What is the most efficient way of converting relatively large program to pervious version?

[ctailor]

I am trying to convert 8.5 labview program to 8.2 version.  When I do that it creates many more subfolders with VIs that are not converted.

What is the best way to do this?  I tried the mass compile but converting the high level  program creates many folders that links to other areas?

Am I missing anything?

Thanks for any help.

Chetna 

[Tanya_V]

Hi Chetna,

How are you confirming that the VIs saved in the sub-folders after conversion have not been converted to a previous version? 

If you open the VI at the top of the hierarchy and 'Save for Previous Version...' it saves the open VI and all it's depencies for the chosen version. The reason you see all the sub-folders is because the relative path between VIs is maintained.

This KnowledgeBase article: Can I Save VIs in My Current LabVIEW for Use in a Previous Version? describes this process.

There is also a Community Example: Programmatically Save VIs for Previous Version that could also save time if you have a lot of VIs to convert.

I hope this helps!