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How to run an exe as a window inside a VI

I have a VI that needs to runf an exe file i.e. the exe file should be running inside the VI and not execute as a separate window. Please suggest the best way to proceed.

 

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Bharat

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If the other code is in a separate compiled executable, you can't. Your best option is to grab the data from the executable using VI Server and display it in your new program.

What exactly is it that you want to do?

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Basically, I have an exe file that is being sent from a microcontroller to the computer and I need to execute it in the LabVIEW VI in a small frame.

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Was the other exe created in LabVIEW as well?

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No. That was created using Java.

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In that case you are pretty much stuck. Does this java program provide any way of accessing it externally? ActveX, .net anything?

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.NET maybe but not ActiveX. Is it possible to use the .NET container to use the exe?

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Yes that would be a possibility.

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Any suggestions as to how I can go about that? What kind of control should I select in the .NET container?

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Well before you can do anything the java exe needs to be written such that it supports .net access.

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