Run LV Dev Env on host & RT target simultaneously

[Jim Kring]

Often you find the need two run an instance of the LabVIEW development environment on the host PC and the RT target simultaneously. This is useful for debugging a client-server applications where you need to debug the client and server simultaneously. This is very easy to do in Windows. Take a look at the following FAQ: How to run multiple instances of LabVIEW

You can create two batch files that will each open a new instance of LabVIEW...

L_Drive_LabVIEW.bat

subst l: "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0"

start l:\labview

M_Drive_LabVIEW.bat

subst m: "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0"

start m:\labview

When you reboot, the L:\ and M:\ drives will disappear. Or you can use the /d switch to delete the temporary drives. Use the /? switch for more info on the SUBST command.