LabWindows/CVI 8.5.1 Bug Fix Information
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The following items are changes from LabWindows/CVI 8.5 to LabWindows/CVI 8.5.1.
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User Interface
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 94478 | Control dimming is too restrictive | Yes |
| 73500 | Invalid control ID error message when creating a table and modifying the properties of a column | No |
| 73494 | Creating a custom control that uses a control in a tab panel as a template can cause a crash | No |
| 72314 | Custom controls based on a canvas do not draw correctly in the Operate mode of the User Interface Editor | No |
| 72268 | Add attribute, ATTR_SHOW_CHART_DIVISION_LABELS, to center minimum and maximum x-axis markers | Yes |
| 71108 | Cannot load .tui saved in LabWindows/CVI 8.1.1 and earlier that contains a numeric control that can include a color ramp | No |
| 70369 | GetTableCellFromValue function cannot search non-64 bit integral values | Yes |
| 69453 | Calling the GetCtrlMenuAttribute function with the ATTR_ITEM_NAME attribute can cause a crash | Yes |
| 69269 | Cannot reset plot data when graph is hidden or is being resized | Yes |
| 69068 | Font sizes inside a table cell do not grow proportionally at the exact same rate of the cell | Yes |
| 68139 | Incorrect plotting behavior when other controls overlap the strip chart's graph area | Yes |
| 72710 | FileSelectPopup function returns wrong path on Windows Vista | Yes |
| 59859 | Changing the digital graph x-axis offset or gain causes the Edit Digital Graph dialog box to remain on the screen | No |
| 73345 | Cannot change the value of ATTR_TRACE_YAXIS from VAL_RIGHT_YAXIS to VAL_LEFT_YAXIS | No |
| 99084 | Calling the PlotPackedDigitalLines function repeatedly causes memory leak | Yes |
| 99422 | Possible crash when using any data type other than integer with PlotDigitalLines, PlotDigitalLinesMultiBus, and PlotPackedDigitalLines and specifying a large number of values to plot | Yes |
Development Environment
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 72819 | When debugging a project in Classic View, opening a released .uir window does not show the <<Running>> menu | No |
| 70532 | Cannot convert an input control to a numeric control on a function panel | No |
| 69412 | Library menu is missing when Memory Display window is active | No |
| 67751 | Generate Function Tree command deletes the contents of the original .h file and creates an empty .fp file if the source .h and output .h are same | No |
| 94987 | Compiling a file in debug configuration can, in very rare instances, cause a crash | No |
| 96086 | Source code collapsible regions are not properly recalculated after a callback is regenerated | No |
| 96206 | LabWindows/CVI can crash when you delete source code and then click a collapsible region button without moving the mouse | No |
| 96313 | LabWindows/CVI can crash after you remove source code lines and then move the mouse below the last line of code, if collapsible regions are enabled | No |
| 99057 | LabWindows/CVI can crash when you resume execution after running function panels with global variables, while program execution is suspended | No |
Compiler
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 60502 | __FUNCTION__ macro has been partially deprecated | No |
| 73064 | Overflow problem in calculating the number and position of ticks on a slide | Yes |
Debugging
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 71530 | Cannot edit unsigned variables in any format except ASCII format in the Variables window | No |
Performance
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 71310 | CNVWrite is slower in LabWindows/CVI 8.5 compared to LabWindows/CVI 8.1.1 | Yes |
| 69213 | The LocalizeMenuBar function causes memory usage increase | No |
| 63965 | LabWindows/CVI takes an abnormally long time to run a project on the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 | Yes |
| 57143 | TDMS channels limited to 4 billion values | Yes |
Stand-Alone Application and Distributions
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 60554 | Cannot convert distribution created in LabWindows/CVI 6.0 | No |
Help
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 59986 | Incorrect directory locations for project and file templates; missing documentation about [CVISHAREDDIR] and [CVIPUBDOCSDIR] as installation locations in the Edit Installer dialog box and about %CVISHAREDDIR% and %CVIPUBDOCSDIR% as special variables available for build steps |
No |
| 60365 | Description of the help file template parameter [[FILEBASENAME]] is incorrect | No |
Miscellaneous
|
Bug ID |
Fixed Issue |
Has Run-Time Impact? |
| 72127 | Unusual behavior after installation of LabWindows/CVI, such as installer errors due to missing NI Activation Wizard or application errors due to missing run-time DLLs | No |
| 69204 | The WordRpt_SetMargins function is missing from wordreport.h | No |
| 68512 | The GUI Localization Utility does not work for the right y-axis of a strip chart | Yes |
| 68468 | UI to Code Converter does not generate correct code to show y-axis minor gridlines | Yes |
| 60256 | Explicitly created variables with a backslash in their names cause the CNVGetVariables function to fail | Yes |
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