Short Name: Name
Requires: Base Development System
Class: VI Properties
To Use: Create a property.
Name of the VI file. If a LabVIEW project library owns the VI, the property returns the qualified name of the VI, which includes the project library filename.
![]() | Note To obtain only the VI filename, use the VI Path property, which returns the path to the VI. Then use the Strip Path function. |
You can write this property only if the VI has not been saved to disk.
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes (Read Only) |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| 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 |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | Yes |
| Available with global VIs | Yes |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | Yes |