Build_AB Error 13 occurred at Invoke Node

[bmann2000]

I've migrated from LabVIEW 2018 to 2022.  My application runs okay from source but will not build.

I've tried all the suggestions from here: LUDICROUS ways to Fix Broken LabVIEW Code with Darren Nattinger | GDevConNA 2022

Other posts about Error 13 suggest isolating different parts of the code to narrow down the problem VIs.

Please advise on other ideas.

error message:

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Error 13 occurred at Invoke Node in AB_Engine_Write_Linker_Wrapper.vi->AB_Build.lvclass:Copy_Files.vi->AB_Application.lvclass:Copy_Files.vi->AB_EXE.lvclass:Copy_Files.vi->AB_Build.lvclass:Build.vi->AB_Application.lvclass:Build.vi->AB_EXE.lvclass:Build.vi->AB_Build.lvclass:Build_from_Wizard.vi->AB_UI_Frmwk_Build.lvclass:Build.vi->AB_UI_FRAMEWORK.vi->AB_Item_OnDoProperties.vi->AB_Item_OnDoProperties.vi.ProxyCaller

Possible reason(s):

LabVIEW: Failed to load dynamic library because of missing external symbols or dependencies, or because of an invalid file format.
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Method Name: Linker:Write Info To File

[Spruce]

Have you tried a mass compile?

[bmann2000]

yes, I followed all the suggestions in the YouTube video, mass compile is included.

[bmann2000 · Accepted solution]

Build_AB Error 13 came back to haunt me again.  A quick search online brought me back to this forum post, and I did not post the solution.  If only I could remember.

This time I am upgrading from Win10 Pro to Win10 LTSC and reinstalling LabVIEW 2022.  The project will not build on the new PC, Build_AB Error 13.

As the same project would build on another Win10 LTSC PC, I set about looking for differences between the PCs.  In MAX, I could see the good PC had LabVIEW 2018 and 2022 installed, so I added LabVIEW 2018 to the problem PC.  Now when I open the build properties I get a different error message, file not found.  Looking at C:\Program Files\National Instruments on both PCs, it appears they have near identical folder structures and installed files.

So next, I copied all the "LabVIEW" folders from C:\Program Files\National Instruments from the good PC to the problem PC.  Now the project .exes build again just fine.

I appreciate that this type of file copy is not generally recommended, but since I want all my development PCs to be identical, I figured it was worth a try.  I moved the originals to a temp folder to allow me to revert if needed.