Labview to .exe

I have a Labview file that transmits and receives using CAN and also sends and receives using the RS-232 port. I need to convert the .vi file to an .exe file so it can be run on a computer that does not have Labview. I heard it can be done, but how?

Hi Ivanka,
I'll be as fast as possible...
You are most likely experiencing the issue solved in the following KnowledgeBase:
Why Does My Executable Hang When It Is Opened When I Use A MATLAB Script Node?
Please follow the steps in the KB and let me know if it solves your issue, thanks.
- Philip Courtois, Thinkbot Solutions

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What is the minimum requirement of the LabVIEW application exe to run on a PC. Is it necessary to have 256 MB RAM PC.
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Sowmya

See Release notes. They can be found in the support section of the website or on the install CD/DVD.
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Labview 2009 .exe not working with windows 2000

I created a simple vi with Labview 2009 to reset a counter in registry key. I changed it to an exe. The program runs fine on any machine with XP but it does not work on the machine I need it on which is running Windows 2000 SP4. I installed the 2009 runtime but I continue to get an error when it starts up saying the vi is not executable and that I need the full development to fix the errors. But like I said it works every where else. I've tried other exe wrote in LV2009 on this machine and they work. Is there something in my vi that is not compatible with Windows 2000?
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Attachments:
Serial Number Reset Cell 2.vi ‏15 KB

There was an issue with building DLLs on Windows 2000 - http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/431C9BD8F3482033862576A90073441F. Since you say you are trying an EXE, this may not be applicable.
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Dennis_Knutson wrote:
On the other hand, if the specifications that you provided to the software vendor did not include these requirements, then the vendor would be quite reasonable in asking for additional money to make the changes. You should also have required that the source code be provided.
Of course, this is true. I was making an assumption, that since the OP has experience in LabVIEW, these sort of things had already been taken into consideration by the buyer.
Would source code normally be provided when someone purchases an EXE? If there are proprietary pieces in there (algorithms, etc.), I thought it would be more common for the vendor to just provide hooks to the control and data functions.
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For the keys to work they need to be in a section that has the same name as the executable. For instance, the program MyApp.exe might have a MyApp.ini file containing something like:
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Actually the answer is maybe.
If you only need to call the VIs and not edit them, the following from
some old info-LabVIEW posts may help you out. I have never done
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it may help you out of a bind. find the whole thread by looking
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<quote>
There are some requirements...
To load and run an executable in LabVIEW development, it must have been
built by the same version and platform. Since the VIs have no diagrams, they
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Only 6.0 (don't know for 6.1... tell us someone) can open EXE's as LLB's.
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Library Manager to copy VIs from this LLB to a new dir or LLB. Then LabVIEW
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We have a scoreboard and we don't know how to run it in an exe.file.
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You need the Application Builder installed (before 8.0 - Tools>>Build Application..., in 8.x building should be part of the project).
If you don't have it, you can purchase it seperately from NI.
To learn more about LabVIEW, I suggest you try searching this site and google for LabVIEW tutorials. Here, here, here, here and here are a few you can start with and here are some tutorial videos. You can also contact your local NI office and join one of their courses.
In addition, I suggest you read the LabVIEW style guide and the LabVIEW user manual (Help>>Search the LabVIEW Bookshelf).
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I am trying to make a stand alone labview application to run on another computer ( I have never done this before).
I went through the tools->build application prompts and was able to build an exe file.
the program is supposed to control a power meter and make power measurements then save them to a text file.
When I run the exe file, on the same computer I compiled the exe file on, the program generates a text file to save data to but it can not communicate with the power meter.
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edCubed wrote:
Hi Bill, thanks for your suggestions.
I haven't tried to run this app on another computer yet. I'm just trying to run it on the computer it was developed on.
The computer I developed it on has all the drivers/resources I need to control the power meter.
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This is the first time IV tried to turn any labview programs into stand alone exe files so I don't anything about how to do it other than what I've seen in youtube videos and help files.
If you know of any good tutorials that will help me figure this out I would appreciate it.
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My fault - I didn't read that this was the same computer. I know the very end of Core 3 studies shows how to build an executable and installer, but even that is very general. I'm not sure if there exists a tutorial on how to do it.
As for including the runtimes, when you build an installer, you have to include the runtimes that your executable will need. It's fairly straightforward.
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Debe tener instalado para ejecutar Labview. Exe?

Hola a todos .. Estoy empezando a trabajar con Labview así que tengo varias preguntas, cuanto más lo hago uno a la vez.
Después de crear un archivo ejecutable. Labview Exe es necesario tener instalado para ejecutar la aplicación?
Cuando creo una solicitud de un cliente .. qué software instalar en su máquina sólo para ejecutar la aplicación?
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Hello everyone .. I'm starting to work with Labview so I have several questions, the more I do it one at a time.
After creating an executable file. Exe Labview must be installed to run the application?
When I create an application for a client .. which software to install on your machine just to run the application?

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There may be an easier way, but...
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I read on the forum that the TS queue name needs to start with * in order to be accessed by separate processes on the same machine. When I prepend a * on my queue name, the TS queue steps continue to work, but the step that uses an ActiveX call into the SyncManager API to get a reference to the queue returns a null ref so the following ActiveX enqueue step returns an error. Plus the LabVIEW VI still doesn't get a valid reference to the queue either.
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Hans
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Attachments:
Sync Manager Experiment.zip ‏193 KB

Thank you very much dug9000. I unchecked the Create Object box in the sequence step adapter settings and disabled the Automation Open node in the VI. Now the sequence ActiveX steps can get a valid queue ref for a queue named "*TestQueue" and can enqueue an item. Yay! The VI gets now gets a valid reference to the queue and can get the numbers of items on the queue. Yay! But, I have not been able to get the VI to successfully enqueue an item. I tried both passing the sequence context and a null sequence context to the IQueue Enqueue method, but no luck either way. The updated zip file is attached. More help would be greatly appreciated!
Hans
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Sync Manager Experiment II.zip ‏49 KB

Can I Run a labview application in a hidden window (i.e. I don't want the front panel to pop up in this Labview created EXE)?

I have a executable labview 6.1 program with a front panel. The front panel pops up every time I run it. Can I force the program to run without popping up its front panel.
Thanks in Advance

If you're using MS Window, you can use lvwutil32.zip to hide the front panel. lvwutil32.zip can be downloaded from NI site.
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Call Labview generated EXE with Parameters

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I have generated an exe in a Lab project(bcos of the no of VIs = 300)
I want to call this EXE in   Teststand with Parameters
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sapouterror.PNG ‏190 KB

Dear aparab,
does the following article help with the DLL call?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/22BF02003B4588808625717F003ECD67
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The root cause for the case that "cannot close labview-generated exe file"

Hi All, I have a big program including a lot of things. When I converted it to an exe file, it cannot be closed properly. I used to load the dynamic vi in this program and cannot close it by clicking "X" of the window. Now I have removed that dynamic load but still cannot close the exe. Could anyone give me some advice? Thank you!

Hi Freelance_LV, thank you for your advise, here is a program for a USB dongle. Here are the answers:
for now, questions:
1. how are you closing the EXE? Panel close (X) on the top right corner/stop or exit button on the GUI?
[A] I use (X) on the top right corner but it did not work. But when I use exit button on the GUI it worked.
2. Or are you using a FP Close invoke node?
[A] No
3.how are you handling the event for Panel close or for Stop/exit button?
[A] events are inside a sequence frame
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how are you stopping those loops when the panel is closed or a Stop/Exit button is pressed.
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have you checked if all the loops are closing when you stop the EXE?
[A] Sorry I don't know how to check all the loops are closed.
does this work well when you run the source code?
[A] yes source code can be always be closed well.
have you checked for any errors when yuo stop your EXE?
[A] sorry I don't know how to check for errors?
when you say it cannot be closed properly, there could be two things:
1. the front panel/GUI does not close and it stays there. you cannot perform any GUI actions, or it seems to have hung.
[A] Yes GUI still there. But cannot perform any GUI actions.
2. the GUI closes but you can still it in the task bar below, you will have to use the Task manager to force close the executable.
[A] Not this case.
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