Xcontrol problem in exe

I have an xcontrol with a push button. When the button is pushed there's a check whether the vi is running or not. Problem is, when opening the vi as a built exe the xcontrol always says it is running, even if it's not!
What is going on?
Lars Melander
Uppsala Database Laboratory, Uppsala University
Solved!
Go to Solution.

The VI class property Exec.State returns the value Running not only when the VI is actually executing, but as long as it's not idle (meaning statically called by another VI which is running). Because in an executable the top level VI starts running automatically, all the VIs in its hierarchy are in the Running state.
I don't think there's a way to know whether a VI is actually running or not without adding special code to it, such as setting a flag when it starts running and unsetting it when it stops. XControls already do this, where you get a special flag in the XCtrl, but I'm assuming that's what you're already using and it shows you that the VI is running (because it's actually checking the State property of the VI).
In any case, you should be aware that even if you load the VI completely dynamically and it's not actually in the Running state before you explicitly run it, there are still many things which you can't change in an executable.
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