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Drouilhet

Multivariable Editor limitations causing great loss of productivity

Status: Declined

Any idea that has received less than 4 kudos within 4 years after posting will be automatically declined.

We use shared variable libraries containing many (sometimes hundreds) of shared variables.  Within the library, we use virtual folders to organize the variables by type, function, etc.  The multivariable editor does not work on shared variables in virtual folders.  They can be viewed but not edited.  They are locked.  This is a major inconvenience.  We have to move variables out of the folder to edit them and then move them back.

Also, when you rename an I/O server in a shared variable library, the variables that are bound to that server do not get updated.  LabVIEW should automatically update the Network Published Project Path associated with the variables linked to that I/O server.  It is a hassle to have to manually edit the variables, especially in light of the problem mentioned in the first paragraph.

Steve Drouilhet
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Mike_Prosser
Member

Fixing both of those things sounds like a good idea.

Darren
Proven Zealot
Status changed to: Declined

Any idea that has received less than 4 kudos within 4 years after posting will be automatically declined.