6.1 v's 7.1

Question

Hi, 
As I am new to LabView I would like some help and direction. 
We have , in house, LabView 7.1 which was upgraded from 6.1. LabView is not put to big use at this point in time so no plans to upgrade. 
If I understand correctly since we have deployment only for Test Stand on our test systems we must use either executables or DLL which are generated from LabView to be called from Test Stand. 
From what I see we have the VI’s and DLL files into which the VI’s are complied into. 
If I open a DLL and extract the VI, so far I have seen no problems, I am just having a look to see what is if I understand what is going on. 
Would that imply I have open all 7.1 or does in matter, will 6.1 VI’s open with 7.1 with no problem? 
If this is so, will all the VI’s I have run with 7.1 or will some translation be required? 
Thanks for the help 
Simon

Answer 1

Hi, 
Thanks for the quick response. 
My apologies, you are correct they are LLB’s. I was thinking there are used like DLL’s as they contain a number of VI’s which can be called from Test Stand as required. 
Also I am confused as I see in LabView a DLL or EXE can be made from a VI but as yet I can not see how to get a new VI into an LLB file, early days. 
Also if I now understand you correctly if I do have a DLL or EXE made under 6.1 I need to find the original VI and build it in 7.1 environment into a DLL or EXE. 
Not sure about the drivers or Toolkits, but if I do I take it this might cause some issues? 
As I say I am new to LabView and trying to get my head around it !!! 
Thanks for the help 
Simon