Trouble with LLB creation

[chrlum47]

I'm trying to create a project format for a number of individual VI's in a directory.

If I go to LLB manager and point to the directory and click to "convert"-

it reads back that there are files in my target directory that are not compatible with being converted?

Am I doing something wrong or or does this make sense, thank you.

[altenbach]

What is a "project format"? LLB's are pretty obsolete these days. What are you trying to achieve?

Make sure to display all files, including hidden files. Are there some that are not VIs?

[chrlum47]

thank you for the quick reply's.

I'm not sure what project format.

 What I'm trying to do:

Place 13 individual vi's into a project format where now there's only be one file to then transfer to other computers etc.

this is sound conceptually feasible?

[RavensFan]

Uhhhh,  a Zip file?

[chrlum47]

first of all thank you for the responses..

Let me try to explain a little further.. Perhaps one question at a time..

In project creation, what does "convert do"?

[GerdW]

Hi chrlum,

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@chrlum47 wrote:

Perhaps one question at a time..

In project creation, what does "convert do"?

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Which kind of "project creation"?

Can you show a screenshot showing this "convert do" option?

[chrlum47]

Thank you for the reply:

well let me approach it another way:

could you give me a step-by-step "new LLB" button  making the LLB out of the above list of .vi's ?

[altenbach]

Showing us a picture of a folder with VIs does not really explain what you want to do. You talk about "project", something that is well defined in LabVIEW. But then you also use undefine terms such as "project format" and "project creation", none have anything to do with LLBs.

To get help here, you need to be more specific. Explain what you have and what you want at the end. Explain why you think you need something as opposed to other solutions. Define all you terms.

I strongly recommend to stay away from LLBs. They are ancient technology and have flaws, for example if it gets corrupted, everything in it is lost. Nowadays, create a real LabVIEW project. You can create a source distribution and zip that up into a single file.

[Darren]

Like altenbach said, a Source Distribution is the official way to take source code and turn it into an LLB. If you need something quick and dirty, here is a VI that will create an LLB out of the contents of a (flat) directory. Saved in LabVIEW 2014.

[chrlum47]

okay thanks for the answers