what do you need to run a labwindows .exe with an instrument driver?

[missmarie]

Hello,

I am using a labwindows .exe release that is using an instrument driver. The program works fine except for the communication part with the instruments. Everything was working fine untill I reinstalled LabWindows. I am using the same program and the same connections so I think the issue must come from a uninstalled labwindows driver. Therefore here is my question: what drivers do you need to run a .exe that uses an instrument driver?

I installed: Labwindows run time, VISA shared components, IVI shared components, NI488.2 but it still doesn't work and doesn't give me any errors.

Thanks,

[Al_S]

NI_DAQ?

What is the instrument?

If you're not getting any errors, I'm guessing that your program is just ignoring them.  Check the calls to the instrument in question and see if you're doing anything with the return value from those calls.  Instrument drivers often return an error variable, but leave it up to you to deal with it.

[missmarie]

It's a XYZ stage. I have a COM dll to use it. I did an instrument from this dll and everything was working fine untill I uninstalled LabWindows. IVI shared components seems to be having problems as I coundn't uninstall it when I tried to do a clean reinstallation. Maybe the issue comes from there..

I am using the error variables and the error pop up does pop up but no other "system" error as IVIdll is missing or something like this..