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Cannot save a project to "previous version" -> LabVIEW 8.6

I need to save a project created in LabVIEW 2009 to LabVIEW 8.6 using the "Save for Previous Version..." option.  The LabVIEW 2009 project uses a built in VI called "Application Directory.vi" which doesn't exist in LabVIEW 8.6 and I cannot run the project in LabVIEW 8.6.  I also cannot save the Application Directory.vi to version 8.6 byitself.

 

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And I can't look at the block diagram of Application Directory.vi because it's password protected.  Anyone know the password?

 

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What to do to make the project LabVIEW 8.6 compatible?

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LabVIEW does not try to save vi.lib VIs for previous versions. Are you sure you're loading the VI from the vi.lib directory, and not from someplace else?
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Yes, I'm loading from here: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2009\vi.lib\Utility\file.llb

 

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I just did a quick little test and I verified that it works correctly for that specific VI (in case there was something funny going on that was specific to that VI). Try this: close everything you have open, create a new project, add a VI to it, and in the VI simply call the Application Directory VI (you can add an indicator to its output if you want). Save the VI and project, and then try to do a Save for Previous Version. What happens?
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Didn't work.  When I load the newly created VI with 8.6 it complains that it can't find "Application Directory.vi"
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