Stand along application

[Jae1965]

Is LabView Run-time Engine  only a software to run my standalone application?

I am trying to use the application on other computers that LabView wasn't"t installed. I am kind of wondering that I should have other software such as application builder or drivers for DAQ systems

I am working with SCXI module along with a LabView 8.5.1 Developer version now.

[DanRichards]

Hi Jae1965,

This is a great question. Let's take a step back.

To run any LabVIEW executable on any OS, you will need the LabVIEW Run-time engine, found at www.ni.com » Support » Drivers and Updates » Search within results, for "labview run-time" and select the appropriate version (check readme's if you are concerned).

To use any hardware with LabVIEW you will need the appropriate driver. The DAQmx drivers can be found by searching in a similar manner as described above.

Now, to create a LabVIEW executable to run on another computer and interface with hardware on that computer, AND have the run-time engine and drivers installed automatically, you will need to create an executable and then create an installer from the Build Specifications in your LabVIEW project. Click here for a great tutorial about creating a DAQmx executable. I found that article by searching for "create installer labview" at www.ni.com and then clicking "tutorials" on the left-hand side of the page.

I hope this helps.

Happy programming,

Dan Richards