DAQmx 8.6.0f5 vs 8.6.0f6

[TroyK]

What is the difference between DAQmx version number 8.6.0f5 and 8.6.0f6?

[Broken_Arrow]

I don't think NI publishes anything about the minor "f" bumps (f = fix), only when there's an issue. Are you experiencing a problems? There's nothing noteworthy about 8.6.0f5 and 8.6.0f6. You do have to me mindful, however, when upgrading. There have been problems with 8.6.0f12 and 8.7.1f2.

[Bueller]

As Richard said there's nothing noteworthy about 8.6.0f5 and 8.6.0f6. However here's a link that shows you the differences between different major DAQmx releases.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/1B9B1721F634F4FB862568E4006A73B7?OpenDocument

Regards,

Faris

[TroyK]

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@broken Arrow wrote:

You do have to me mindful, however, when upgrading. There have been problems with 8.6.0f12 and 8.7.1f2.

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This is why I ask.


Faris_A, thanks for the link, however that page only goes up to DAQmx 8.5. I'm interested in the differences between the minor fixes.

If they were so minor, I should have no reason to be mindful. There should be no problems between one fix and another.
Is there a list of the minor fixes somewhere? Or even a list of the differences between 8.7.1 & 8.6.0?

I orginally had 8.6.0f5 installed and updated it to 8.7.1. Then uninstalled it when I couldn't redistribute a runtime 5 version.
When I reinstalled 8.6.0 from a set of disks it was 8.6.0f6.
I've had all sorts of problems before when a new application tries to use an older DAQmx driver. I just want to know if I install a new exe over an old one, will it behave erratically unless I reinstall DAQmx to the version I compiled with (I.e. 8.6.0f6)

Message Edited by Troy K on 06-06-2008 12:05 PM

[Bueller]

To check the fixes that were made on each daqmx release, you need the check the Readme file on the product page.For a list of the different DAQmx version available for download check the following link: http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/fn/p/sb/navsRel/lang/en?q=daqmx

You can click on the version you are interested in and check the Readme file.

As far as distributing application, you can build an installer on the computer you developed tha LabVIEW code on, and include the DAQmx version you used to compile the program, ths way you guarantee that you are using the same DAQmx version on all computers.

In your case, I don't think installing a new exe over an old one will cause problems.

regards

Faris