multiuser accessing a single VI in the network environment

[cmdrb]

We are currently working on a network drive environment where we stored all VI’s we used.

The issue is that, if more two or more engineers open or use common vi on the same drive location

and starting modifying the VI, it will have a problem since the other user on the other end will not

be notify that the current VI is already open by other user.

Is LV have a built in software control or VI control?

[Matthew_Kelton]

If you have the Professional Development version of LabVIEW, then LabVIEW has source code control built in.  Otherwise you will have to supply a 3rd party application.

[cmdrb]

Yes, I am using the Profesional Development version of LabView 8.2, does the built in software control will answer my needs as stated above?

If yes, is it possible to show me simple steps/procedure in implementing the control.

thanks in advance

[Matthew_Kelton]

It looks like starting in LV8, NI abandoned their internal SCC package.  You have no choice but to look at a third party system.  There are some free ones out there that you could look at, and an abundance of costly ones.  You do not HAVE to have one which intergates into LV, althoughit can be convenient.

Sorry I do not have better news.

[smercurio_fc]

See here: Which Third-Party Source Control Providers Can I Use with LabVIEW 8.0 and later? [broken link removed]

[mikeporter]

IMHO, the best source control application to use with LV is Subversion. There is a neat extension (called TortoiseSVN) that allows you to access the code repository directly from Windows Explorer and it works with any release level of LV from Basic to Pro. And best of all - it's all free (in both the financial and the philosophical senses of the word). I've been using it for sometime and I wouldn't work without it now...

Mike...