Path ChooserSelects the path to configure. Library Directory, Temporary Directory, Default Directory, and Menus Directory can contain only one path. VI Search Path can contain multiple paths.
Library DirectoryAllows you to modify the absolute pathname to the directory that contains vi.lib and any library directories you supply. The default is the directory that contains the LabVIEW development environment. Modify this directory to change the directory that LabVIEW searches when you click the Search button in the palette toolbar.
Note Changes to this option take effect the next time you start LabVIEW.
Temporary DirectoryAllows you to modify the absolute pathname to the directory for temporary files, which varies according to platform, as follows:
Windows The default is windows\temp.
Macintosh The default is an invisible Temporary Items folder at the top of the hard drive, which is where Apple recommends storing temporary files. If the development environment crashes, the temporary files move to the trash when you restart.
UNIX The default is /tmp.
Note Changes to this option take effect the next time you start LabVIEW.
Default DirectoryAllows you to modify the absolute pathname to the default directory, which is the directory where LabVIEW automatically stores information. The Default Directory function on the Functions»File I/O»File Constants palette also returns this value.
Note Changes to this option take effect the next time you start LabVIEW.
Menus DirectoryAllows you to modify the path to the directory that contains the palette menu files that describes the organization of the Controls and Functions palettes. The default is the menus directory in the library directory. In general, you do not need to change this setting although you might want to change it if individual users require their own custom menu sets.
Note Changes to this option take effect the next time you start LabVIEW.
VI Search PathAllows you to modify the path that LabVIEW uses to search for a subVI, control, or external subroutine that is not in the expected location and is not already loaded into memory. Use this option to list, in order, the path of directories for LabVIEW to search. When you edit the search path, you can add new items in specific locations, remove paths, and select from a list of predefined paths.
Use defaultSets the displayed path to its default value. If checked, you cannot edit the displayed path.
Path listDisplays the value of the path selected in the Path Chooser list. If Use default is checked, you cannot edit this field.
BrowseBrowses to a directory. Click the Select Cur Dir button in the Choose a directory or VI library dialog box to add the path to the Path field.
Special pathsCopies a special directory to the Path field. Select from the following directories:
<vilib> refers to the vi.lib directory in the Library Directory.
<topvi> refers to the directory that contains the top-level VI that LabVIEW is opening.
<foundvi> refers to a list of directories that LabVIEW builds each time you load a VI. During a search, LabVIEW adds to this list any directory in which LabVIEW finds a subVI. <foundvi> helps you locate a directory of VIs that has been moved or renamed. When you open a VI that calls another VI that has been moved, you must find that directory only once and then LabVIEW adds this path to the list of directories.
PathDisplays the path that you selected. Click the Insert buttons to move the path to the Path list.
Insert BeforeInserts the path in the Path field before the path selected in the Path list.
Insert AfterInserts the path in the Path field after the path selected in the Path list.
ReplaceReplaces the path selected in the Path list with the path in the Path field.
RemoveRemoves the path selected in the Path list and places it in the in the Path field.