Start button and building a stand-alone appl.

VRPaul · July 27, 2007

Hi,

I have two problems, the first one is problaby a stupid question but i have to ask anyway. When I use a start button and wire it to the condition terminal of the while loop(Continue if true) it doesn't seem to work. if I run the application without pressing the start button, everything within the general while loop runs with a false at the condition terminal.

I have also trouble with making an .exe of my program. i'm saving it with options, selecting application distribution and no password change, saving it with extension .llb. .... and then after restarting labview, i need to choose "build application" in the menu Tools. there's the problem, "Build application" is not listed in the menu "Tools". i'm working with LV 6.1.

If anyone had these problems before, I would appreciate the help

Thanx

Paul

eaolson · July 27, 2007

QUOTE(VRPaul @ Jul 26 2007, 07:24 AM)

I have two problems, the first one is problaby a stupid question but i have to ask anyway. When I use a start button and wire it to the condition terminal of the while loop(Continue if true) it doesn't seem to work. if I run the application without pressing the start button, everything within the general while loop runs with a false at the condition terminal.

Generally the initial state of a button (i.e., when it's not pressed) is False. So it sounds like you have something that is normally false wired to a Continue if true terminal, so it stops. Usually, it's a Stop button that's wired to the While loop's terminal.

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I have also trouble with making an .exe of my program. i'm saving it with options, selecting application distribution and no password change, saving it with extension .llb. .... and then after restarting labview, i need to choose "build application" in the menu Tools. there's the problem, "Build application" is not listed in the menu "Tools". i'm working with

LV

6.1.

To build an executable, you need the http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/10731' target="_blank">LabVIEW Application Builder, which is a separate add-on. I really don't know what to do if you need this for an old version of LabVIEW.