how to overcome "can not save VI"

[Togos]

Hi to all

In order to use the application builder...

I am trying to use "Save All" to save 224 VIs that I just compile and have in my computer memory.

But a window error pops up with this error message:

[LabView: File permission error.

Cannot save Vi "Merge Errors.vi"] 

Apparently, the "Merge Errors.vi" is loaded in my computer and also which is at c;\Program Files\National Instruments\LabView 7.0\vi.llb\Utility\error.llb is write protected 

indeed I right mouse click on the "Utility" subdirector and select properties and it is a "read only" the entire subdirectory However I tried to uncheck it "the read only" and click "apply" and windows give me

error back "access is denied"

Does this has to do with LabView? or may be the administration privilage on this machine?

Does anyone has any idea of what could it be?

Thanks

[Dynamik]

Hi Togos,

      It sounds like "Merge Errors" is inheriting "Read Only" permissions that apply to your [Windows] user-profile.

Regardless of why or whether it's right that the "Merge Errors" is read only, you can create and save a complete set of VIs for reproducing your EXE.

Instead of using "Save All", use "Save with options".  Select "Development Distribution" THEN check "Include vi.ib files".  Save everything into an .llb.  Then configure your application .bld file to use the VI(s) in the .LLB.

I don't recommend editing the code in the [new] LLB because creating the LLB will make duplicates of all the source VIs, and it will become possible to "cross-link" VIs inside and outside the LLB. 

Continue editing the code outside the LLB and save a new LLB before each EXE build.

Of course the purpose of the LLB is to enable reproduction of a specific EXE.

Cheers.

Message Edited by Dynamik on 03-09-2006 11:15 PM

[altenbach]

Why exactly are you trying to overwite a perfectly fine system VI???

Did you modify its code? If so, you should save it under a new name elsewhere.

[Togos]

Thank you for your help