How do I create a log file to view loaded subvis as the main vi is opened?

[MoWW]

Hello,

I would like to see from what location the subVIs are being loaded as the main VI is opened.

Can you please tell me how I can create a log file to view loaded subvis as the main vi is opened?

Thanks,

             MoWW

[TiTou]

If you want to do this at run time, then you have to open an application reference and get "VIs in memory" ; but I assume you are having trouble because you duplicated the folder with your VIs and you want to make sure that the VIs called are those you think (fronm the correct folder).
If so, then from your main VI go to "Browse" >> "Show VI hierarchy", then in "View" you have an option called "full VI path in Label", just enable it and you'll se the full path of a VI by pointing at it with the mouse 😉

Hope this helps

[MoWW]

Thanks for the hint but the VI hierarchy is not what I was looking for, I am aware of this.

I really would like to create a text file that list all VIs and the location from which they were loaded.

The text file will give me flexability.

Can you elaborate on the application reference idea?  I am not sure what the idea.

Thanks,

            MoWW

[TiTou]

Ok,

Have a look at this VI, I made it a couple of years ago, basically what it does is :
- get the list of VIs in memory (except itself)
- allows to select one and to modify the FrontPanel size and position.

Of course this is not exactly what you need, but I think you copy the first part then with the references of the VIs, get there path and then log them to a text file.

Hope this helps more 😉

[tbd]

Hi MoWW,

      I don't know how to make sub-VI paths be displayed as a top-level VI is being loaded, but the attached VI will give you a text-file of sub-VI paths for a VI already in memory...

Hope it helps!

Message Edited by tbd on 08-18-2006 03:18 AM

[MoWW]

Thanks for the VIs.

Titou yours only listed the main.vi.

I will have to try something else.

tbd, your code does not work as you intended. 

It simply does not list any thing. 

It does something to the main.vi that makes it not readable to LV.

However, I do appreciate the efforts.

You have given me some ideas.

Thanks,

             Morris W.

[TiTou]

Well, indeed, only VIs that are running will be listed... there is certainly a way to get VIs in memory...

Message Edité par TiTou le 08-18-2006 11:16 AM

[daveTW]

Hi MoWW,
if you are working with LV8, then the invoke-node "Application:All VIs in Memory" doesn't list all VIs that are open because of them being in different projects. But there is a VI shipped with LV8,  it can be found in "...\vi.lib\Utility\allVIsInMemory.llb\VIMemory Get VIs in Memory.vi". This one lists all VIs with names and project-names.
perhaps this helped,
Dave

[chrisger]

hi there

the vi attached lists all VIs in memory and writes the list of their paths to a file. this list is NOT the list of all subvis of a specific top level vi, but when its the only top level vi in memory the results are the same.

[MoWW]

This worked, big thanks chrisger.

And thanks dav TW for letting me know the location of VIMemory Get VIs in Memory.vi.

Thank you all for the help.

MoWW