Error 6 during Build Specification of My Source Distribution in Project explorer

[JT1958]

While trying to convert a LV 8.0 application into a project file I get an Error 6. Message as Follows:

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Error 6 occurred at ABAPI Dist Chg and Save VIs.vi -> ABAPI Dist Build LLB Image.vi -> ABAPI Copy Files and Apply Settings.vi -> SDBEP_Invoke_Build_Engine.vi -> SDBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi -> SDBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi.ProxyCaller

Possible reason(s):

LabVIEW:  Generic file I/O error.
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NI-488:  I/O operation aborted.

The error referenced a vi from a third-party labview driver for Iotech hardware.

Could the path be too long?

[Doug M]

JT1958,

These types of errors are a bit tricky to diagnose.  I would try the following, in order of easiness:

1) Mass compile your project by doing a <Ctrl-Shift-Run> on your top level VI to make sure your project is linked correctly. Sometimes if there is a bad VI reference somewhere you can have these types of problems.

2) The path being to long most likely isn't the issue, but if you suspect the IOTech driver, you may try taking it out of your code and see if that allows you to build a source distribution.  If that works, try creating a simple project that contains VIs from the driver and see if you can get it to build. The point is to narrow down what specifically is causing the build to fail.

3) You can try to build this in LabVIEW 8.2 as some improvements to the source distribution builder were made.