Short Name: AddItem
Requires: Base Development System
Class: ProjectItem Methods
To Use: Create a method.
Adds a new project item of the specified type to the LabVIEW project with the referenced item as the parent. You also can use the Project Explorer window to add an item to a project.
This method returns an error if the specified type cannot be created under the current item. The method also returns an error when you try to add a shared variable to a library that is not opened in a project.
Note The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module supports this method in the Run-Time Engine. |
Data type | Name | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Name | Yes | Name of the project item you want to add. | |
Path | Yes | Path to the project item you want to add. | |
Type | Yes | Specifies the project item type.
The following values are the most common Type values:
To determine the value of Type for a project item that is not listed above, use the Type String property to programmatically return the type of the item. |
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
Data type | |
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 |
Refer to the Add Files to Project VI in the labview\examples\Application Control\VI Server\Manipulating Projects directory for an example of using the Add Item method.