Scripting "Retain All Errors"

[paul_cardinale]

Is there a way to script this?

[santo_13]

I also couldn't find a equivalent option through scripting, let's see if someone else can find the right node.

[raphschru]

When there's no official scripting property/method, I always try playing with the BasicObjectFlags:

 

[paul_cardinale]

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@raphschru wrote:

When there's no official scripting property/method, I always try playing with the BasicObjectFlags:

 

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I had already discovered that bit 17 of the BOF corresponds to “retain all errors”, but BOFs scare me.

[santo_13]

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

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@raphschru wrote:

When there's no official scripting property/method, I always try playing with the BasicObjectFlags:

 

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I had already discovered that bit 17 of the BOF corresponds to “retain all errors”, but BOFs scare me.

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If ever NI developers choose to change the bit field mapping across versions, it may result in Chaos, but this does looks promising when validated for each version.

[tst]

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@raphschru wrote:

When there's no official scripting property/method, I always try playing with the BasicObjectFlags:

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Another option, which is probably safer, is to manually create and save a VI with an object which has the relevant properties, and then copy the object from that VI programmatically.

[santo_13]

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@tst wrote:

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@raphschru wrote:

When there's no official scripting property/method, I always try playing with the BasicObjectFlags:

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Another option, which is probably safer, is to manually create and save a VI with an object which has the relevant properties, and then copy the object from that VI programmatically.

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Though a workaround with additional steps in the scripting, this sounds more robust.