LabVIEW 2021 Bug Fixes

Overview

The following items are notable issues fixed between the release of LabVIEW 2020 SP1 and LabVIEW 2021, including additional patches and service packs. If you have an issue ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of LabVIEW.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

316382 607411

When using a LabVIEW-built .NET Interop Assembly in an ASP .NET application, the first call to the assembly will return a NullReferenceException

Workaround:

The exception only occurs on the first call to the assembly, so using a try-catch block to handle the exception will allow subsequent calls to behave normally.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2015 SP1

Resolved Version:

LabVIEW 2021

Added:

Feb 14, 2020

1210828

Crash When Using Array Size Inside For Loop That Indexes a Set

When running a VI that iterates over a Set of Arrays with a For Loop and uses the Array Size function on an element, LabVIEW will crash. If you save the VI, then LabVIEW will crash when loading the VI.

Workaround:

Convert the set to an array before operating on the elements. Fixed in the LabVIEW 2019 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2019

Resolved Version:

LabVIEW 2021

Added:

May 6, 2021

1229501

Memory Leak When Using "Get Next Non-Text Sibling.vi"

LabVIEW leaks memory when using "Get Next Non-Text Sibling.vi" from NI_XML.lvlib.

Workaround:

Fixed in the LabVIEW 2019 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2020

Resolved Version:

LabVIEW 2021

Added:

May 6, 2021

1249120

Crash if Variant to Data Processes ActiveX Data and the Output Is Not Wired

Workaround:

Fixed in the LabVIEW 2019 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version:

N/A

Resolved Version:

LabVIEW 2021

Added:

May 6, 2021

1271213

Slow Execution of Comparison of Variants Containing Large Data

LabVIEW makes unnecessary copies of data when doing comparison operations with Variants, which can result in slower performance in LabVIEW 2017 compared to earlier versions.

Workaround:

Fixed in the LabVIEW 2019 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version:

N/A

Resolved Version:

LabVIEW 2021

Added:

May 6, 2021

Additional Patch Information

Installing some patches may require certain additional steps or considerations. Please refer to the following table for more information about patches for this release.

These patches currently do not have any special instructions.

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).