Why do I get error 200428 from executable?

[ww.brown]

I have a NI-DAQ application running correctly using a project under development LabVIEW 8.6 and NI-DAQ 8.8.  When I use the exact same project to build the executable on the same PC, I get error 200428 - "Measurements: Value passed to Task/Channels In control is invalid" on startup.  How could this be?  I am using DAQ tasks built with the DAQ wizard and stored in the project.

[Dennis_Knutson]

An exe is not part of a project so it's not surprising that the task cannot be found. If you really need saved tasks, then I would recomend you save it in MAX.

[ww.brown]

I am well aware that the executable is not the project.  LabVIEW executables, however, are always built within project context.  The NI-DAQ tasks defined inside the project are part of that context.  If I make the NI-DAQ VI a top-level VI and build the executable, everything works fine.  It is something about embedding this VI in a larger application (executable only, not development) that is causing my problem.

[Dennis_Knutson]

When an exe runs, it is not part of the project context. It is totally separate from any project.

[ww.brown · Accepted solution]

For the record, I resolved this problem by importing to MAX the project maintained file: Build\Data\NI-DAQmx.ini.  This imported all my DAQ tasks to MAX and the executable now runs correctly.  Thanks.