Using Fieldpoint with CVI 2017

[hendra@ngms]

I am trying to use Compact Fieldpoint with CVI 2017.  Yes, obsolete hardware with new dev environment.  I have no choice, until "they" come up with money to refresh the DAS equipment.

I installed latest Fieldpoint drivers, version 15.x.  Recompiled the older app that uses Fieldpoint, launched it -- immediate error.  Cannot execute because the app is looking for cvirt.dll.  Not cvirte.dll, but cvirt.dll.  What in the world is it.  Is there a workaround?

Will appreciate help really fast.  Thanks...

[hendra@ngms]

I reverted to Fieldpoint 13.1, and the error persists.  It occurs with the first fieldpoint function call.  CVI2017 installs cvirt.lib, but not cvirt.dll.  Is this supposed to be installed with the driver package, some low level communications element?  It appears the only use is to manage the fieldpoint server.

I cannot revert to an older version of LabWindows.  Is there someplace I can get this dll and manually install it?

[andres.vargas]

Hello Hendra,

CVI 2017 removed the cvirt.dll, confirm here: http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/374674d.htm#Upgrading2017

FieldPoint 15.5 or older are not compatible with CVI 2017 (latest compatible version is 2015), confirm here: http://download.ni.com/support/softlib//fieldpoint/15.5/FieldPointReadme.html

I am afraid that the way to get this working is to install CVI 2015, this should work with the latest version of FieldPoint (15.5).

[hendra@ngms]

Thank you for confirming what I am ferreting out slowly.  I am reverting one of my laptops back to CVI 2015 to accomplish this application update.

I'll post results here.