WhiteSnake84 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hey everyone, Im relatively new to labview, and am wondering if the VI's can be converted to a programming language that can be read by any windows based pc. I am not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but I am hoping I can do the conversion. The program I am trying to do is just a simple units conversion but it needs to be run on a computer that doesn't have the LV software. Thanks Quote Link to comment
ned Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Im relatively new to labview, and am wondering if the VI's can be converted to a programming language that can be read by any windows based pc. I am not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but I am hoping I can do the conversion. The program I am trying to do is just a simple units conversion but it needs to be run on a computer that doesn't have the LV software. Your question isn't very clear. Most computers, Windows-based or otherwise, don't have any programming environment installed on them. Are you asking if there's some way you can run your VI on another computer, or if you can call your VI from another programming language? If you have the Application Builder (included in more-expensive LabVIEW editions, and available as an add-on), then you can build your VI into an application that you can run on any computer as long as it has the (free) LabVIEW Run-Time Engine installed. Likewise, you can build your VI into a DLL that can be called from another Windows program. Quote Link to comment
WhiteSnake84 Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Sorry for not clarifying, I am not much of a computer programmer but an engineering using the LV tool. I have a simple VI for unit conversions for my younger sibling, but she does not have LV and I want to know if there is a way to convert the VI into and application she can run on her computer. Quote Link to comment
ned Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yes, you can build your VI into an application if you have the Application Builder. Your sibling will need to install the Run-Time Engine (free from NI) that matches the version of LabVIEW that you use. The NI License Manager will tell you whether you have the application builder available, and the LabVIEW help explains how to build an application. Quote Link to comment
jdunham Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 You can try the new "UI Builder", but I don't think you can import your existing code http://www.ni.com/uibuilder/ Quote Link to comment
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