VI Strings:Export Method

Short Name: VI Strings.Export

Requires: Base Development System

Class: VI Methods

To Use: Create a method.

Exports the following strings about VI and front panel objects to a tagged text file: VI name and description, object caption labels, object free labels, default data (string, table, path, and array default data), private data (listbox item names, table row and column headers, graph plot names, graph cursor names, graph annotation names, and tab control page captions), and polymorphic VI data (instance names in the polymorphic VI and selector shortcut menus).

This method is similar to the Advanced»Export Strings item on the Tools menu.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	String File	Yes	Path to the text file where LabVIEW writes the VI strings. If you specify an existing file, LabVIEW appends the VI strings to the end of the file.
	Interactive	No	Specifies whether to display the file dialog box to select the name of the strings file. The default value is FALSE.
	Log File	No	Path to the log file created to list errors that occur while exporting VI strings to a tagged text file. The default value is no logging.
	Create Captions	No	Specifies whether control captions should be automatically created. The default value is FALSE.
	Export Diagram	No	Specifies whether to export block diagram strings. The default value is FALSE.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.