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When files are located beneath certain special folders, callers that link to these files will link to them using a '' | When files are located beneath certain special folders, callers that link to these files will link to them using a ''symbolic path'', rather than an absolute or relative path. The ''symbolic path'' will be relative to the special folder. The following table lists these special folders and their ''symbolic path'': | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! symbolic path | ||
! description | ! description | ||
! actual path | ! actual path | ||
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<LabVIEW>\user.lib\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi | <LabVIEW>\user.lib\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi | ||
Callers will link to this VI using the following '' | Callers will link to this VI using the following ''symbolic path'': | ||
<userlib>\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi | <userlib>\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi | ||
'' | ''symbolic paths'' are not generally encountered. They are used mostly under the hood of LabVIEW, for example, when using the Application '''Linker:Read Info From File''' and '''Linker:Write Info To File''' methods. | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 7 May 2007
When files are located beneath certain special folders, callers that link to these files will link to them using a symbolic path, rather than an absolute or relative path. The symbolic path will be relative to the special folder. The following table lists these special folders and their symbolic path:
| symbolic path | description | actual path |
|---|---|---|
| <userlib> | User Libraries | <LabVIEW>\user.lib |
| <vilib> | NI Libraries and Addons | <LabVIEW>\vi.lib |
| <instrlib> | Instrument Drivers | <LabVIEW>\instr.lib |
| <help> | Help Files | <LabVIEW>\help |
| <menu> | Palette Menus | <LabVIEW>\menus |
For example, if you have a VI located in the following location:
<LabVIEW>\user.lib\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi
Callers will link to this VI using the following symbolic path:
<userlib>\_OpenG.lib\array\array.llb\Conditional Auto-Indexing Tunnel__ogtk.vi
symbolic paths are not generally encountered. They are used mostly under the hood of LabVIEW, for example, when using the Application Linker:Read Info From File and Linker:Write Info To File methods.