Application class/Get VI.Editor Version method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	947
Scope	Basic Development Environment
Data Name	Get VI Editor Version
Short Name*	Get VI Editor Version
Long Name*	Get VI:Editor Version
* Displayed here in English. Short and Long names appear in the language of the LabVIEW IDE.
Owning Class ID	1
Owning Class Name	Application Class
Return Data Type	String data type
Invoke Node
Available in Real-Time Operating System	Yes
Available in Run-Time Engine	Yes (Read/Write)
Remote access allowed	Yes

Returns the version of LabVIEW that last saved the VI. The version of LabVIEW that last saved the VI might be different from the file format version of the VI. For example, if you use LabVIEW 9.0.1 to save a VI, the VI has a file format version of 9.0.

To obtain the file format version of the VI, use the Get VI:Version method.

LabVIEW does not open the VI when retrieving the version information. If you specify a path to a file that is not a VI, LabVIEW returns error 6559.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Get VI:Editor Version	Yes. Return value.
	VI Path	Yes	Path to the VI whose version you want to get.
	Version Number	Yes	Version number of the VI wired into VI Path.

History

Version	Change(s)
	This method was added in LabVIEW 2009.