Programmatically Calling subVI without using VI Server using LabVIEW

[jpaul]

Overview

This example demostrates how to call a subVI from a top level application without using VI server calls.

Description

This example demostrates one method to call a subVI from a top level application without using VI server calls. Using VI server is normally recommended; however, if you are distributing an executable and do not want to include the VI file in the support folder this example is an acceptable alternative.

This example uses a global variable to communicate the stop condition from top level VI to subVI.

 
Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

 
Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Run VI
2. Press Start SubVI button
3. Press Stop SubVI button

Additional Information or References
Top VI Block Diagram

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