To create an executable, create an Application document (.gcomp), add source files to the document, and build the application into an executable.
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Create a new Application document.
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Click .
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In the Create Application dialog box, enter values in Application name and Namespace.
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Click OK.
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Add source files to the Application document in one of the following ways:
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Create files under the project and drag the files from the Project Files tab to the Application document.
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In the Application document, click on the document toolbar and select the type of file to create.
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In the Application document, click on the document toolbar and select files on disk to copy to the Application document.
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In the Application document, select a VI and enable the Top-level VI checkbox. The panel of the top-level VI launches when you run the executable.
You must choose at least one VI to be the top-level VI. If you enable the Top-level VI checkbox for multiple VIs, the VIs launch in separate windows when you run the executable.
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On the Document tab, enter information about your application in the Details section.
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Optional: In the Icon section, click the ... button to import a .ico file to use as the icon of the executable.
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Click Build Application. The Build Queue tab shows the status of the build process.
Click Locate item in Windows Explorer to locate the executable in the output directory.