How can I build portable Labview apps?

[NRT]

I need to take a older Labview VIs and port to customers without LabView on their Windows NT, 2000 and XP machines. The VIs are in LV 5.1.1. I need an explaination for pedestrians.

[Dennis_Knutson]

You will need to create an exe from your VI's. This is done with the application builder add-on. It costs U$995 from NI. Some versions of LabVIEW come with the app builder. If under the LabVIEW Project menu, you have an item called Build Application, you already have it. A LabVIEW exe will also require the LabVIEW run-time engine. The app builder also includes an installer that will include the run-time engine as well as the exe.

[unDees]

You will need either LabVIEW with App Builder or the LabVIEW Professional Development System (which comes with App Builder).

From the Tools menu in LabVIEW, choose 'Build Application or Shared Library...' to launch App Builder. You will be prompted to select the name and location of your EXE, along with which VIs you want to be included. Usually, you just add one VI which has been designed as a user interface, and App Builder will automatically include its subVIs. Click Build, and you've got an EXE.

To use your newly created program on a PC without LabVIEW, you'll need the free LabVIEW runtime that goes with your version (avai
lable at ni.com). App Builder allows you the option of making an installer that will automatically install this runtime for you.