Use an Application document (.gcomp) to build code into an executable.
Before you begin, create a project that contains the files you want to include in your executable.
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Create a new Application document.
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On the
Project Files
tab, right-click one or more VIs you want to include in your executable and select
Create Application/Library from item.
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In the
Create Application or Library
dialog box, set
Type
to
Application.
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Enter values in
Application name
and
Namespace.
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Determine whether to enable the
Include dependencies not in an Application or Library
checkbox. If you enable the
Include dependencies not in an Application or Library
checkbox, the Application or Library document you create includes any dependencies one or more of your VIs require that are not already in an Application or Library document.
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Click
OK.
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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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Optional:
If your application requires additional binary files located outside the application directory, add the binary file locations.
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In the
Document
tab, under the
Run time
section, click
+
to add an additional binary file location.
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Enter the file path or browse to the location of the additional binary file.
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Click
Build.
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.