Application class/Linker.Read Info From File method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	89C
Scope	Private
Data Name	Linker.Read Info From File
Short Name*	Linker.Read Info From File
Long Name*	Linker:Read Info From File
* Displayed here in English. Short and Long names appear in the language of the LabVIEW IDE.
Owning Class ID	1
Owning Class Name	Application Class
Return Data Type	Common Cluster Array data type
Invoke Node

The LabVIEW linker (aka linker) is a core piece of LabVIEW code. It is recommended not to use it by NI technicians. The linker connects VIs to other VIs, classes, dll's. The linker provides this information via a private method called Read Linker Info From File.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Linker:Read Info From File	Yes. Return value.
	Paths To Read	Yes
	Recursive?	Yes
	Exclude Edit Time Dependencies	No
	Exclude Typedefs	No
	Exclude Poly VIs	No
	Exclude Unused Library Items	No

Uses

Inputs

Paths To Read

Instructs the linker which files to check.

• Array of Paths.

Recursive

Instructs the linker whether only the Paths To Read or the callees as well.

• Boolean

Links to Include

Instructs the linker which types of links need to be returned.

• Enum
  • Include all
    
  • Run time only
    
  • Run time only (No typedefs & polys)
    

Outputs

The linker returns an array with the linker info on the files that needed were checked:

Linker:Read Info From File

An array of clusters with the linker info.

path

Path of the file that is described in this array element, can be symbolic path.

• (Symbolic)Path

iState

Unknown parameter

• U32

iStyle

Unknown parameter

• U16

wStyle

Unknown parameter

• U16

buttons

Unknown parameter

• U16

viflags

Unknown parameter

• U32

viflags2

Unknown parameter

• U32

links

Pointers to files used by this file, the number is the index of the file in the owning array.

• Array of U32

type

Info on the actual LabVIEW filetype of the file

Enum value	Description
Invalid file	Default value, not a file
Unknown type	Not a valid LabVIEW file
Instrument	VI, VI template
Control	Control, control template
Polymorphic VI	Polymorphic VI
Project	LabVIEW project file (lvproj)
Library	LabVIEW libary file (lvlib)
LVClass	LabVIEW Class file (lvclass)
XControl	LabVIEW XControl file (xctl)
XNode	LabVIEW External node (xnode), officially not supported by NI
Shared library	File called by a CLN (.dll, .so)
.NET assembly	.NET class file
ActiveX interface	ActiveX interface
CIN	CIN file
Run-time menu	Run-time menu of a VI or control
Palette menu	MNU file
Help file	CHM file
LLB	LLB container file
XNode Edit Dependency
Class Private Data Control	Implicit control, this control is embedded in the containing lvclass

History

Version	Change(s)
	More info to come.