VI-Scripting: Add property "MissingFileName" to all classes that refere to physical files

[Andi_S]

For restructuring a larger application I created a VI that shall recursively replaces all missing VIs and type defs based on a lookup table.
For VIs this works fine but it does not work with missing *.ctl files (type def) for controls or constants because there is no "MissingTypeDef" property available.

I'd like to suggest to add something a "MissingXYName" property to each class type that refers to a file - corresponding to what the VI class is already offering.

In my personal opinion it would be even better to have a file-pathname property (which shall be valid even if the file is missing) plus a second property (enum) that shows if this file is valid or not (0: all fine; 1: there but somehow invalid; 2: missing).

      

[AristosQueue (NI)]

These two are available on all diagram and panel objects. Do these not do what you need?

[Andi_S]

hm .... you're right. Haven't seen them. What is the reason for the additional one the SubVI property node?

[AristosQueue (NI)]

SubVI property predates the other two. SubVI was originally the only thing on a diagram that could refer to another file. My team added the other two for all the other things that can refer to stuff.

[Darren]

Already available with the 'Missing Dependency Names' and 'Missing Dependency Paths' properties of the GObject class in LabVIEW 2015 and later.

[Andi_S]

Maybe there could be a hint in the context help for missing VI name ...