"open file" vi doesn't work in executable

I have built an executable that reads a com port and displays the readings in a chart.
The vi also has a "start logging" button that uses the "open file", "write to file", and "close file" vi's, and it works on the machine with labview installed on it.
When saving it as an executable and executing it on a clean PC, I can select the com port, I can see the graph working, and when I start logging, I can select a new filename.
However after closing the file, and opening it in a text editor, there is nothing in the file. So I think there is a problem with the "write to file" vi.
I tried this both in LV 8.5 as well as 7.1 with the same results. Any ideas? I have Visa and Run-time running on the clean PC. Are there any other drivers that I need to run on the host PC?

You have a lot of problems with your VI:
Lousy architecture. You have 4 loops. That's 3 too many. You only need one loop. The code that does the data logging should be in the main (and only) loop.
Do not open and close VISA sessions every time you iterate. Open once. Close once.
Do not open and close files every time you iterate. Open once. Close once.
You do not need to write to an indicator and to a local variable at the same time. A local variable is not a separate entity from a control/indicator - it's the same thing. Thus, the write of the local variable is superfluous. Besides, if you were to correctly code this to use only one loop you wouldn't need the local variable in the first place.
Why are you creating dynamic data from a set of 4 floating point values? Use Build Array to create an array. Charts and graphs do not require you to use dynamic data.
Identical labels. You have four controls called "Current Temp °C". If I mentioned the "Current Temp °C" control, would you know which one I'm talking about? Make your labels distinct. Use captions if you want the text on the front panel to say the same thing.
I don't know if that serial stuff is a by-product of you opening an old VI in 8.5, so I don't know what that SetSerialTermChar VI is supposed to be. You should look at the serial port examples that ship with LabVIEW for updated VIs.
That's it for now....

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