general error handler error

[drewkr]

I just upgraded to Labview 8.  When trying to run the examples I get the message "SubVI 'General Error Handler.vi': subVI is not executable.".  Most recently when running example Acquire N Scans Analog Software trig.vi.  I also found I have the same problem running my old vis.  Any ideas???

[ChrisJ]

Hi Drew,

Do all VIs that were developed in a previous version of LabVIEW give you this problem? If you have you noticed other problems with your installation of LabVIEW 8 it is possible you have a bad install. Can you try repairing or reinstalling?

Regards,
Chris J

[Dennis_Knutson]

Before you open any old VIs, just open the General Error Handler. If you don't get any errors, then it might be because you saved this VI in a 6.1 llb and the old version got loaded instead of the 8.0 version. The VI changed quite a bit in version 7.0. If you open an old VI that is part of an llb and the 6.1 general error handler was included, that old version will be loaded instead of the new one. This is one of the reasons that when creating an llb, it's generally not a good idea to include vi.lib files.