Owning Palette: File I/O VIs and Functions
Requires: Base Development System. This topic might not match its corresponding palette in LabVIEW depending on your operating system, licensed product(s), and target.
Use the file constants with the File I/O VIs and functions.
| Palette Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Application Directory | Returns the path to the directory containing the application. |
| Current VI's Path | Returns the path to the file of the current VI. If the VI never has been saved, this function returns <Not A Path>. |
| Default Data Directory | Returns the directory you configure to store the data a VI or function generates. |
| Default Directory | Returns the path to the default directory. |
| Empty Path Constant | Returns an empty path. |
| Get System Directory | Returns the system directory specified in the system directory type input. |
| Not A Path Constant | Returns a path whose value is <Not A Path>. You can use this path as an output from structures and subVIs when an error occurs and you do not want to return a path. |
| Not a Refnum Constant | Returns a refnum whose value is Not A Refnum. You can use this refnum as an output from structures and subVIs when an error occurs. |
| Path Constant | Use this constant to supply a constant path value to the block diagram. |
| Temporary Directory | Returns the path to the temporary directory. |
| VI Library | Returns the path to the VI library directory for the current application instance on the current computer. |