.lvproj opening in earlier Labview versions

[Settler]

Hello all,

someone accidentally opened an .lvproj file in Labview 2013. However, I'm using 2012 and as a result I cannot open it. How can I restore it to the 2012 version so that I can open it?

Thank you in advance!

[RavensFan · Accepted solution]

.lvproj is just a text file you can open in notepad.

In it there is a line that says "LVVersion="8208000""

Change the number to whatever is present in a LV12 version of a LVproj file.