MAX uses low level GPIB functions and not VISA, the fact that these instruments are detected does not mean that everything is fine with VISA. Your GPIB instruments should be listed in a VISA reference control unless you are doing some filtering to just show serial ports.

Are you installing NI-VISA runtime or the full NI-VISA? What version of NI-VISA are you using and what did you use to install it?