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This is a list of Miscellaneous LabVIEW ini File settings. {{TOCright}}  
This is a list of Miscellaneous LabVIEW ini File settings. {{TOCright}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default =TRUE
| default =TRUE
| LV1 = 7
| LV1 = 7
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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If a VI in your build calls an external VI that uses a type definition in order to pass parameters, and the AppBuilder is unaware of this external VI, it will end in tears.
If a VI in your build calls an external VI that uses a type definition in order to pass parameters, and the AppBuilder is unaware of this external VI, it will end in tears.
Also there is one other issue which makes this setting very important. In LabVIEW 7.x, by disconnecting typedefs from controls they did loose their default data and return to LabVIEWs default default data. This could be a major problem if you used strict typedefed clusters on front panels to provide certain default data when unwired and those default data did not match LabVIEWs default default data. This has been mostly fixed in newer LabVIEW versions from 8.0 on.
Also there is one other issue which makes this setting very important. In LabVIEW 7.x, by disconnecting typedefs from controls they did loose their default data and return to LabVIEWs default default data. This could be a major problem if you used strict typedefed clusters on front panels to provide certain default data when unwired and those default data did not match LabVIEWs default default data. This has been mostly fixed in newer LabVIEW versions from 8.0 on.
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV1 = 7
| LV1 = 7
| LV2 = 8
| LV2 = 8
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =Tread carefully, as using this function removes coercion notification, and does not use error handling
| notes =Tread carefully, as using this function removes coercion notification, and does not use error handling
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV3 = 7
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default = (4815)
| default = (4815)
| LV1 = 8.x
| LV1 = 8.x
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS2 = m
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| notes = Source: NI Knowledge Base
| notes = Source: NI Knowledge Base
( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/279F064F0688C114862570900057678C )
( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/279F064F0688C114862570900057678C )
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV4 = 7
| LV4 = 7
| LV5 = 8
| LV5 = 8
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV2 = 7
| LV2 = 7
| LV3 = 8
| LV3 = 8
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV1 = 7
| LV1 = 7
| LV2 = 8
| LV2 = 8
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV4 = 7
| LV4 = 7
| LV5 = 8
| LV5 = 8
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default =8000
| default =8000
| LV1 = 8
| LV1 = 8
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =If set to a non-positive number, then there will be no max. If set to 50 or less, then 50 will be the max
| notes =If set to a non-positive number, then there will be no max. If set to 50 or less, then 50 will be the max
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV1 = 8.2
| LV1 = 8.2
| OS1 = w
| OS1 = w
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV3 = 7
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =It is important to set this to <code>TRUE</code> when using source code control outside of the LabVIEW environment, so LabVIEW will not allow a VI that is not checked out to the user to be edited
| notes =It is important to set this to <code>TRUE</code> when using source code control outside of the LabVIEW environment, so LabVIEW will not allow a VI that is not checked out to the user to be edited
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV4 = 7
| LV4 = 7
| LV5 = 8
| LV5 = 8
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default =FALSE
| default =FALSE
| LV1 = 8
| LV1 = 8
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes = Source: NI Knowledge Base ( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/841B934909D863C886256F62006AC243?OpenDocument )
| notes = Source: NI Knowledge Base ( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/841B934909D863C886256F62006AC243?OpenDocument )
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV4 = 7
| LV4 = 7
| LV5 = 8
| LV5 = 8
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =u
| OS4 =u
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV3 = 7
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default =FALSE
| default =FALSE
| LV1 = 8
| LV1 = 8
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =Not supported by NI, this is not a scripting method.
| notes =Not supported by NI, this is not a scripting method.
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV3 = 7
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV4 = 7
| LV4 = 7
| LV5 = 8
| LV5 = 8
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| LV1 = 6
| LV1 = 6
| LV2 = 7
| LV2 = 7
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =Unfortunately this option no longer works in LabVIEW versions 8+.
| notes =Unfortunately this option no longer works in LabVIEW versions 8+.
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default =FALSE
| default =FALSE
| LV1 = 8
| LV1 = 8
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


{{ labviewconfigurationkey
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
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| default = 2
| default = 2
| LV1 = 2009
| LV1 = 2009
| LV2 =  
| LV2 =
| LV3 =  
| LV3 =
| LV4 =  
| LV4 =
| LV5 =  
| LV5 =
| LV6 =  
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS2 =m
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| OS4 =
| OS4 =
| notes =None
| notes =None
}}  
}}


[[Category:Configuration_File|Misc]]
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = operateCursorRunningVIs
| example = operateCursorRunningVIs=TRUE
| datatype =b
| description =Changes the default cursor on running VIs to its behavior prior to LabVIEW 2012
| permitted_values =TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 = 2012
| LV2 =
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS3 =l
| OS4 =
| notes =None
}}
 
[[Category:Configuration File|Misc]]

Revision as of 18:00, 15 August 2012

This is a list of Miscellaneous LabVIEW ini File settings.

BldApp.RemovePolyVIsandTypedefs

Example BldApp.RemovePolyVIsandTypedefs=FALSE
Description Setting this to FALSE stops the LabVIEW Application Builder from aggressively removing polymorphic VIs and typedefs that it thinks are not required
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value TRUE
LabVIEW Versions

7.x

OS's Supported

Notes By default, the LabVIEW 7.x Application Builder does not include type definitions and unused instances of polymorphic VIs into executable in order to decrease size of application. This setting can be changed in the LabVIEW 7.1 applciation Builder in the Application Settings page.

If a VI in your build calls an external VI that uses a type definition in order to pass parameters, and the AppBuilder is unaware of this external VI, it will end in tears. Also there is one other issue which makes this setting very important. In LabVIEW 7.x, by disconnecting typedefs from controls they did loose their default data and return to LabVIEWs default default data. This could be a major problem if you used strict typedefed clusters on front panels to provide certain default data when unwired and those default data did not match LabVIEWs default default data. This has been mostly fixed in newer LabVIEW versions from 8.0 on.

coerceFromVariant

Example coerceFromVariant=TRUE
Description Force variants to automatically coerce to any data type that they are connected to
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes Tread carefully, as using this function removes coercion notification, and does not use error handling

cleanupVisa

Example cleanupVisa=TRUE
Description Automatically close VISA sessions - do not require the use of the VISA Close VI
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

defaultConPane

Example defaultConPane=4833
Description Sets the default Connector pane layout for new VIs
Datatype I32
Permitted Values
Default Value (4815)
LabVIEW Versions

8.x

OS's Supported

Notes Source: NI Knowledge Base

( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/279F064F0688C114862570900057678C )

dropThroughClicks

Example dropThroughClicks=FALSE
Description Allow drop-through clicks
Datatype Integer
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value TRUE
LabVIEW Versions

4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

ExternalNodesEnabled

Example ExternalNodesEnabled=FALSE
Description Enables use of External Nodes
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value 6.x?, 7.x: TRUE 8.x: FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

6.x? , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

ExternalNodeDebugging

Example ExternalNodeDebugging=FALSE
Description Shows External Nodes for what they are: sequence diagrams
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

hotMenus

Example hotMenus=FALSE
Description Use hot menus
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value TRUE
LabVIEW Versions

4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

MaxHelpDescLength

Example MaxHelpDescLength=8000
Description Maximum number of characters that will be displayed before truncation in the Context Help
Datatype Integer
Permitted Values
Default Value 8000
LabVIEW Versions

8.x

OS's Supported

Notes If set to a non-positive number, then there will be no max. If set to 50 or less, then 50 will be the max

MRUFolders

Example MRUFolders=TRUE
Description MRUFolders:Most recently used folders. Every time you select a file in a file dialog in LabVIEW, that location (folder) becomes the new top item in the location area (left side of the dialog) of the Windows file dialog.
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE, FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

8.2

OS's Supported

Notes

openInRun

Example openInRun=TRUE
Description When opening VIs in the development environment, open them in run mode
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

3.x , 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

readOnlyLock

Example readOnlyLock=TRUE
Description Treat read-only VIs as locked
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes It is important to set this to TRUE when using source code control outside of the LabVIEW environment, so LabVIEW will not allow a VI that is not checked out to the user to be edited

showBDConstName

Example showBDConstName=TRUE
Description Show auto-constant labels
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

showNoNavDialog

Example showNoNavDialog=TRUE
Description Prevents the "Getting Started Window" dialog from appearing
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

8.x

OS's Supported

Notes Source: NI Knowledge Base ( http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/841B934909D863C886256F62006AC243?OpenDocument )

ShowTipStrings

Example ShowTipStrings=FALSE
Description Display Tip Strips during execution
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value TRUE
LabVIEW Versions

4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

skipNavigatorDialog

Example skipNavigatorDialog=TRUE
Description Skip the navigation dialog on development environment launch
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

SuperPrivateSpecialStuff

Example SuperPrivateSpecialStuff=TRUE
Description Exposes private properties, method and events in the IDE
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

8.x

OS's Supported

Notes Not supported by NI, this is not a scripting method.

suppressFileDlgForMissingVIs

Example suppressFileDlgForMissingVIs=TRUE
Description Suppresses the file dialog for when loading a VI that has missing SubVIs
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

useNativeFileDialog

Example useNativeFileDialog=FALSE
Description Use the OS native file dialogs
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value TRUE
LabVIEW Versions

4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

userVIsAppearFirst

Example userVIsAppearFirst=TRUE
Description Makes the user VIs appear first in the tool menu
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

6.x , 7.x

OS's Supported

Notes Unfortunately this option no longer works in LabVIEW versions 8+.

XNodeWizardMode

Example XNodeWizardMode=TRUE
Description Allows contextual menus on XNodes to facilitate debugging
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

8.x

OS's Supported

Notes None

MaxGSWRecentProjects

Example MaxGSWRecentProjects=10
Description Allows more projects to be added to the Getting Started Window
Datatype Integer
Permitted Values 1 to 10
Default Value 2
LabVIEW Versions

2009

OS's Supported

Notes None


operateCursorRunningVIs

Example operateCursorRunningVIs=TRUE
Description Changes the default cursor on running VIs to its behavior prior to LabVIEW 2012
Datatype Boolean
Permitted Values TRUE or FALSE
Default Value FALSE
LabVIEW Versions

2012

OS's Supported

Notes None
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