LabVIEW configuration file/Paths
This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Paths.
defaultdir
| Example | defaultdir ="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\"
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|---|---|
| Description | Default Directory |
| Datatype | Path |
| Permitted Values | Any existing disk path |
| Default Value |   The installed LabVIEW folder,   The user home folder
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| 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\"
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|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| Notes | None |
| Example | menusdir="C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.2\menus"
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|---|---|
| Description | Menus Directory |
| Datatype | Path |
| Permitted Values | Any existing disk path |
| Default Value | ..\LabVIEW x.x\menus\ |
| LabVIEW Versions |
5.x
, 6.x
, 7.x
, 8.x
|
| OS's Supported |
|
| Notes | None |
tmpdir
| Example | tmpdir="C:\DOCUME~1\USERNA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\"
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|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| Notes | None |
viSearchPath
| Example | viSearchPath= "<topvi>:\*;<foundvi>:\;<vilib>:\*;<userlib>:\*;<instrlib>:\*"
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|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| Notes | The locations that LabVIEW will search through to find components that aren't in their expected location |
DefaultDataFileLocation
| Example | DefaultDataFileLocation = c:\data\LabVIEW
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|---|---|
| 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 |