Chapter 7 Creating and Distributing Standalone Executables and DL Ls
LabWindows/CVI Programmer Reference Manual 7-10
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LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine under Windows 95/NT
Table7-1 shows the files that comprise the LabWindows/CVI Run-time Engine for
Windows95/NT.
These files come on a separate diskette, or in a separate directory in the CD-ROM. The
LabWindows/CVI installation program installs the files along with the development
environment. The Create Distribution Kit command in the Build menu of the Project
window can bundle the Run-time Engine DLLs and drivers into your distribution kit. Also,
you can make copies of this diskette, or the CD-ROM directory, for separate distribution.
Run-Time Library DLLs
The installation program always places the Run-time Engine DLLs in the Windows system
directory under Windows 95 and the Windows system32 directory under Windows NT.
Low-Level Support Driver
The Run-time Engine loads the low-level support driver if it is present when you start your
standalone executable. Several functions in the Utility Library require the low-level
support driver. Refer to the function reference for CVILowLevelSupportDriverLoaded in
Chapter 8, Utility Library, of the LabWindows/CVI Standard Libraries Reference Manual for
more information on these functions.
The installation program installs the low-level support driver in the Windows system
directory under Windows 95 and the Windows system32\drivers directory under
Table 7-1. LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine Files
Run-Time Engine File Description
cvirt.dll Helper DLL
cvirte.dll Contains most LabWindows/CVI libraries
cviauto.dll Contains ActiveX Automation Library
cvi95vxd.vxd Low-level support driver for Windows 95
cvintdrv.sys Low-level support driver for Windows NT
msgrt
n
.txt Contains text messages;
n
is Run-time Engine version number
cvirt
n
.rsc Contains binary resources;
n
is Run-time Engine version
number
ni7seg.ttf Font description file
nisystem.ttf Font description file

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