Using the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine

If you create a system using LabVIEW that runs applications or shared libraries, then you must install the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine. The LabVIEW Run-Time Engine includes the libraries and other files necessary to execute LabVIEW-built applications and shared libraries. All client computers running LabVIEW-built applications and shared libraries must also have the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine installed.

The LabVIEW Run-Time Engine also includes a browser plug-in that allows clients to view and control VI front panels remotely using a browser.

All applications and shared libraries built with a particular version of LabVIEW will share the same LabVIEW Run-Time Engine installation, so only one installation is required. If you use applications or shared libraries that you create with different versions of LabVIEW (for example, 5.1, 6.0, and so on), you must have the Run-Time Engine for each version of LabVIEW installed on the system.

You can find an installer for the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine on your LabVIEW CD.