lock all vi"s in a lvlib

[jeff.kittle]

I want to password protect a .lvlib and have that protection propagate to all vi's in the library.  Unforturnatly when you lock the .lvlib it only prevents you from add/remove vi's from the library.  You can still edit vi's in the library unless you individually edit the properties for each vi.

[crossrulz]

Then you might want to put that in the LabVIEW Idea Exchange.  That would be an excellent idea that NI should implement.

[jeff.kittle]

Ok, done:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/propagate-lvlib-protection-to-all-vi-s-in-lvlib/idi-p...

[Hooovahh]

Using VI Server you can open a reference to each VI in a directory, set a password, then save it.  I believe VIPM has this feature built in when making packages now.

[jeff.kittle]

The feature is in VIPM Pro, but not the free version.  I will take a look at writing some scripting to do this using VI Server.  I will also consider purchasing VIPM Pro. 

[Hooovahh]

It is a simple VI and when I have a PC tomorrow I'll see what I can post. That being said VIPM pro is nice for project scanning and VIPC file creation.

[Hooovahh]

Attached is a VI that will lock or set a password for all VIs in a folder.  With progress and cancel.

[jandersons]

I added an invoke node for saving each file after setting the Lock State. This was needed in order to make the function work as expected in LV2018. I can't speak to whether it is needed for older versions of LV.

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Example-Code/Programmatically-Lock-and-Save-a-VI-Using-LabVIEW/ta-p/3504647...