Which run time engine do i need to install?

[faheem1234@hotmail.com]

Hi there,

Is there any way to  find which run time engine i need to run my .EXE

I actually dont know which Labview development VERSION was used to create .EXE  3 or 5 years ago.

I have tried Run time engine 2014 (32 and 64 bit) for windows 7 but it did not work.

and if i am right "The version of the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine must match the major version of the LabVIEW Development Environment that was used to create the executable .EXE".

Regards,

Faheem

[Blokk]

As much as I know, when you try to run an Exe without the necessary run time engine, you should see a pop up error msg, also including the info which RTE version is missing. Do you see this version info?

[faheem1234@hotmail.com]

i can see it but still the .exe program does not run.

It opens the .exe but does not run the program as it shuold work

Thanks

Regards,

Faheem

[Blokk]

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faheem1234@hotmail.com wrote:

i can see it but still the .exe program does not run.

It opens the .exe but does not run the program as it shuold work

Thanks

Regards,

Faheem

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You still did not tell us what is the error message you see??? It should contain the info what RTE version you need to install...

[faheem1234@hotmail.com]

the message it shows is

"Unable to locate the labview run time engine. Program requires a version 8.0 (or compatible) labview run time engine."

I downloaded version 8 but i have the following problems

1) On NI GPIB port it is green light on ACTIVE and READY light is OFF.

2)It is not detecting any VISA source name. It should show GPIB0::6::INSTR

Regards,

Faheem

[RavensFan]

That got you the run-time engine.  There is still more to install.

Does your program give you any error messages as it should when features of it don't work?

You mentioned VISA.  Did you install the VISA run-time engine?  Install whichever version that was out at the same time or maybe a few iterations later as LV 8.0.

Do you have any NI DAQ devices?  In which case you need to install a compatible DAQmx runtime version.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Besides NI-VISA, you would also need the NI-GPIB driver. Hardware drivers are not part of an exe that is built.

[Hooovahh]

And this ladies and gentlemen is the reason for source code control, and installer creation.  

I know it's too late now, but in the future you should create a master installer that contains all the NI components needed to run your EXE on a new fresh machine.  This can become a pretty large installer but the purpose is to store it away somewhere and if you ever need to put it on a new machine you just run this one thing and all drivers and tools required are there, no need to hunt for installers like VISA and DAQ.

[NIquist]

+1 to Hooovahh.  My company is still dealing with old code that forces our IT department to guess what's needed whenever they replace a PC.  All the new stuff is packaged up and stored in Tortoise SVN by LabVIEW version and their job has become a LOT easier because of it.  You'll never regret the time you spend learning and implementing a software version control system. 

[faheem1234@hotmail.com]

Hi there,

I have downloaded 

1)VISA DRIVER

2)GPIB DRIVER

3) LABVIEW RUN TIME ENGINE 8

So, instrument is now communicating. But now it is giving me ERROR 7

I dont have actual code. Just the .exe file.

Regards,

Faheem