Remove unused VIs from project

[Eugen_Graf]

Hello,

how can I remove unused VIs from my project explorer and disk space? I use dynamic calls too. One way is to cerate source distribution, but what is with dynamic calls? Other suggestions?

Thanks

[MikeS81]

Hi Eugen,

i needed it too. I solve the problem with the dynamic called vi´s with load my full project into memory, than use the function to read all vi´s in memory and compare this once with all vi´s existing in a specified folder. After that i delete all vi´s existing in the folder but not located in memory.

I hope it helps you.

Mike

Message Edited by MikeS81 on 01-19-2008 04:30 AM

[Eugen_Graf]

Thank you Mike.

No better ways to do it?

[Ben]

I mantain a "Tree.vi" (a dummy VI containing all top level and dynamic VI's) to help mange files.

I just drop the Tree.VI in a new project and use that for the suorce distribution, saving it off to a new location. Then I delete all from the original place and move everything back.

Ben

[F._Schubert]

Similar to the tree VI, I place the dynamically called VIs in a disabled case at the place they are called, because that's normlly the place I want to have a look at them.

Felix

[Eugen_Graf]

Thank you Mike, Ben and Felix.

[BrenS]

Hi Folks,

This is an old post but I was searching the same topic - google search led me to the following

"https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000P9dcSAC&l=en-GB"

might be oh help...

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[BrenS]

It works but you have to click the options

(1) Remove unused members of project libraries

(2) Modify project library file after removing unused members 

Also - I found that it does no create the project itself in the newly created source distro folder - you can open the main top level VI and go File-Create Project and from there select Templates, Blank Project and it will ask if you wish to add one or more open VIs to the Project file. Select yes. Then afterwards you can add any library files to recreate the project structure. 

Rgds,

B