Short Name: Set Lock State
Requires: Base Development System
Class: Library Methods
To Use: Create a method.
Sets the level of editing permission for a LabVIEW project library, including the password.
This method is similar to the Protection page of the Project Library Properties dialog box.
![]() | Note The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module supports this method in the Run-Time Engine. |
Data type | Name | Required | Description | ||||||||
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![]() | lock state | Yes | Specifies the level of editing permission of the project library.
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![]() | interactive | No | Specifies the way in which you can use passwords with the project library. The default is FALSE, in which you can use a password to unlock a password-protected project library or to set the password of an unprotected project library. If you set interactive to TRUE, LabVIEW ignores the password and displays a dialog box that prompts you to change the lock state. | ||||||||
![]() | password | No | Specifies the password to set for a project library to which you want to add password protection, or the password to use to unlock a password-protected project library. | ||||||||
![]() | put in cache | No | Specifies whether you want to cache the password specified in password. The default is FALSE, which does not add the password to the LabVIEW password cache. |
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
Data type | No return value |
Available in Run-Time Engine | No |
Available in Real-Time Operating System | No |
Settable when the VI is running | No |
Loads the front panel into memory | No |
Need to authenticate before use | No |
Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
Remote access allowed | Yes |