Run VBAI as an executable from other program

[Little_Helper]

Hi

Is it possible to run my VBAI from another program as an executable in the background? I run VBAI for some image acquisition and processing and then send the found result via TCP to my computer. VBAI just has to run in the background without the user interfering, so I wondered if it was possible to call my "myfile.vbai" from another program to start VBAI?

LV 8.5

VBAI 3.5

[ChristopheC]

Vision Builder AI features an ActiveX control that you can call from another program to load an run an inspection.

When you run the ActiveX, Vision Builder AI does not show its user interface.

You can find examples on how to call the ActiveX control from either LabVIEW or Visual Basic in the <Vision Builder AI>\ActiveX Support\Examples folder.

Hope this helps,

-Christophe

[Little_Helper]

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ChristopheC wrote:

Vision Builder AI features an ActiveX control that you can call from another program to load an run an inspection.

When you run the ActiveX, Vision Builder AI does not show its user interface.

You can find examples on how to call the ActiveX control from either LabVIEW or Visual Basic in the \ActiveX Support\Examples folder.

Hope this helps,

-Christophe

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Thanks a lot Christophe, it is exactly something like that I am looking for. I have never worked with ActiveX components before, so can you recommend some tutorials for LabView to get started?

Simon

[ChristopheC]

Hi,

Please take a look at this article:

https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/using-activex-with-labview.html

This is pretty straightforward. Basically, you have to drop an ActiveX container on your front panel (from the containers palette), then use the Invoke Node and Property Node routines (located in the Application Controls palette) to access the methods and properties of the ActiveX control.

Vision Builder AI ships with LabVIEW examples that show how to open and run an inspection.

C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Vision Builder AI 3.5\ActiveX Support\Examples\LabVIEW\

And the following help file C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Vision Builder AI 3.5\Help\VBAIActiveX.chm describes all the methods and properties available to control VBAI with the ActiveX control.

Feel free to post if you have questions along the way.

Best regards,

-Christophe