Hi Ian,
If I understand you correctly - you're trying to run a CVI built executable in a batch ready fashion from a command prompt, and that since you're not using a GUI in your application, you're looking for a way to avoid using GUI resource files. The issue is that the cvirte contains more than just GUI resource files, and you'll need it if you want to distribute an application created in CVI. The cvirte directory path also has to exist, because cvirte is required for functionality. So if I understand your question correctly, you'll need the directory structure and cvirte. I hope this helps Ian, good luck with your application.