surfacto Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I use LabView 8.0.1 on XP to make VIs, but I would like to have the ability to execute on my Mac laptop. Is it possible to convert executables to run in the Run-Time engine for Mac OSX? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 If you want your application to run on a Mac you have to build it on a Mac. Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Is it possible to convert executables to run in the Run-Time engine for Mac OSX? Nope - the building of the application into an exe is platform dependant (ie: if you build it on Windows it will only work on Windows, if you build it on Mac it will only work on Mac). Also, be careful that the components you're using aren't tied directly to the platform your developing on, as they will not work on other platforms (eg: .net components won't work on linux). Quote Link to comment
surfacto Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 That is unfortunate as I only have Labview for Windows and I'm guessing that my Labview for Windows license won't work on a Mac install. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 That is unfortunate as I only have Labview for Windows and I'm guessing that my Labview for Windows license won't work on a Mac install. Thanks for the info! The Mac version doesn't use on-line product activation, so a serial number for LabVIEW for Windows will (technically) work on LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux). However, there is no downloadable version of LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux) -- you get the installer on CD's from NI when you purchase LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux). Quote Link to comment
surfacto Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 The Mac version doesn't use on-line product activation, so a serial number for LabVIEW for Windows will (technically) work on LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux). However, there is no downloadable version of LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux) -- you get the installer on CD's from NI when you purchase LabVIEW for Mac (or Linux). And of course the evaluation is for Windows only. Oh well. NI really should consider providing a way to convert apps to run cross-platform with the RT engine. Many labs use multiple operating systems. Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 NI really should consider providing a way to convert apps to run cross-platform with the RT engine. Many labs use multiple operating systems. You can give feedback and suggestions to NI via their Product Suggestion Center. Quote Link to comment
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