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National Instruments Corporation xi LabWindows/CVI Programmer Reference Manual
Message, Resource, and Font Files.....................................................7-11
National Instruments Hardware I/O Libraries ....................................7-11
LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine under Windows 3.1 ...............................7-11
LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine under Sun Solaris ..................................7-12
Rules for Accessing UIR, Image, and Panel State Files on All Platforms........7-12
Rules for Using DLL Files under Windows 95/NT ..........................................7-13
Rules for Using DLL Files under Windows 3.1................................................7-13
Rules for Loading Files Using LoadExternalModule .......................................7-14
Forcing Modules that External Modules Refer to
into Your Executable or DLL ..........................................................7-15
Using LoadExternalModule on Files in the Project............................7-15
Using LoadExternalModule on Library and Object Files
Not in the Project .............................................................................7-16
Using LoadExternalModule on DLL Files under
Windows 95/NT...............................................................................7-17
Using LoadExternalModule on DLL and Path Files
under Windows 3.1 ..........................................................................7-17
Using LoadExternalModule on Source Files (.c)................................7-18
Rules for Accessing Other Files........................................................................7-19
Error Checking in Your Standalone Executable or DLL ..................................7-19
Chapter 8
Distributing Libraries and Function Panels
How to Distribute Libraries .............................................................................................8-1
Adding Libraries to User’s Library Menu .......................................................................8-1
Specifying Library Dependencies....................................................................................8-2
Chapter 9
Checking for Errors in LabWindows/CVI
Error Checking.................................................................................................................9-2
Status Reporting by LabWindows/CVI Libraries and Instrument Drivers......................9-3
User Interface Library .......................................................................................9-3
Analysis/Advanced Analysis Libraries .............................................................9-3
Easy I/O for DAQ Library.................................................................................9-4
Data Acquisition Library...................................................................................9-4
VXI Library.......................................................................................................9-4
GPIB/GPIB 488.2 Library.................................................................................9-4
RS-232 Library..................................................................................................9-5
VISA Library.....................................................................................................9-5
IVI Library.........................................................................................................9-5
TCP Library.......................................................................................................9-6
DDE Library......................................................................................................9-6
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