LabVIEW configuration file/Paths

Template:LabVIEW configuration back This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Paths.

defaultdir

Example	defaultdir ="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\"
Description	Default Directory
Datatype	Path
Permitted Values	Any existing disk path
Default Value	The installed LabVIEW folder, The user home folder
LabVIEW Versions	3.x , 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

libdir

Example	libdir="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 5.1\"
Description	Library Directory
Datatype	Path
Permitted Values	Any existing disk path
Default Value	..\LabVIEW x.x\
LabVIEW Versions	3.x , 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

menusdir

Example	menusdir="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\menus"
Description	Menus Directory
Datatype	Path
Permitted Values	Any existing disk path
Default Value	..\LabVIEW x.x\menus\
LabVIEW Versions	5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

tmpdir

Example	tmpdir="C:\DOCUME~1\USERNA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\"
Description	Temporary Directory
Datatype	Path
Permitted Values	Any existing disk path
Default Value	The OS-reported temporary folder (as read from the TMP environment variable)
LabVIEW Versions	3.x , 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

viSearchPath

Example	viSearchPath= "<topvi>:\*;<foundvi>:\;<vilib>:\*;<userlib>:\*;<instrlib>:\*"
Description	VI Search Path
Datatype	Path
Permitted Values	Any existing disk paths
Default Value	"<topvi>:\*;<foundvi>:\;<vilib>:\*;<userlib>:\*;<instrlib>:\*"
LabVIEW Versions	3.x , 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	The locations that LabVIEW will search through to find components that aren't in their expected location