Enabling XNode development in LabVIEW 2020 – .ini flags

[YoussefMenjour]

Hello everyone,

I’m trying to enable XNode development mode in LabVIEW 2020 64-bit.

So far, I’ve added the following keys to my LabVIEW.ini file:

Xnodewizardmenu=True
XnodewizardMode=True
XTraceXnode=True
XNodeDebugWindow=True
SuperSecretPrivateSpecialStuff=True
XNodeDevelopment=True
XNodeDevelopment_LabVIEWInternalTag=True

I’m sure this is the correct .ini file because the XNodeWizardMenu does appear when I right-click on a VI (for example on Match Regular Expression.vi).

However, in the Project Explorer the New menu does not show XNode (below XControl), which I was expecting.

My questions are:

1. Is there an additional .ini key required in LabVIEW 2020 to make New → XNode appear?

2. Can someone explain what each of these flags actually activates?

3. Has anyone managed to get the Project Explorer “New → XNode” option visible in LabVIEW 2020?

Thanks!

[raphschru]

Hi Youssef,

To develop XNodes properly on Windows, it requires a special licence that I think only NI developers can have.

You can still use a third party editor though.

Useful links:

Some XNode documentation: https://lv.qizhen.xyz/en/oop_xnode

The XNode Editor made by Hooovahhh.

Regards,

Raphaël.