Get VI:Help Info Method

Short Name: Get VI.Help Info

Requires: Base Development System

Class: Application Methods

To Use: Create a method.

Returns Help path, Help tag, Help Used, and Help URL from the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box for the specified VI. This method does not load the VI into memory.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	VI Path	Yes	Path to the VI whose help information you want to get.
	VI Help Path	No	Help path of the VI. The help path is located on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box.
	VI Help Tag	No	Help tag of the VI. The help tag links a VI to a specific topic within a compiled help file or links a VI to a bookmark within an HTML help file. The help tag is located on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box.
	VI Help Web URL	No	Web-based URL of the help file for the VI. The help URL is located on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box.
	Use Web URL	No	Indicates whether to link to a web-based help file from the Detailed help link in theContext Help window for a VI.Web URL is located on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.