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Method of VI.

Imports the following strings about VI and front panel objects from 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»Import Strings item on the Tools menu.

Parameters

Name	Description
String File	Path of the VI strings file, including the filename. If you do not enter a file name, make sure to set Interactive to TRUE so the user can set the VI strings filename.
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.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.

Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	Yes (Read/Write)
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	Yes
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