Converting a DAQ Assistant Express VI to an NI-DAQmx Task

When you use the DAQ Assistant Express VI to configure a task, the task is local to the application and cannot be used in other applications. You can convert a DAQ Assistant Express VI to an NI-DAQmx task saved in MAX, which makes the task globally accessible to all applications and allows you to use a DAQmx task name constant or control to edit the task and generate code for the task.

Note  If you are working within a project in LabVIEW 8.0, converting the DAQ Assistant Express VI to a task saves the task to the project.

Complete the following steps to convert the DAQ Assistant Express VI to an NI-DAQmx task.

1. Right-click the DAQ Assistant Express VI and select Convert to NI-DAQmx Task from the shortcut menu.
2. The DAQ Assistant launches, and you can modify the task, if necessary.
3. Click the OK button.
4. NI-DAQmx saves the task to MAX or the LabVIEW project and replaces the DAQ Assistant Express VI with a DAQmx task name constant.