Project MethodsDownload PDFSelected SectionSelected Section and Subsection(s)Entire ManualUpdated2026-02-042 minute(s) readLabVIEWAPI ReferenceLabVIEW G Browse Variable DialogDisplays a dialog box that allows you to browse for a variable and then returns a reference to the variable you select.CloseCloses a LabVIEW project and all references to all items in the project. This method also closes the Project Explorer window if it is open and closes any VIs that are open in any application instance owned by the project. You also can select File»Close All to close the project and the Project Explorer window.Close WindowCloses only the Project Explorer window. This method does not close VI windows.Deploy ItemsDeploys an array of items in the LabVIEW project.Item From Item IDReturns the refnum of the project item with the specified Item ID. Use this method in conjunction with the Item ID property of the ProjectItem class.Local Project Settings:Delete ItemDeletes an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Delete SectionDeletes an entire section from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Get ItemGets an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has ItemDetermines if an item exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has SectionDetermines if a section exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Set ItemSets an item in the local project settings file.Open WindowDisplays the Project Explorer window.Refresh Auto-Populating FoldersForce all auto-populated folders on this project to update their contents to match the disk.SaveSaves the LabVIEW project to the path that the project was previously saved to or loaded from or to a specified path.Save AsAllows a LabVIEW project to be saved as a different name or to a different location. This method also enables the save operation to copy all of the contents of the project to the new location. If you do not wire data to Items to copy, LabVIEW copies everything to the new location. Otherwise, LabVIEW copies only the items you specify.Save CopySaves a copy of the project to a new location on disk, where all referenced VIs are in the same location.Save For PreviousSaves a copy of the LabVIEW project that is readable by LabVIEW 8.0 and later. This method is similar to the LabVIEW Version selection in the Save for Previous Version dialog box.Set Project Save VersionSets the save version of the project. Version is specified as a short form LabVIEW version string, for example, 24.0. The oldest supported version is 17.0. This method will cause all project items to be loaded; they will prompt to be saved on close if not already saved in a compatible version.Undeploy ItemsUndeploys an array of items and their dependencies.
Browse Variable DialogDisplays a dialog box that allows you to browse for a variable and then returns a reference to the variable you select.CloseCloses a LabVIEW project and all references to all items in the project. This method also closes the Project Explorer window if it is open and closes any VIs that are open in any application instance owned by the project. You also can select File»Close All to close the project and the Project Explorer window.Close WindowCloses only the Project Explorer window. This method does not close VI windows.Deploy ItemsDeploys an array of items in the LabVIEW project.Item From Item IDReturns the refnum of the project item with the specified Item ID. Use this method in conjunction with the Item ID property of the ProjectItem class.Local Project Settings:Delete ItemDeletes an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Delete SectionDeletes an entire section from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Get ItemGets an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has ItemDetermines if an item exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has SectionDetermines if a section exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Set ItemSets an item in the local project settings file.Open WindowDisplays the Project Explorer window.Refresh Auto-Populating FoldersForce all auto-populated folders on this project to update their contents to match the disk.SaveSaves the LabVIEW project to the path that the project was previously saved to or loaded from or to a specified path.Save AsAllows a LabVIEW project to be saved as a different name or to a different location. This method also enables the save operation to copy all of the contents of the project to the new location. If you do not wire data to Items to copy, LabVIEW copies everything to the new location. Otherwise, LabVIEW copies only the items you specify.Save CopySaves a copy of the project to a new location on disk, where all referenced VIs are in the same location.Save For PreviousSaves a copy of the LabVIEW project that is readable by LabVIEW 8.0 and later. This method is similar to the LabVIEW Version selection in the Save for Previous Version dialog box.Set Project Save VersionSets the save version of the project. Version is specified as a short form LabVIEW version string, for example, 24.0. The oldest supported version is 17.0. This method will cause all project items to be loaded; they will prompt to be saved on close if not already saved in a compatible version.Undeploy ItemsUndeploys an array of items and their dependencies.
Browse Variable DialogDisplays a dialog box that allows you to browse for a variable and then returns a reference to the variable you select.CloseCloses a LabVIEW project and all references to all items in the project. This method also closes the Project Explorer window if it is open and closes any VIs that are open in any application instance owned by the project. You also can select File»Close All to close the project and the Project Explorer window.Close WindowCloses only the Project Explorer window. This method does not close VI windows.Deploy ItemsDeploys an array of items in the LabVIEW project.Item From Item IDReturns the refnum of the project item with the specified Item ID. Use this method in conjunction with the Item ID property of the ProjectItem class.Local Project Settings:Delete ItemDeletes an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Delete SectionDeletes an entire section from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Get ItemGets an item from the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has ItemDetermines if an item exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Has SectionDetermines if a section exists in the local project settings file.Local Project Settings:Set ItemSets an item in the local project settings file.Open WindowDisplays the Project Explorer window.Refresh Auto-Populating FoldersForce all auto-populated folders on this project to update their contents to match the disk.SaveSaves the LabVIEW project to the path that the project was previously saved to or loaded from or to a specified path.Save AsAllows a LabVIEW project to be saved as a different name or to a different location. This method also enables the save operation to copy all of the contents of the project to the new location. If you do not wire data to Items to copy, LabVIEW copies everything to the new location. Otherwise, LabVIEW copies only the items you specify.Save CopySaves a copy of the project to a new location on disk, where all referenced VIs are in the same location.Save For PreviousSaves a copy of the LabVIEW project that is readable by LabVIEW 8.0 and later. This method is similar to the LabVIEW Version selection in the Save for Previous Version dialog box.Set Project Save VersionSets the save version of the project. Version is specified as a short form LabVIEW version string, for example, 24.0. The oldest supported version is 17.0. This method will cause all project items to be loaded; they will prompt to be saved on close if not already saved in a compatible version.Undeploy ItemsUndeploys an array of items and their dependencies.