External Application calling in labview

[Matrix85]

Hello,

Is it possible to call an application outside the labview from labview and run it? 

Let me make it more clear by what I mean. I have developed an application using labview which would generate a .txt file containing ASN.1 message. But I am using a compiler which is a different application altogether to convert this into hexadecimal data. Since my final application needs both of these two different applications to run simulaneously, that is whenever labview would generate the data, that has to be converted using the different compiler software, is there any way I can call that external application(compiler) from inside the labview and generate the data. 

Please let me know the possibility and if yes, the method as to how to do it. I highly appreciate your help in this matter.

Thanks,

[NicB]

"System Exec.vi" could be the answer (http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361E-01/glang/system_exec/)

Other connectivity functions might help you further (http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361E-01/glang/advanced_vis_and_functions/)