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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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.
Once you locate your executable,
package your application.