Call other application in main application

[X_man]

Hello!

In main application I would like to display the front panel of other application.

In edit mode it's worked with the use of references, but when the project is built  it doesn't work.

Please help.

[smercurio_fc]

You're going to need to provide way more details than that. Such as: You said you're using references, so presumably this is another LabVIEW application. If so, are you using Open VI Reference? If so, are you providing an absolute path, or are you creating a relative path. Are you falling into this trap: Why Does My Executable Not Work When Using the Current VI's Path Constant?

[X_man]

I have constant path, so it's path of another Vi is correct.

I think the problem is in the open reference.

Is there any other solution for call one application to another?

[smercurio_fc]

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@X_man wrote:

I have constant path, so it's path of another Vi is correct.

I think the problem is in the open reference.

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And what do you think the problem is? You haven't posted any code, so we can't tell you whether that's right or not.

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Is there any other solution for call one application to another?

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You can use the System Exec VI.

[X_man]

This is example how I open another VI in Main VI.

So I don't know how can I open .exe in Main VI.

[Zody]

Hello X_man,

Let me see if I understand correctly, you want to run programmatically an *.exe file from LabVIEW.

In this case you can not do it like you do for normal VI, because executable application are already compiled code.

You can read on the following post what are the options for running it.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/5CF9526FF069EA8E862564C400579DBA

Kind regards,

Ion R.

Please don't forget to mark the sollution when you receive one.

[X_man]

I have MAIN program, Application1 and Application2.

All applications are created with LV.

MAIN is the master app., so I want with control in MAIN calling App1 or App2. I want that the App1 or App2 is open in Sub Panel of MAIN.

[Zody]

And the main application will be a VI or exe? How about the Application 1 and Application 2.. also subVI or exe?

[X_man]

All applications will be .exe

[Zody]

LabVIEW doesn't make any differences between calling exe application developed in LabVIEW or other exe application.

That's why, you can call it only using System Exec.

Kind regards,

Ion R.