Application Directory function

Object information
Owning palette(s)	File Constants palette
Type	VI
Requires	Basic Development Environment
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Application Directory VI returns the path to the directory containing the application.

• If you call this VI from a stand-alone application, this VI returns the path to the folder containing the stand-alone application.
• If you call this VI from the development environment and the VI is loaded in a LabVIEW Project (.lvproj), this VI returns the path to the folder containing the project file.
  • If the project is not saved, this VI returns <Not a Path>.
• If the top-level VI is not loaded in a project, the VI returns the path to the directory containing the top level VI.
  • If the VI is not saved to disk, this VI returns <Not a Path>.

Usage

Data Type	Name	Description
	Application Directory	Application Directory is the path to the directory where this VI is running.

History

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