find all instances in NI sourced VI

[Jim West]

I have been trying to use the 'Find all instances' feature on a NI sourced VI.  (A VI within the internet toolkit.)  The capability to find objects on these VIs is turned off. 

Does anyone know how to turn it on?

Jim West

Summitek Instruments

[Caseyw]

Hi Jim,

What version of LabVIEW are you using? In LabVIEW 8.2, I am able to right click on a VI (including the Internet Toolkit VIs) and select "Find All Instances" to locate other instances of the VI within the current file. I can also select View >> VI Hierarchy, and then right click on any VI in the hierarchy and select "Find All Instances."

I would appreciate it if you could detail exactly which version of LabVIEW you are using, and what specific VI doesn't allow you to select "Find All Instances." I am sure that we can work together to resolve this issue and get your program running. Have a great day Jim!

Regards,

Casey Weltzin

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[Jim West]

I am using 7.1.1.

Specifically, I was trying to 'Find all Instances' of a the 'Type' variable on the Global variable 'HTTP SRM GLb.vi'

Unless this global variable is removed from vi.lib, you cannot right click on the variable to find the global references.  This is annoying.  I have copied all of the VIs out of vi.lib and moved to another directory.  I was able to debug the issue with the server.  The issue is resolved.

Jim West

Summitek Instruments.

[Caseyw]

I want to make sure I understand exactly what is occurring. It sounds like you have a LabVIEW 7.1.1 project that uses some function in the Internet Toolkit. This function (or a sub-VI within it) accesses the global variable "HTTP SRM GLb.vi".

When you view the global variable front panel (with your top level VI open), and right click on an element of interest (e.g. "Type"), do you see an option to "Find Global References"? If this option is not greyed out, what happens when you click on it?

I am currently attempting to locate a system with LabVIEW 7.1.1 along with the Internet Toolkit installed; I have a later version of LabVIEW on my machine and I seem to be able to find global references (even for globals in vi.lib) with no problems.

Regards,

Casey Weltzin

Applications Engineer

National Instruments