Does Labwindows CVI version 10.0 program written in windows XP work in Windows 7

[bobby_y]

Hello,

I have written a LABWINDOWS CVI version 10.0 program in the Windows XP enviroment. The program communicates

via Ehternet interface with NI cDAQ-9188.

Can I use the same program in the Windows 7 environment?

Thanks

Bobby

[TheNIDragon]

Hello Bobby,

To the best of my knowledge, you shouldn't have any trouble running your program in Windows 7. According to this article, LabWindows 2010 is compatible with Windows 7:

http://www.ni.com/lwcvi/product-lifecycle/

Are you running into any specific challenges moving to a different system? The only serious concern I could see is if you were using a driver in your program that is not compatible with Windows 7. If you'd like more specific help, any further description of your application would be helpful.

Regards,

[bobby_y]

Hello,

Thank you for the answer. We use NI hardware but use the RS232 interface program in the CVI to communicate to

2 external devices.

Thanks again

Best Regards

Bobby

[TheNIDragon]

Hello Bobby,

Do you have any more information regarding the RS232 interface program? If that program is compatible with Windows 7 and you aren't using any other drivers, you should be able to upgrade without issue.

Regards,

[bobby_y]

Hello Mr Collin,

The RS232 program used is from a LabWindow CVI example program. It uses the CVI library files related to the

standard RS232 port.

The Main program communicates with the NI cDAQ-9188. I use a function call inside the CVI Main program to

communicate with an external device through the computer's RS232 port. The function call is just a RS232 example from the

CVI programs that I modified.

Thanks

Bobby

[TheNIDragon]

Hello Bobby,

I would assume that Windows 7 and Windows XP handle serial communication the same way. Because of this, unless there are additional code modules that might only be compatible with XP and not with Windows 7, I would assume you should be fine when you upgrade. Feel free to post back if you start experiencing issues after the transition.

Regards,