Why can't I save the changes I've made to a .vit?

[Ariel]

I've created and saved a .vit file that's called from a another .vi.

Then, i went back and tweaked the .vit file (and saved it as the original .vit filename), this ran fine by itself.

But, when i call this file from the 'main' .vi, those changes didn't show up, it was still the original file.

I'm very sure i saved the changes under the proper file name and extension, what am i missing?

[mikeporter]

In your "main" vi are you sure you are calling the vit, or a vi instance created from the vit?Mike...

[mikeporter]

In your "main" vi, how exactly are you caling the vit? Are sure you are calling the vit, or a vi instance created from the vit? Mike...

[Ariel]

Hi Mike,

I'm calling it with an 'open vi reference', showing the front panel (property) and running the vi (method). the 'open vi reference' is passed the path of the the .vit file, so i belive that means it opens just an instance (.vi) of it.

the problem is (to rephrase) i double click on the .vit file, and instance is opened up, i modify that, save it as the original .vit filename (i get asked if i'm sure i want to replace it), i save and close. reopen and the changes weren't saved. So, when i run the .vit file (and get a .vi) it's the old file without the changes.

thanks for looking at this...

[Jeremy Braden]

I just tried what you said in LabVIEW 7 and it worked like you want it to. You may have to reinstall LabVIEW to resolve the issue. You might also want to check the file permissions on the vit.