Right-click, select VI not working

[PaulG.]

I cannot select a vi when I right-click > select vi from a folder or subdirectory. I can drag OK from a palette. I'm also getting a "flicker" of the window when I try to pull the vi from the folder. I'm running LV2011 and Windows 7.

[mikeporter]

So the only way to install subVIs is to select them from palettes? Have you tries restarting LV and Windows? With LV2011 I learned some time ago that if it is doing something strange, restart LV and if it's still doing it THEN it's a problem.

Mike...

[PaulG.]

Tried everything I could think of and then some. I even uninstalled 2012 beta to no affect. Still a problem. The only way I can get a subvi is to drag it from the palette.

[Ben]

Shot in the dark...

Blow away your LabVIEW.ini file (after backing it up).

Ben

[PaulG. · Accepted solution]

I started looking at the timing of when this problem started. Turns out I had just installed "Ultramon" a 3rd-party mulitple display manager software. I use it at home and have had no trouble with it. I uninstalled Ultramon and right-click works again.

[S_Kamath]

I ran into this problem myself and have a workaround. The old version of Ultramon 2.7.1 does not stop right click functions working correctly.

[Ajay_MV]

Hi All,

     I have the same kind of problem.  When I try to import a file using "Select a VI" in the right-click options, nothing is imported after selection is done using File Dialog.  But when I drag the same file from Windows Explorer, the file is dropped in the Front Panel (or) Block Diagram without any problem.  I hardly remember from when this is happening to figure out if some installation has caused this problem.  Can any one help me how to make right click to work?

-Ajay

[DmcG]

Ajay,

If you could answer a few questions for us to help you better with this issue, that would be great:

1. What version of LabVIEW/Windows are you running?

2. Have you tried to delete the LabVIEW.ini file and restarting LabVIEW/your computer?

3. Do you have UltraMON installed?

4. Is there anything else special or unique about your setup that we should know about?

Thanks

[Ajay_MV]

David,

Here are the answers for your questions.

1.  I have LabVIEW 2010 SP1 32 bit.

2.  Yes I tried delete the LabVIEW.ini file.  But still the problem persists.

3.  No.  I don't have UltraMON installed on my PC.

4.  I have Real Time and FPGA Installed.  I didn't do any modifications (or installations) w.r.t LabVIEW for past 2 months.

Thanks,

Ajay

[DmcG]

Ajay,

Have you tried uninstalling any other (non-UltraMon) third-party windows UI enhancement utilities you might have installed on your machine? Also, what happens when you try this with a single monitor plugged into the machine? 

If you could write out step by step what you are doing, so that I know we are on the same page, that will help me narrow down exactly what the issue is with your version of LabVIEW.