cannot use formula in LabVIEW 8.5 library error

[spiedie]

Hi,

I'm not able to open the Formula function.  It says the library is not accessible.  I just installed LabVIEW on this machine.  Any ideas?

Thanks,

Vara

[JÞB]

Check the help file-

"Note  Many Scripts & Formulas VIs are available only in the LabVIEW Full and Professional Development Systems. If you have the LabVIEW Base Package, you do not have the full set of the Scripts & Formulas VIs described in this help file"

What Dev Package did you install? Student, Base, Full or Pro?  

[spiedie]

Hi Jeff,

I am using 8.5 Base version.  However, I checked the website and the Formula function is available with the Base version.  The exact error is "the Governing library for this Node is broken".

Thanks,

Vara

[JÞB]

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spiedie wrote:

Hi Jeff,

I am using 8.5 Base version.  However, I checked the website and the Formula function is available with the Base version.  The exact error is "the Governing library for this Node is broken".

Thanks,

Vara

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Formula parsing vis were not included in the base package until LabVIEW 8.6. 

[smercurio_fc]

Presumably you are referring to the Formula Express VI (the icon in the Scripts & Formula palette looks like a little calculator and it has a blue background.). If so, this uses a Formula Node, which should be available in LabVIEW Base (I'm not 100% sure, but pretty sure). In the past when that error has been encountered a repair of the LabVIEW installation or an uninstall/reinstall has been the only solution.

[JÞB]

Thank Smerc---

The help files aren't clear and all I have are pro versions.  I Know its in 8.6 and on but since it just shifted by package deployment the read-me is ambigeous.

BatPhone? anyone?

[Justin_P]

Spiedie,

Were you able to get your issue resolved?

And Jeff,

Which specific VIs are you referring to?

[spiedie]

Justin/All,

Thanks for your help so far.  I'm using the Formula function "the icon in the Scripts & Formula palette looks like a little calculator".  I tried repairing the installation, and it still doesn't work.  I haven't reinstalled it though. 

I am using V8.5 base.

Thanks,

Vara

[Justin_P]

Vara,

I'm with smercurio, and think that a reinstall is probably your only option.  You could try to delete the files that are causing the issue and then try another repair, or you could do the reinstall and know you're going to fix it.

And Jeff is correct that in older versions of LabVIEW it was a little ambigeous what needed to be installed but starting in 8.6 we added the "Installed with:" field to the help, and it 2009 we changed the name to "Requires:".  This makes it easier to know what the VIs installed with.

The picture below shows the 8.5 help next to the 2009 help:

[spiedie]

I reinstalled (I skipped the device drivers since I don't need them for my application) and it still doesn't work!  Same error.  When I try to open this function in a new VI, it opens an empty square box. When I open a VI that was created previously with this function, I can see the function details, but it is pale. 

Thanks for any help.

Vara