Get Type and Creator Function - Help Incomplete!

[parthabe]

I got confused with the information provided inside the VI "C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2016\vi.lib\Utility\libraryn.llb\Check if File or Folder Exists.vi".

In that, there is a condition checking for Type = LIBP, but when I referred to the Detailed Help for the VI "Get Type and Creator" to understand what this LIBP means, I could not find it there. The closest thing I could find is LIBR, which means a LabVIEW Library it seems...

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Could someone shed some more light on these File Types, or let me know if I'm missing something very basic?! What does LIBP mean??

[GerdW]

Hi parthabe,

from the comment I would guess it's the shortcut for "packed library"…

[parthabe]

Why is LIBP not mentioned in the Help??

In other words, why is some file type which is not specified in the Help used inside the code, that too inside a VI (C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2016\vi.lib\Utility\libraryn.llb\Check if File or Folder Exists.vi) which is being shipped by NI?!

[crossrulz]

*.libp is for the Packed Project Library (LIBrary Packed).

Why is it not in the help?  Well, I would say you just found a bug.

[GerdW]

Hi parthabe,

why is … not specified in the Help

Well, I think this happens from time to time, not just with this special function.

Maybe you should request a CAR?

[parthabe]

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@GerdW wrote:

Maybe you should request a CAR?

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How to file one, Gerd?!

[GerdW]

Hi parthabe,

send an error description to NI support and ask for a CAR number…

[parthabe]

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@crossrulz wrote:

*.libp is for the Packed Project Library (LIBrary Packed).

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LabVIEW packed project libraries are project libraries that package multiple files into a single file with a .lvlibp file extension.

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@crossrulz wrote:

Why is it not in the help?  Well, I would say you just found a bug.

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Can I add it to the monthly bug thread without a CAR# or NI acknowledging it?!

[parthabe]

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@GerdW wrote:

send an error description to NI support and ask for a CAR number…

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Hi Gerd,

Could you post here the NI UD Support's Email ID (because here in India, am only getting India Support Email ID when I search in Google) ?!

[GerdW]

Hi Partha,

what is "UD support"?

Why do you search on Google? Why not look at the ni.com website under "Contact us"?