Need to convert labview files from version 4.0 to 8.6

[smorg]

I have a few labview .iv files that I need to convert to version 8.6.  They were created in version 4.0.  Can I download an intermediate verison of labview to process the conversion?  Or can i order a cd?

[Broken_Arrow]

Typically, you would need access to several version of LabVIEW to do the conversion.

• Open the 4.0 VI in 5.1, save.
• Open the 5.1 VI in 7.1, save.
• Open the 7.1 VI in 8.6, save.

This example uses the most popular versions - ones you are most likely to encounter. 6.i was also popular, and might work somewhere in there.

[Dennis_Knutson]

According to this, you could open the 4.0 files in any version up to 8.2. In order to be opened by 8.6, you need to save in a version higher than 5.1.

If it's not too many files, just attach them and ask if someone can convert them. It's a pretty regular occurence.