release a vit instance name

[GabbyG]

Hi

This is my first serious encounter with vit and I'm in doubt already.

I have a functional global that I need for different user interfaces. So I converted that vi to a vit and use the reference to it when needed .

I noticed that whenever I make a new instance of the vit with  "Open VI-reference" a new name is generated by appending a number.

The user interface is open only for a while, will be closed  and maybe opened anew later.

Closing the reference of the vit does although not release the number and the next time I need an instance a new higher number is appended.

This may be save. Can anybody tell me if the VIT-Clone still idles somewhere around and uses memory or what happens when after hopefully many, many weeks of uninterrupted operation i reach vit 2000000 ?

Thanks

[F._Schubert]

There is a property called 'All VIs in Memory'. Use this to check how many instances of the template are still open.

Felix

[TCPlomp · Accepted solution]

A better approach would be to use reentrant VIs. I think you will need the 'don't share clones' option.

Ton

[johnsold]

Ton,

The OP said the VI is a functional global. I think that functional globals cannot be reentrant.

Gabi,

Can you tell us a bit more about your application?  Post examples if possible.  Someone can probably suggest a way to do what you want.

Lynn

[GabbyG]

Thank you guys for your inputs.

Since I use the functional global only by reference a reentrant VI with no code share is  perfect.

I don't really need an extra version of the source in this case.

I have another case where I spawn daemons from a reentrant vi and it is bad that I cannot find them with the "All Vis in memory".

Maybe I'll redo that case as well, but then with VIT.

Thanks again

Gabi