saving a VI from LLB as standalone VI

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

I have been given a LLB.

I only need one VI from it.

I can't figure out how to do a Save As for that one VI. 

[James.M · Accepted solution]

When you have the VI open, you should be able to do a Save As... and browse for another location outside the LLB after you select how you want to do the save.

This works for me at least.

The VI will stay as an original copy in the LLB no matter how you do the save, so if you want to remove it from the LLB after that, you have to use the LLB Manager to delete the original.

[Dennis_Knutson]

You can also use the library manager to convert the llb to a folder.

[James.M]

Oooo that's neat. I think I wanted to do that in the past and didn't know that functionality was there. Thanks!

[Hooovahh]

Yeah the LLB manager is the way to go but it is clunky.  A while ago there was a shell extension for Windows which allowed you to look inside LLBs just like zips.  You could then copy and paste the files in a LLB just like normal files.  But it turns out those hooks into Windows change often, and NI had a hard time keeping the feature.

For me I very often extract LLBs into a folder of VIs when they don't need to be in an LLB.  It makes working with them easier, especially for SCC.

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

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@James.M wrote:

When you have the VI open, you should be able to do a Save As... and browse for another location outside the LLB after you select how you want to do the save.

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One of those DUH moments for me!  🙂