Sharing VIs between users of different modules - how to handle missing modules/VIs?

[Sam_Sharp]

Hello,

I am currently working on a collaborative project with users who are running LabVIEW with different toolkits/modules available. For example, I have the control design toolkit, whereas other users do not.

If I use VIs in the control design toolkit, will the other users be able to open/edit the VIs I am creating? I understand that when opening the VI it will search for the location of the VIs and prompt you for them, but is there a way to ensure that the VIs are embedded somehow (or another method that allows the users to be able to use and edit my software) to ensure other users can edit the files I am creating?

Thanks in advance,

Sam

[srikrishnaNF]

Hi sam Sharp,

  Ofcourse the others can view and edit the VIs unless they are using labview older version than yours...If they are using the newer version of labview ,always ask them to save for a previos version(your version).Make it as a protocol.

  Whenever labview is looking for a subvi,first it will search in the directories which are added to its search path.So what you can so is..Create a folder and share it across the network and use Tortoise SVN to source control the folder..Thus you can ensure that everybody will have access to that folder with updated Vis.

Thanks and regards,

srikrishnaNF

[Sam_Sharp]

Does this include VIs that are included as part of a module (e.g. filtering module, control design etc.)? So if I use VIs from the control design module, and my colleague opens the software - would he be able to edit the VI and save - even though the control design module isn't available to him.

[srikrishnaNF]

Hi samsharp,

  If your colleague doesn't have the toolkit/module,he cannot edit the Vi.

Thanks and regards,

srikrishnaNF