Create executable for a previous version of LabVIEW%3F

[murchak]

Title says it all.

I have LabVIEW 2011 and my code is written using LabVIEW 2011. I know how to build an executable from my code as a 2011 version.

I know how to save my code as a 2010 version. But I don't know how to create an executable for 2010 version. I didn't see any options during

the build process that allow me to create a 2010 executable. Once built, the executable should run on a computer with only 2010 run-time engine.

Can this be done, or do I need 2010 LabVIEW installed to create a 2010 executable?

[crossrulz]

You need 2010 to build a 2010 executable.

[RavensFan · Accepted solution]

Just install the LV 2011 run-time engine on the other PC.  A PC can have multiple versions of the run-time installed.

[murchak]

Thanks.

We have a lab PC with 2010 LabVIEW, 2010 LabVIEW run-time engine and a 2010 LabVIEW executable code (call it 2010 test code.exe).

If I were to install 2011 run-time engine and a 2011 executable (call it 2011 test code.exe) on the lab PC, would there be any conflict

in running both 2010 test code.exe, and 2011 test code.exe? (running one after the other, without closing the other)

[murchak]

I'll try that.

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you are trying to access the same hardware, you would have conflicts even if you had two exe's built with the same version.

[murchak]

The first 2010 exe code on the lab PC access the hardware.

The second 2011 exe code only accesses files generated by the 2010 exe. I already installed run-time 2011 on the lab PC, and am about to test my 2011 exe.

We'll see what happens. But thanks for that warning.

[murchak]

I installed 2011 run-time engine and everything worked fine.