LabVIEW configuration file/Paths

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This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Paths.

defaultdir

Example defaultdir ="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\"
Description Default Directory
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk path
Default Value Logo.Windows.pngLogo.Mac.png The installed LabVIEW folder, Logo.Linux.pngLogo.Sun.png The user home folder
LabVIEW Versions

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

OS's Supported

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Notes None


libdir

Example libdir="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 5.1\"
Description Library Directory
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk path
Default Value ..\LabVIEW x.x\
LabVIEW Versions

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

OS's Supported

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Notes None


menusdir

Example menusdir="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\menus"
Description Menus Directory
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk path
Default Value ..\LabVIEW x.x\menus\
LabVIEW Versions

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OS's Supported

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Notes None


tmpdir

Example tmpdir="C:\DOCUME~1\USERNA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\"
Description Temporary Directory
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk path
Default Value The OS-reported temporary folder (as read from the TMP environment variable)
LabVIEW Versions

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

OS's Supported

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Notes None


viSearchPath

Example viSearchPath= "<topvi>:\*;<foundvi>:\;<vilib>:\*;<userlib>:\*;<instrlib>:\*"
Description VI Search Path
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk paths
Default Value "<topvi>:\*;<foundvi>:\;<vilib>:\*;<userlib>:\*;<instrlib>:\*"
LabVIEW Versions

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

OS's Supported

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Notes The locations that LabVIEW will search through to find components that aren't in their expected location


DefaultDataFileLocation

Example DefaultDataFileLocation = c:\data\LabVIEW
Description Default data directory
Datatype Path
Permitted Values Any existing disk paths
Default Value <user Data dir>\LabVIEW Data"
LabVIEW Versions

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OS's Supported

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Notes This is the location where by default user probes and measurement files are stored