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An Application object exports methods that affect LabVIEW.

Note  Method parameters denoted by [] are optional for that method.

Refer to the ActiveX Enumerations for more information about the enumerations used in various methods.

Method	Description
BringToFront	Brings the application windows to the front. Details
BrowseDataSocket	Launches the National Instruments DataSocket Browser dialog box. Details
CreateLibrary	Creates a new LabVIEW project library. Details
GetVIReference	Places a VI in memory and returns the IDispatch pointer for the VI. Details
GetVIVersion	Returns the version of LabVIEW in which the VI was last saved. LabVIEW does not open the VI when retrieving the version information. If you specify a path to a file that is not a VI, LabVIEW returns error 6559. Details
LibraryGetFileLVVersion	Returns the version of LabVIEW in which the LabVIEW project library was created. Details
MassCompile	Loads and compiles all the VIs in a directory, including any VIs in subdirectories, for the specified application instance. Details
NewProject	Creates a new, empty LabVIEW project. You also can use the LabVIEW Project Explorer window to create a new project. Details
OpenLibrary	Opens the LabVIEW project library. Details
OpenProject	Loads a LabVIEW project from disk. If the project is already in memory, this method returns a reference to the existing project. You can use this reference with the Project properties. In LabVIEW, you also can select File»Open Project to navigate to and open a project. Details
Quit	Quits the Application Details