Nonsense error message at open/create/replace file.vi

[Ashley.w]

Hi

I wonder if anybody elce has ever had this crazy nonsense error message pop-up in open/create/replace file.vi.

I try to run my vi, which has the open/create/replace.vi. built into it as a sub-vi.  However it won't run and I get the error message pop-up: NI-488 command requires GPIB controller to be the controller in charge.  This is total nonsence as the vi does not run any GPIB controllers!

Any ideas anybody???

Many thanks

Ashley

[GerdW]

Hello Ashley,

have you read the full message?
"Error 1 occurred at an unidentified location

Possible reason(s):

LabVIEW:  An input parameter is invalid.
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NI-488:  Command requires GPIB Controller to be Controller in Charge."

So it says: invalid parameter!

(Personally I don't like that NI uses the same error numbers to filehandling and GPIB communication.)

Hope this helps 🙂

[Ashley.w]

Many Thanks Ged.

It was the error message that confused me and stop me from seeing the real problem.

Thanks again

Ashley

[mikeporter]

Congratulations! You have found one of the few last remaining artifacts of LV Version 1. Originally LV "recycled" error codes--don't remember why anymore--and you have found one.

Mike...