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Program Information
NI Tools Network Developer's FAQ
Developing and Preparing Your Product for the Tools Network
VI Package Manager: An Introduction
VI Package Manager: How to Create a Package
VI Package Manager: Creating a Palette
VI Package Manager: Adding Examples, Help, and Tools Menu Items
VI Package Manager: Adding a License Agreement
VI Package Manager: Custom Installation Options
VI Package Manager: Licensing a Package
File and Folder Names for Integrating into LabVIEW
Adding Example VIs to the NI Example Finder
Including Examples with a VI Package File
Using VI Analyzer to Review LabVIEW APIs
Instrument Driver Development Resources for NI-VISA Drivers
Adding a Help Document Link to the Context Help
NIWeek Session: Professionalize Your Add-On or App With Icons and Documentation Best Practices
LabVIEW Help Menu Explained - Link to PDF, HTML, etc.
Creating a LabVIEW Development Tool
Calling Internal LabVIEW Properties Externally
Integrating into the LabVIEW Menus
Creating a Custom Bookmark Manager for LabVIEW
Calling External Code From LabVIEW
Calling C/C++ DLLs from LabVIEW
Tutorial: Configuring the Call Library Function Node to call a Simple DLL
Tutorial: Creating Wrapper VIs for C/C++ DLL functions using the Import Shared Library Wizard
Passing and Receiving Pointers with C/C++ DLLs from LabVIEW
Dereferencing Pointers from C/C++ DLLs in LabVIEW
Calling C/++ DLLs Containing Simple and Complex Datatypes from LabVIEW
Calling .NET Assemblies from LabVIEW
Instantiating .NET Objects from LabVIEW
Calling Methods and Accessing Properties of a .NET Class / Object
Embedding/Hosting .NET UI Controls on a LabVIEW Front Panel
Register Callback VIs for .NET Events in LabVIEW
Calling ActiveX Code from LabVIEW
Calling Scripting Languages and Executables from LabVIEW
Inter-Application Communication
Licensing and Activation
Choosing the Correct Licensing Method
Download the Third Party Licensing & Activation Toolkit
License a LabVIEW Library Using Standard Mode
License a LabVIEW Library Using Advanced Mode
License a LabVIEW Executable Using Instant PLUS
Add Licensing Checks to an Application's Source Code
Download and install NILM 4.0.1 or Later
Download the NILM API for LabVIEW
Request a license file for your product
View additional documentation for NILM API for LabVIEW
Hands-On - How to Build a LabVIEW Add-on with VI Package Manager
Building an Installer for an API
Example: Detect Hardware Drivers Before Loading a VI
Adding 'Shared' Files to an Installer Created with Application Builder
Creating and Managing Reusable Code in LabVIEW
Best Practices for creating Icons in LabVIEW
Source Code Control - from Software Configuration Management and LabVIEW
Creating and Managing Reusable Code in LabVIEW - Presentation from 2012 LabVIEW Developer Education Day
Submit and Update Your Product