is there any possibility in LABVIEW to Create a release mode EXE like VC++

[shammu]

iam krishnaprasad. iam new to LABVIEW.

i have 1+year experiance on VC++6.0.

Is there any possibility in LABVIEW to Create a release mode EXE like VC++ .

if there please suggest me how to create  it..

[Cory_K · Accepted solution]

I'm not sure what a 'release mode' exe is, but to create an exe from a VI:

If you have LabVIEW 7.1 or earlier:

Go to Tools >> Build Executable

Use the wizard to create the executable and/or installer.

If you have LabVIEW 8.2 (i think) or later:

You need to have the VI, and all subVI's in a project.

From there, you build a dll.

Just search for 'build executable' in the forums, you should get dozens of hits.

[RavensFan]

What is a "release mode" executable?

LabVIEW comes with an application builder to create executables with the Professional Development Suite.  It can be purchased separately if you have the Full Development Suite.

The executable file can be run on other PC's as long as those PC's have the LabVIEW runtime engine installed.  The application builder can create installers for both your LabVIEW application and for the needed runtime files.

[shammu]

Mr.Revens Fan,

Thanks for your reply.

now iam using  LABVIEW 8.2 Professional Developement system.

should you please suggest me to create executable file(with any function like graph and button etc) in LABVIEW8.2.

[parthabe]

First, you must include you VI inside a LV project. This can be done automatically by selecting New Project from the Files menu in that (any) VI.

LV will ask you whether to include any open VI to be added to this newly opened project. Click Add & thats it. Now save this project in a location of your preference.

Then, in the Project Explorer window, right click Build Specifications >> New >> Application (EXE) or Installer, as per your requirement.

The former will create you an EXE only while the latter will bundle all that needed for an installer (mainly LV run-time engine of the version under use).

If you create the EXE alone, then you need to install the LV run-time engine of the corresponding version manually in the target PC first, before trying to run you application (EXE). Else, it will throw error & wont run properly.

[Wiebe@CARYA]

Just to inform the LabVIEW people:

"Release mode" is the contrairy to "Debug mode". So in release code, the
code doesn't have any debugging hooks.

In LabVIEW, you can also do this. By default, the executable is build in
"Release Mode". In the "Advanced" tab of the application properties, select
Enable Debugging. Now, you can connect a LabVIEW development environment to
the executable, and do some debugging. If you really want to do some serious
testing, don't remove the diagrams of the executable. You are then able to
debug much like you would do a normal VI, but in an executable!

Regards,

Wiebe.