VIs Strings:Export
- Updated2026-02-04
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Exports to a tagged text file all the User Interface related strings of the VIs specified by VI Array.
Exports the following strings about VI and front panel objects to a tagged text file: VI name and description, object caption labels, object free labels, default data (string, table, path, and array default data), private data (listbox item names, table row and column headers, graph plot names, graph cursor names, graph annotation names, and tab control page captions), and polymorphic VI data (instance names in the polymorphic VI and selector shortcut menus).
Parameters
| Name | Data type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VI Ref Array |  |
Yes | Path to an array of VI references. |
| String File |  |
Yes | Path to the VI strings file, including the filename. If you do not enter a filename, set Interactive to TRUE so the user can set the VI strings filename. |
| Interactive |  |
No | Specifies whether to display the file dialog box to select the name of the strings file. The default value is FALSE. |
| Log File | |
No | Path to the log file created to list errors that occur while exporting VI strings to a tagged text file. The default value is no logging. |
| Create Captions | |
No | Specifies whether control captions should be automatically created. The default value is FALSE. |
| Export Diagram | |
No | Specifies whether to export block diagram strings. The default value is FALSE. |
| Error Array |  |
No | Returns an array of error clusters. |
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
| Short Name | VIs Strings.Export |
| Data type | No return value |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | No |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |