How to use RUN_TIME_ENGINE==TRUE ?

[AuZn]

I thought RUN_TIME_ENGINE==TRUE in the conditional disable diagram means that the code inside will only run after compiled as an application. But it turns out that the code will also run when I simply run the VI. What am I missing here?

[Yamaeda]

You need to set Conditional variable in Project properties. What you're after is probably easier to do with App-property node and check Application Kind.

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[Alexander_Sobolev · Accepted solution]

yes, RTE==true means this code executes in application. Other case is RTE==false (and default). 

snippet is from vi (development mode), so this is grayed out.

PS. no need to set Conditional variables in project for this.

[MarcDub]

Make sure that you also created a case RUN_TIME_ENGINE==FALSE where there is no code (or whatever code you want to run when you are in the LabVIEW environment). If not, the RUN_TIME_ENGINE==TRUE will run by default.

Also, there is a benefit in using the conditional disable structures instead of App-property node and check Application Kind with a case structure. With the conditional disable structures, the code that is not run is not even compiled. It means that you can have missing drivers for example, and if the condition is not satisfied, your VI will still run.

[AuZn]

Thanks for the hint to check for greyed out code.

Apparently I mistook diagram disable structure for conditional disable structure. The former one does not work with RUN_TIME_ENGINE==TRUE for sure.