Insert DLL into LLB

[CharlyStardust]

Hi there,

Does it make sense to distribute a dll into a llb? if yes how can I do it?

Cheers

Charly

[chrisger]

Hi there 

No, this makes no sense. Your OS can't find the DLLs if it's hidden inside a llb.

Why do you want to hide the DLL?

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Message Edited by chrisger on 01-13-2009 12:09 AM

[CharlyStardust]

Hi Chris,

I use a dll with a LabVIEW program and I think it would be convenient to distribute all the files (including the dll) together into a llb.

Are you saying that a vi calling the dll couldn't find the dll if they're all into a llb? In this case it doesn't make sense to group them in a dll.

Thanks,

Charly

[nathand · Accepted solution]

You shouldn't (and cannot, as far as I know) put anything other than a VI in an llb.  Only LabVIEW knows how to find a VI inside an LLB; your operating system knows nothing about it.  When you make a call to a dll from your code, you're asking the operating system to find that dll and call a function inside of it.  If the dll were to be hidden inside an llb, the operating system would be unable to find the dll and the function call would fail.  So, the short answer to your question is no, do not put dlls in llbs.  Use a zip file instead.

[CharlyStardust]

Thank you Chris and Nathan