Migrating VI Strings to UTF-8 Using the UTF-8 Migration Tool

Use the UTF-8 Migration Tool to convert the string encoding for a VI to UTF-8.

Save your VI before running the UTF-8 Migration Tool.
  1. Open the UTF-8 Migration Tool from the LabVIEW Tools menu.
  2. Select the VI you want to convert from the VI Path control.
    Note This value defaults to the VI you opened the UTF-8 Migration Tool from.
  3. Select your conversion method from the Convert to UTF-8 drop-down list.
    OptionDescription
    All Panel Text Not Affecting Datatypes Converts all display text in the VI to use UTF-8 encoding. This includes:
    • VI descriptions
    • VI titles
    • Control and indicator descriptions, tip strips, and captions
    • Front panel free labels
    • Boolean text
    • Ring and Listbox items
    • Graph scales and legends
    • Numeric object scales and legends
    • Path control browse options
    All Panel Text Plus String, Tree, Table Datatypes Converts all display text as well as text in String, Tree, and Table objects to use UTF-8 encoding.
    Note Review your VI afterwards to check for broken wires between functions that might result from the UTF-8 conversion.
    Advanced Conversion Options Select each convertible object individually to customize your UTF-8 conversion.
  4. Click Convert to convert the strings in your VI to use UTF-8 encoding based on your conversion specification.
After the conversion runs, you can review the converted items in the Conversion Results table.