National Instruments 320685D-01 Chapter 8 Distributing Libraries and Function Panels, Chapter 9 Checking for Errors in LabWindows/CVI

Contents

National Instruments Corporation xi LabWindows/CVI Programmer Reference Manual

Message, Resource, and Font Files.....................................................7-11

National Instruments Hardware I/O Libraries....................................7-11

LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine under Windows 3.1...............................7-11

LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine under Sun Solaris..................................7-12

Rules for Accessing UIR, Image, and Panel State Files on All Platforms........7-12

Rules for Using DLL Files under Windows 95/NT..........................................7-13

Rules for Using DLL Files under Windows 3.1................................................7-13

Rules for Loading Files Using LoadExternalModule.......................................7-14

Forcing Modules that External Modules Refer to

intoYour Executable or DLL..........................................................7-15

Using LoadExternalModule on Files in the Project............................7-15

Using LoadExternalModule on Library and Object Files

Notin theProject .............................................................................7-16

Using LoadExternalModule on DLL Files under

Windows 95/NT...............................................................................7-17

Using LoadExternalModule on DLL and Path Files

underWindows 3.1..........................................................................7-17

Using LoadExternalModule on Source Files (.c)................................7-18

Rules for Accessing Other Files........................................................................7-19

Error Checking in Your Standalone Executable or DLL..................................7-19

Chapter 8Distributing Libraries and Function Panels

How to Distribute Libraries.............................................................................................8-1

Adding Libraries to User’s Library Menu.......................................................................8-1

Specifying Library Dependencies....................................................................................8-2

Chapter 9Checking for Errors in LabWindows/CVI

Error Checking.................................................................................................................9-2

Status Reporting by LabWindows/CVI Libraries andInstrument Drivers......................9-3

User Interface Library.......................................................................................9-3

Analysis/Advanced Analysis Libraries.............................................................9-3

Easy I/O for DAQ Library.................................................................................9-4

Data Acquisition Library...................................................................................9-4

VXI Library.......................................................................................................9-4

GPIB/GPIB 488.2 Library.................................................................................9-4

RS-232 Library..................................................................................................9-5

VISA Library.....................................................................................................9-5

IVI Library.........................................................................................................9-5

TCP Library.......................................................................................................9-6

DDE Library......................................................................................................9-6