TDMS VIEWER Customization

[MrQuestion]

I feel this question has been asked in a few different ways before, but never given a proper step by step guide.

I want to take the TDMS - File Viewer that comes with LabVIEW (usually found in <%LABVIEW%>\vi.lib\Utility\
TDMS File Viewer\TDMS - File Viewer(NXG Style).vi) and export all dependencies under a different namespace to a different folder so I can tweak the viewer to my specific needs.

The default viewer is a great starting place for demonstrating how to work with TDMS files, and I would like to expand upon it without fear of breaking or modifying the original viewer found in my vi.lib directory. 

There are a lot of extra dependences that comes with this such as the <%LABVIEW%>\vi.lib\ProgressBar and tons of standard error handling.  I don't want to export everything under the sun. 

Is it possible to do an export and namespace change (or even modifying the name with a prefix would be acceptable) of just the items under <%LABVIEW%>\vi.lib\Utility\TDMS File Viewer\ 

Regards,

[UliB · Accepted solution]

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@MrQuestion wrote:

I feel this question has been asked in a few different ways before, but never given a proper step by step guide.

I want to take the TDMS - File Viewer that comes with LabVIEW (usually found in <%LABVIEW%>\vi.lib\Utility\
TDMS File Viewer\TDMS - File Viewer(NXG Style).vi) and export all dependencies under a different namespace to a different folder so I can tweak the viewer to my specific needs.

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I would do a "Save As ..." on the "NI_TDMS File Viewer.lvlib".

 

With a new library name you get a new namespace for free