How Do I Add a DLL to a LabVIEW EXE?

Updated Oct 23, 2023

Environment

Software

  • LabVIEW Application Builder Module
  • LabVIEW

This article is a step-by-step guide on how to add a DLL to a LabVIEW EXE, and requires LabVIEW Core 2 Course or equivalent experience. 

  1. Make sure the .dll is added to the project. For that, right-click My Computer in the Project Explorer Window and click Add >> File...

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  2. Create an EXE Build Specification. Fort that, right-click Build Specifications on the Project Explorer Window and click New >> Application(EXE).

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  3. Select the DLL file as Always Included under the Source Files Tab.

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  4. Once the required parameters for the EXE are set, click Build to create the executable.