Wrong "Current VI's Path" in LV 2009

[Klaus_M]

Same program built with application builder works in LabVIEW8.2.1, but does not work in LV2009.An example is included in the attachment.

The VI "Current VI'2 Path" returns correctly in development environment:

F😕Projekte\LabVIEW\Test_2009\EvaluateProgramPath.vi

If run as exe built in LV2009 (and also built as installer), it returns an unusable output:

F😕Projekte\LabVIEW\Test_2009\builds\EvaluateProgramPath.exe\EvaluateProgramPath.vi

In LV8.2.1 and all earlier versions, the *.exe returned exactly, where the *.exe resides.

Many of our existing LV programs depending on this VI can't be migrated to LabVIEW2009.
Does somebody know a solution or patch without changing existing sources?

Thanks for any tip.

Klaus 

Message Edited by Mezger on 08-25-2009 06:31 AM

[dan_u]

Check this thread. There have been some changes, but there seems to be an option in the installer to use the legacy file layout.

Daniel

[MikeS81]

Hi Klaus,

sorry, but i don't see the problem. For me it seems correct.

Mike

[Klaus_M]

@dan_u

Thanks, I tried the switch "LV8.x file layout" but it did not change anything.

Klaus

[dan_u]

Actually I agree with Mike, the output you see (both for compiled and VI) is what I would expect in 8.5 (don't have 8.2, but I guess it behaves the same) as well.

Daniel

[Klaus_M]

Mike,

The problem is, that the *.exe filename is followed by the *.vi in the path output.

In LV8.x there was the path to the *.exe only, what also made sense.

I believe, that the new output is the result of a bug, because it does not carry a useful information and is not compatible with all the earlier LV versions.

Thanks anyway for your immediate responses!

Klaus

[Ben]

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Mezger wrote:

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In LV8.x there was the path to the *.exe only, what also made sense.

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Klaus

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Maybe in a parallel dimension but NOT in any time and space that I have been in.

I have a a re-use VI that I have been using since LV 6.0 to resolve the differences in paths between the development and exe environments. i see no difference or bug.

Ben

[MikeS81]

Hi Klaus,

afaik, there is no change. The path was also in a LV7.1 application like this: "dir\exename.exe\viname.vi".

Mike

Message Edited by MikeS81 on 08-25-2009 02:08 PM

[dan_u]

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Mezger wrote:

The problem is, that the *.exe filename is followed by the *.vi in the path output.

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That's how it should be. Also in LV 8.x.

Daniel

[Dennis_Knutson]

Every version I've used going back to 3.0 displays the paths exactly like 2009.