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Use this page of the Shared Library Properties dialog box to edit destinations and properties for the files included in a shared library. You can apply settings to all the items under Dependencies, but not to individual items under Dependencies.

Note  If you plan to distribute a shared library (DLL) that uses shared variables, do not include the .lvlib file in the DLL. Change the Destination of the .lvlib file to a destination outside the DLL.

This page includes the following components:

• Project Files—Displays the tree view of items under My Computer in the Project Explorer window.
• Define Prototype—Activates when you select Exported VI as an inclusion type. Click the button to open the Define VI Prototype dialog box, which you can use to define the parameters of an exported VI.
• Destination—Appears when you select a VI in the Project Files tree and set the inclusion type to Always include or Include only if referenced. Sets the destination directory for the selected VI. The options in the Destination ring control correspond to the options in the Destination label text box on the Destinations page of the Shared Library Properties dialog box.
• VI Settings—Appears when you select a VI in the Project Files tree. Specifies the properties for the selected VI. The default uses the property settings contained in the VI.
• Set destination for all contained items—Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to set the destination directory for the items in the selected folder. When you place a checkmark in the checkbox, a ring control activates that you can use to select the destination directory. The options in the ring control correspond to the options in the Destination label text box on theDestinations page of the Shared Library Properties dialog box.
• Set properties for all contained VIs—Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to specify VI properties for VIs in the selected folder. The settings apply to all VIs in the selected folder. You cannot specify settings for individual VIs in the folder.
• Include even if not referenced by other files—Appears when you select a non-VI file in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox to include the file as a support file in the application or shared library even if no other files include a reference to it.
• Destination directory—Appears when you select a non-VI file in the Project Files tree. Sets the destination directory for the selected file. The default is the support directory. The options in the Destination directory ring control correspond to the options in the Destination label text box on the Destinations page of the Shared Library Properties dialog box. However, invalid destinations appear disabled, such as LLB files for non-VIs.