How do I stop the pop up message: Do you wish to add the directory ___ to your search path?

[jcoreyw1969]

After installing LabVIEW 8.6.1f1 on a new PC, every time I choose one of my VIs via the Select a VI.. palette, I get a pop up message saying, "Do you wish to add the directory "P:\CWalker\COREYs LabVIEW projects\Phoenix subs" to your search path?"

I have already added "P:\CWalker\COREYs LabVIEW projects\Phoenix subs" in the VI search path option, and restarted LabVIEW, but the message will not stop popping up.

[Starla_T.]

Hi jcoreyw1969,

How did you add the directory to your search path?   Did you following these directions?   

--Starla T.

[jcoreyw1969 · Accepted solution]

Yes, that's how I added the directory. 

Since then, I managed to stop the popup message. 

Evidently I had removed some of the defaults, such as "<topvi>\*" from the VI Search Path option, and that caused the popup message. 

Thanks!

Corey

[aschipfl]

Hello,

is there a way to avoid the above mentioned dialog box without having to add the "<foundVI>\*" or "<foundVI>\*" item?

Thanks!

[ChrisStrykesAgain]

aschipfl,

Just to confirm, you have explictily added the directory in question, correct?

[aschipfl]

Hi,
no. This is my situation:
In my search path, there are the following items: <topvi>\*, <vilib>\*, <userlib>\*, <instrlib>\* and the "resource" directory from the application path.
As soon as I add a sub-VI (via the 'Select a VI...' palette item), which is not located in one of those paths, the "Do you wish to add..." dialog box appears.
(If I click No, the same dialog appears for all such sub-VIs; if I go for Yes, the Options window comes up.)

When I add the <foundvi>/<foundvi>\* item(s) to the search path, the dialog does no longer appear. But I do NOT want <foundvi> to be in the search path.
And I don't want this dialog box to show up every time... Can you please help me??

[BoKnows]

Do you get the same dialog when you have "Use Default" checked in the paths section?

When I add a VI using the method you suggest, I do not get the dialog.  I'm curious to see what settings we have that are different.

Are you using LabVIEW 2013 SP1?

[aschipfl]

No, when "Use Default" is checked, I don't get the dialog.

But using default means to have <foundvi> in the search path which I do not want...

I am currently using LabVIEW 2013 (Version 13.0f3, x64).

But I encountered the same behaviour also with former versions like 8.5.1...

[mikerophone]

why are you trying to avoid having <foundvi> in your search path?

[aschipfl]

I always want to know where any (sub-)VIs are loaded from.

There are only two permitted locations for me: the project path (<topvi>) and shared libraries (<vilib>, <userlib>,...).

<foundvi> could lead to the problem that a wrong copy of a sub-VI is linked...