LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous
This is a list of Miscellaneous LabVIEW ini File settings.
cleanupVisa
Example: cleanupVisa=TRUE
Description: Automatically close VISA sessions - do not require the use of the VISA Close VI
Datatype: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: FALSE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported: 
Notes: None
dropThroughClicks
Example: dropThroughClicks=FALSE
Description: Allow drop-through clicks
Datatype: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: TRUE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported:
Notes: None
hotMenus
Example: hotMenus=FALSE
Description: Use hot menus
Datatype: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: TRUE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported:
Notes: None
openInRun
Example: openInRun=TRUE
Description: When opening VIs in the development environment, open them in run mode
Datatype: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: FALSE
LabVIEW Versions: 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: Booelan
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: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: FALSE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported:
Notes: None
ShowTipStrings
Example: ShowTipStrings=FALSE
Description: Display Tip Strips during execution
Datatype: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: TRUE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported: 
Notes: None
Example: skipNavigatorDialog=TRUE
Description: Skip the navigation dialog on development environment launch
Datatype: Booelan
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: Booelan
Permitted Values: TRUE or FALSE
Default Value: TRUE
LabVIEW Versions: 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS's Supported:
Notes: None