VI class/VI Icon.Save To File method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	418
Scope	Basic Development Environment
Data Name	VI Icon.Save to File
Short Name*	VI Icon.Save to File
Long Name*	VI Icon:Save To File
* Displayed here in English. Short and Long names appear in the language of the LabVIEW IDE.
Owning Class ID	2
Owning Class Name	VI Class
Return Data Type	No return value
Invoke Node
Available in Real-Time Operating System	Yes
Available in Run-Time Engine	No
Available with control VIs	Yes
Available with global VIs	Yes
Available with polymorphic VIs	Yes
Available with strict type definitions	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Need to authenticate before use	No
Remote access allowed	Yes
Settable when the VI is running	Yes

Saves an image of the VI icon to a file.

You also can use the VI Icon:Get As Image Data method to return the VI icon as a cluster of image data.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Image File	Yes	Path where you want to save the image.
	Image Format	No	Format in which to save the image.
	Image Depth	No	Specifies the color depth of the image, which is the number of bits to use to describe the color of each pixel in the image. Valid values include 1, 4, and 8 (default) bits per pixel.

History

Version	Change(s)
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