LabWindows/CVI can be compatible at the object code level with both of the compatible external compilers, Microsoft Visual C/C++ and Borland C/C++. Because these compilers are not compatible with each other at the object code level, LabWindows/CVI can be compatible with only one external compiler at a time. This help refers to the compiler with which your copy of LabWindows/CVI is currently compatible as the current compatible compiler. You can use this compatibility to build a project you create in LabWindows/CVI in an external compiler.
To change the compatible compiler, select Options»Build Options and choose Visual C/C++ or Borland C/C++ from Compatibility with in the Build Options dialog box.
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Note To compile code within the LabWindows/CVI environment using an external optimizing compiler, specify the compiler in the Build Options dialog box Active Compiler control. |