File Name: LVClass API
File Submitter: normandinf
File Submitted: 9 Oct 2008
File Updated: 24 Oct 2008
File Category: LabVIEW Development Environment
File Version: 1.0.2
LabVIEW Version: 8.6.x
License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License

LVClass API V1.0.2

Copyright © 2008, François Normandin
All rights reserved.

Author:
François Normandin
francois.normandin@monpapyrus.net

Distribution:
This code was downloaded from the LAVA Code Repository: http://forums.lavag.org/downloads.html

Description:
This code is provided to help manage labview classes.
By opening a reference to a lvclass file, this API allows easy access to Private Data Cluster, Description, Class version, Icon, Tags, Class Items List,
Ancestor Hierarchy, Addition and removal of files to the class, Copying and saving classes. It can be the basis for cloning a class, applying standardized
icons to all VIs in the class, accessing tags and descriptions or to follow different versions.


Dependancies:

oglib_file-2.8


Minimal LabVIEW version needed: 8.6


Support:
If you have any problems with this code or want to suggest features:
http://forums.lavag.org/CR-LVClass-API-t12124.html

Change Log:
1.0.0: Initial release of the code.
1.0.1: Correction of installer code (second copy operation reversed)
1.0.2: Exposed "Element (Build)" to Connector Pane of IncrementClassVersion.vi

License:
Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5

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PJM

Very important question: What version of LabVIEW does this support?

[Note that this question really ought to be standard on all the Code Repository submissions.]

I It was made with 8.6. I'll update the readme file.

The submission form didn't give enough choices: 7.x, 8.2.x, 8.5.x





It seems I can't access it myself... :-)

Please try now.

I've added 8.6.x to the list and I also setup a new feature to show the LabVIEW version in the topic thread. BTW, It's already in the download page of the submission.

The second copy operation in the installer is reversed and uses the user.lib file as the source instead of the target. It's important to try and test your installers on clean machines.

I feel a little bit ashamed by this.
I'll try to fix my second machine for next time I need to test something. I guess I should have asked one of you guys to test it for me before I put it in CR. thanks Yair.

Correction has been made and the file is uploaded in CR (v.1.0.1)

Thanks for the LVClass API! Two things:

1) In v 1.0.1, the "element (build)" control of IncrementClassVersion.vi is not exposed as input on the connector pane.

2) Is there something in the API that's specific to LabVIEW 8.6? (I'm interested in an 8.5-compatible version)

1) You're right. I've posted a new version (1.0.2) with the correction.

2) I haven't tested it for LV8.5. You can try and save it for LabView 8.5 and see. I'll do that at home sometime when I get a chance. If you do it before me, please post your answer here. I could certainly try to make an installer with mass compiling to deploy on many versions. I haven't gotten to do that just yet.

Thanks for your comments.