Redirecting Standard Input/Output for LabWindows™/CVI™ Executables

Updated Nov 3, 2021

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  • LabWindows/CVI

Issue Details

I have created a LabWindows/CVI executable that contains standard Input/Output (I/O) commands such as printf(). I am calling this executable externally from the Windows command prompt and would like the output to be redirected to the Windows console instead of the LabWindows/CVI console.
Is this possible?

 

Solution

Yes, is it possible to redirect standard I/O is possible. 

By default, LabWindows/CVI uses its own console for standard I/O commands.
To redirect the commands, open your LabWindows/CVI project, select Build » Target Settings, and enable the Create console application option.
If you disable this option, LabWindows/CVI creates your executable as a Windows GUI application.
If you enable this option, LabWindows/CVI creates your executable as a console application. Console applications create a Windows console window (Command Prompt or MS-DOS Prompt) and set the standard I/O port to the console. 

Rebuild your LabWindows/CVI executable, call it from the Windows command prompt and notice the redirection of the standard I/O commands.
 

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