Copy function results in Error 1430 when the target path terminal is &ltNot A Path>

[MarkMoss]

Hello all.

I'm having a little bit of trouble with the Copy function under LabView 8.2.  If I wire <Not A File> to the target path terminal, I get an Error 1430 (The path is empty or relative.) from the Copy File function's error out terminal.  According the the manual, wiring <Not a File> to the target path terminal should cause the Copy function to display a dialog box prompting the user to select a file.

I've attached a sample VI which demonstrates this issue.  Is the documentation for the Copy function incorrect, or is something I'm doing wrong in my VI causing the error?

Thanks,

Mark Moss

[SamboNI]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for bring this to our attention. I believe the documentation is incorrect here, as you suggested. When nothing is wired to the target path terminal, it behaves as expected (prompting the user to select a target directory).

I will look into this further and report this issue to our LabVIEW documentation team.

Sam

[MarkMoss]

That's what I figured.  It was easy enough just to throw a cast structure around the Copy function and leave the target path terminal unwired when I have Not a Path.

Mark Moss