Unable to Open other VIs

[BC2000]

Hi Guys, 

Apologies in advance if this sounds silly, but in the version of DAQ Express 2.0 5.2... that I have, I am unable to open any .vi files. 

I also have an evaluation version of Labview NXG but I am also unable to open VIs. I know how to create my own VIs within projects but when I go to open project or import, it does not recognise the .vi files. 

If I go "Add file", i can select the .vi file type from the drop down but they dont show in the folder through the dialog but are there when viewed through Windows. 

I would be grateful if someone could let me know what I am doing wrong. 

Also, on a slightly different note, is the functionality (list of functions) limited. 

I am trying to average data but there only seems to be basic functions available. 

Thanks

Bren

[snordinh]

Hi Bren, 

Thank you for posting this question. I would like to check up on this post since no one in the community has gotten back to you yet.

Please note that LabVIEW NXG has a new file format: .gvi files. In order to open up a .vi in NXG, you need to convert it using these instructions. Which functions is it you are missing in NXG? Please provide some more details.

Best regards,

Sara

[Nikolas88]

Hello, 

I also had an issue opening an older VI file. I was using a trial version LabVIEW NXG as well and tried using the steps that Sara provided.

I still received an error message indicating that the .VI file could not be converted. Is there any other way that I could view/use the old .VI file in LabVIEW NXG?

Thanks you,

Nik

[AlastairUK]

Hi Nik, 

To be able to provide specific help it would be good to understand what specific error you were receiving. Are you able to share the error message?

I have linked an article below that might be relevant 

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000P8aSSAS&l=en-US

It may also be that the VI that you are trying to convert has features that aren't available in NXG yet. 

Thanks, 
Alastair