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Compatibility with VI's (LabVIEW 2,3,4,5-->8)

Hello.

 

 

I started using the new 8.5 LabVIEW with Essick book.

 

I want to buy other books on LabVIEW but they use LabVIEW 3,4,5,6 and was wondering if the VI's form those versions would work on a 8.5.

 

The books are from the National Instruments Virtual Series books.

 

 

Thanks

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You will not be able to open VIs written in LabVIEW 5 or earlier with 8.5. One thing to consider is that if the version of LabVIEW being used in the book is old, then it's quite likely that a lot of information in the book is probably outdated.
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Thanks for the info.

 

The book I'm using is this:

 

He uses the 6009 USB DAQ, I have a 6008 (almost the same).

 

 

 

The books I wanted to buy are:

Sensors Transducers Labview

http://www.amazon.com/Sensors-Transducers-Labview-B-Paton/dp/0130811556/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_2

 

LabVIEW for Electric Circuits, Machines, Drives, and Laboratories

http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Circuits-Laboratories-Instruments-Instrumentation/dp/0130618861/ref=p...

 

But one of them is from 1999 (5.0) and the other is from 2001 (6.0).

 

Thanks for your information, can you recommend other books? I want to know if I can use these books for my school (Electrical engineering).

 

Thanks.

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Hi mcrelectronica,

 

As smercurio says, versions before LabVIEW 6 will not open with LabVIEW 8.5, and older books will not contain information about new LabVIEW features and capabilities. www.ni.com/academic has information for educators that includes training and curriculum resources as well as some textbooks.

 

Regards,

 

Stephen S.
National Instruments
Applications Engineering
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