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Method of VI.

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

Name	Description
String File	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	Specifies whether to display the file dialog box to select the name of the VI strings file. The default value is FALSE.
Log File	Path of the log file created to list errors that occurred while exporting VI strings to a tagged text file. The default value is no logging.
Create Captions	Specifies whether control captions should be automatically created. The default value is FALSE.
Export Diagram	Specifies whether to export block diagram strings. The default value is FALSE.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.

Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	No
Settable when the VI is running	No
Loads the front panel into memory	Yes
Need to authenticate before use	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Remote access disallowed	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	Yes
Available with control VIs	Yes
Available with global VIs	Yes
Available with strict type definitions	No
Available with polymorphic VIs	Yes