Lists all DataPlugins existing on the National Instruments website at ni.com/dataplugins or registered on the local computer. You also can use this VI to search for a DataPlugin that exists on the local computer or the National Instruments website.

Note Use the Register DataPlugin VI to register or install DataPlugins on the local computer.


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Inputs/Outputs

  • cstr.png DataPlugin name —

    DataPlugin name specifies the name of the DataPlugin you want to search for. If you do not wire data to this input or if you wire an empty string to this input, this VI lists all DataPlugins registered on the local computer or exist on the National Instruments website.

  • cstr.png file extension —

    file extension specifies the file extension of a DataPlugin.

  • cenum.png source —

    source specifies the source location where you want to search for the DataPlugins.

    0local machine (default)—Lists or searches DataPlugins installed on the local computer.
    1web—Lists or searches DataPlugins from the National Instruments website at ni.com/dataplugins.
  • cerrcodeclst.png error in (no error) —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • i1dcclst.png DataPlugin information —

    DataPlugin information returns information about each DataPlugin.

  • istr.png name —

    name returns the name of the DataPlugin.

  • istr.png version —

    version returns the version information of the DataPlugin.

  • istr.png type —

    type returns the type of the DataPlugin. This information indicates the programming language in which the DataPlugin was created.

  • ibool.png read-only? —

    read-only? indicates whether the DataPlugin is a read-only DataPlugin.

  • i1dstr.png extensions —

    extensions returns the file extensions you can use with this DataPlugin.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

    • Examples

    Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.

    • labview\examples\File IO\DataPlugins\General\Manage DataPlugins.vi