EXE files can be debugged. To debug EXE files, you need to select one setting before building an EXE file.
Please refer to figures below.
1. Click
Build Specifications » New » Application(EXE) in your project.
2. Move the Main VI to the Startup VIs box in Source Files category. Select your
Main VI and click the
right arrow button.
3. Move to
Category » Advanced and check
Enable debugging.
4. Click
Build in your application to make the EXE file.
5. Run the EXE file that you made.
6. Open your Project then Click
Operate » Debug Application or Shared Library... (Keep the EXE open. If you close the application, LabVIEW cannot access the EXE.)
7. Write localhost(If you debug in Local PC) in
Machine name or IP address tab and click
Refresh button. Select your EXE file in
Application or Shared library tab. Last, click the
Connect button. (If you debug in Target PC, refer to
Remotely Debugging Executables in LabVIEW)
8. After that, the front panel and block diagram are open. So you can debug the block diagram. You can use Highlight Execution, Probe etc.
Additional Information
LabVIEW can not debug re-entry applications or shared libraries that the
Open VI Reference function creates. This is typically a problem when using Actor Framework or equivalent models.