Naming Conventions for Image Files that LabVIEW Generates

When you generate HTML or RTF documentation with external graphics, LabVIEW saves the control and indicator data type terminals and other parts of the VI to image files with consistent names.

LabVIEW saves controls and indicators using the following information:

• The first letter is a c or an i, depending on if the terminal is a control or an indicator, respectively.
• If the terminal represents an array, the dimension, such as 2d, follows the first letter.
• A short name that represents the data type follows the dimension.
• If the data type of the terminal is a LabVIEW class, then the name of the data type includes the full qualified name of the LabVIEW class.

The following table lists example image filenames for controls and indicators.

When LabVIEW generates image files for other parts of the VI, such as the front panel, LabVIEW includes the full qualified name of the VI in the image filename. For example, if Test.vi is in a library, LabVIEW includes the library in the image filename. Also, if you select the JPEG graphic format to save a VI named Test.vi, LabVIEW saves the graphics as JPEG files.

The following table lists example image filenames for other VI objects.