Archived: LabVIEW 8.5.1 Bug Fixes

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Overview



The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed between LabVIEW 8.5 and LabVIEW 8.5.1. If you have a Bug ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.

Contents

Front Panel

4B1CC3V9

Scrolling graph cursor legend corrupts front panel drawing

4EBHHCWS

Using XControl in the control editor hangs LabVIEW

4BOLAQU9

ActiveX container loads incorrectly in XControl

4BPA7Q3I

Apply typedef change to callers resets caller data to default if object in panel set to scale with pane

4BU9BKLS

XControl in subpanel loses cursor position under heavy I/O delays

4C9EPL60

Subpanel in Xcontrol unresponsive

4CGF9D41

LabVIEW crashes when merging VIs using custom controls

4CJAP4F2

merge crashes when tab control is matched with non-tab control

4CRKTASK

Crash when merging new event structures from both yours and theirs tied to new front panel controls

4CU3C5QW

Updating a typedef with a refnum cluster inside can crash LabVIEW

4CUGA5RK

Resizing stacked plot chart legend at run-time crashes LabVIEW

4CUDBIVB

"LabVIEW 8.5 Memory is full" error with variant indicator populated from ActiveX server interface

4D5D7A5C

Mac OS: Create Text on 3d picture control does not show the whole string

4D97A7ST

LabVIEW 8.5 crashes when deleting a scale that has a cursor attached to the last scale in the scale list

4BJ8QS61

Custom Gauge XControl: Cannot bind the control to a non-local shared variable

4DBAEUDU

Right click on intensity graph/chart's scale legend crashes LabVIEW

4DCG3KN8

Problems setting a run-time menu back to default

4DIFHDMX

LabVIEW crashes when opening the XControl instance whose state cluster contains lvclass

4DKF4I9O

CPU usage jumps drastically on different tab controls in LabVIEW 8.5

4DOC349I

XControl custom property execution is slower in LabVIEW 8.5

4DPGR57Z

Physical channel control not populated with default value

4E0G4C71

New plot legend killed autosize behavior

4E4ASNJ1

Updating a typedef used by a priv data control can crash LabVIEW

4E3I4TVB

Digital Waveform Graph Cursor Legend Does Not Show Correct Y-Values

4EF84KGQ

Need better workaround for filling the image table

4EHF7EJ1

FPTerminals are not laid out correctly on some VIs when using New»VI for Override...

Block Diagram

 

VIs and Functions

 

LabVIEW Project

4BCHEQ71

Deploying I/O server in a DSC RTS application will crash run-time engine

4BCH23FN

Dragging a Variable between projects if a Multi-Variable Editor window is open causes LabVIEW to hang

4BHDFS61

Create Bound Variables will have problem if variable being binded is a string type

4BJDHBP2

Tools»Merge VIs menu item appears on built applications

4BMG3E13

Variable Manager does not handle programmatically created or altered network shared variable data type properly

4BOFH6LG

MathScript window launches slowly from a project

4EB9PEF2

Merge fails if Base VI is inside LLB

4BQGKUQ4

Problem when you modify shared variable names in Multiple Variable Editor

4EI92JAI

Application created after converting a build script is missing menubar

4BTB4USF

App Builder preview window tree control keeps resizing when warnings present

4C0DNI2A

Webservice import utility does not generate VIs with customer webservice

4ENAG200

Autosaving a project removes source files from build specs

4C0GS09A

Building an application that calls a Statechart with a guard or action VI containing a call dll node returns an error

4C2E3LGI

Default values incorrect when enabling logging

4E7C36MX

Project level SCC settings do not persistwhen changing back to default

4EI9A100

"Error Generating Preview" message when trying to build an installer

4C9EF400

Find Project Item dialog position problem for 1024x768 or lower resolutions

4CG9B3J1

LVClass using VISA (or DAQ or IVI) in private data control corrupts when upgrading LabVIEW

4CM921LJ

Shortcuts added in installers are not created properly

4E78DCP2

Can't build source distrubtion with app builder autotest that uses .NET

4CL3ORO5

Name of VI is missing when error occurs during build process

4D3CTJLV

Cannot Register DLL as a COM file in LabVIEW when building an installer

4D3F27W2

Source Files under Application Builder do not get updated correctly when added and then removed from the Always Included pane

4DH8D5QK

Duplicate files displayed within the installer properties in LabVIEW 8.5

4DH9KJP2

Error building an application the first time when "Copy Error Codes" advanced option is checked

4DICA6GQ

Iconembedser too slow embedds too many icons

4DOAOO00

Adding a VI/control with no extension is adds a document rather than a VI

4DOC1T00

Make top level in LLB is not enabled for VIs under project folders if folder is applying a destination to an LLB

Miscellaneous

 

492EUJ00User-Define Refnum control fails to be created
4BND06BQEdit Palette Set is not showing VI titles anymore for some subpalettes
4C0H8D9AAlert dialogs and internal errors may occur generating code for some Statecharts
4C19NRC3Wiring a queue data type to a notifier does not break
4C2BINCFMC Matrix cast to Double and Crashes
4C5BIJV6*Unexpected zero-iteration behavior with for loop with conditional terminal where auto-indexed output tunnels are getting non-empty arrays
4C5FFLRKData corrumodified place when modifed using property node in sub-VI
4EFAC8F2Crash compiling VI with in place element structure
4EGGDA5DCrash when merging structure containing reference to control whose terminal is outside the structure
4C8A8EF2Merge VIs is reporting moved for block diagram objects that did not move
4CKERKC3Read Linker Info fails on VIs that have a static VI reference to themselves
4CSFJE7ZTask reference does not propagate out of subVI
4CU8G3ZQLabVIEW PNP Project Style Drivers do not show up in LabVIEW palettes without mass compile of driver
4CUCQEAR*Significant slowdown in code exeuction when manipulating arrays
4DB9TD00Double multplied by integer results in value type casted as integer
4DGEJ5J1*SubVI produces no output unless Allow Debugging is enabled when set to subroutine priority
4DHDH7B7Disabling Allow Debugging causes problems with array data
4DNA4KN8Valid queue reference becomes Not a Refnum on a loop tunnel (inplaceness issue)
4DNC9900Bound Buffered Shared Variable gives the "No known Value" on first connection no matter how many times you read.
4DQ9CO9ASimple custom probe creation can crash LabVIEW
4DRCI9LGStop condition terminal not updated in merge VIs
4E0EKD00A VI with a strict static VI reference to itself breaks as it runs
4E29MOP2LabVIEW crashes when duplicating a case when terminal is inside if "Delete/Copy panel terminals from diagram" is unchecked.
41OHD4VQGriddata Mathscript function fails on large data sets
490BSJ2JThe factor function in MathScript does not generate an error on wrong input datatype
49G8P500VI Server: Open application returns 1379 error when initiating PC or device without resolvable machine name on network
49KE8UXXLabVIEW crashes when closing empty user-defined refnum
49UDMI2JNargoutchk behaves inconsistently with help description
4EE82TQWMetrics:Total Data Siz" VI Server property gives incorrect results
4A8CI3BWWeb Service Importer: Tool hung when generating wrapper VIs
4AKFM1J1Changing the label or typedef status of controls in a class' private data cluster does not update Bundle by Name or Unbundle By Name nodes
4BGA5OCIMathScript function grid does not display minor grid and tick for scale in logarithm mapping mode
4BHAGQN8Fixed point type not working right with Number to Engineering String primitive
4BHDEO0SSharedVariablesToLib.vi crashes LabVIEW when the Library name is not specified
4BCGOUVBCompile Error: ufpstart err, avail=0x650 with array of clusters of strings
4BLEAH7CAcquire Sound Express VI might hang
4BMGP200Closing the MathScript window causes problems with the MathScript Probe variable display
4BN6S2PWMathScript built-in function calls are not case insensitive
4BN8QJE9LabVIEW 8.5 French: Run Dual Mode Thermometer XControl.vi is broken
4BNABNU9Some MathScript displays cannot be undocked from variable viewer
4BNH3I2NCancelling configuration of an Express VI may incorrectly cause the calling VI to have unsaved changes
4BT8SI00Crash when passing parameter of wrong type to an ActiveX method that takes a safe array of IDispatch pointers as the parameter
4BUCGIP2Anything that uses Call Library node can show up as broken in the mass compile logs
4END8VJ1Child class using typedef always broken on load if typedef is protected member VI of parent class
4BUDR1SFMathScript history window loses position after empty lines
4C89S8ZFRead Trace Cache bug
4EFEMMWBNon-Functional Formula Express VI for LabVIEW 8.5 Base
4CCAB5SFMathScript implementation VIs should defer error window updates
4CCCBHUZIssues with shouldRedrop.vi
4E4ERDTP*Compiler Error in VI with compound arithmetic primitive taking array and float inputs
4CFADPDXReplace array subset broken for 4D (or higher) arrays
4CGE71PW*MathScript parser does not work if comments contain double quotes, degree symbols, or squared symbols
4CJFKTCS*Crash when running VI that uses Match Pattern and Feedback Node
4CKGJ6Q7UDP Write hangs LabVIEW when called in a loop with a high loop rate
4CLFHASFMathScript node compilation does not disable backups
4CML9UJ1Get LV Class Default Value.vi cannot access LabVIEW class inside an LLB
4CQHC0PWImread does not read 32-bit images
4CSE5QABCannot read all data values from extremely large TDMS channels
4ELE96SFMathScript Node crashes LabVIEW with force synced dist
4CUASBSFMathScript ans treatment does not work in an if statement
4D6EI7XX*Calls To DB Tools Execute Query With Non-Forward-Only Cursor Fails in LabVIEW 8.5, Error 3005
4D978ETQ*LabVIEW freezes after sending a big string at a high rate using UDP
4D9AECBAMathScript: "help browser" does not launch the browser window
4DDE2S00Read Event Data example does not work
4DDFFB00Closing the dialog using the X button that pops up when dropping the Storage VIs Get/Set Properties freezes LabVIEW
4DHETOCBEnum property node RingText.Text crashes LabVIEW 8.5
4DJ81ULJ*LabVIEW 8.5 crash when 985x SerialFlash Configuration VI is run
4DJ86FSFMathScript sprintf concatenates outputs into first variable
4DKEG9I8Incorrect timestamp returned by TDMS Read when reading file containing digital waveform
4DO78989Compiler error when using some strings with Max & Min
4DPRHHVWrite To Measurement File express VI in a loop always resets each iteration causing multiple channels to be written
4DP855N3Write to Binary File function writes incorrect data when writing manipulated arrays
4EM9CC70The TDMS Read creates a memory leak if used with strings
4EME5B5ELinux: fileio/newdir.llb/New Directory.vi is reporting errors
4EMFFF5ELinux: Project/group/tests/libSaveForPrevious/callAllSaveForPreviousTests.vi
4DQESJU4Bundling two digital waveforms of different sizes crashes LabVIEW
4EHCRN9ZUnflatten From String primitive returns "Class not loaded" error when class has been created on this launch of LabVIEW
4DRBL900Unknown symbols not reported by parser/semantic analysis if they are defined later in the script
4E1B60P2Unzip.vi returns "Error code 2, System Exec.vi." when trying to unzip
4E1FI200MathScript ans treatment does not work in an elseif statement
4E1GHD9OSave VI Gives Memory Full Error in LabVIEW 8.5
4E3EOKBDCrash when closing Call Driver.VI
4EI967BDTst Exp Fit (obs).vi crashes LabVIEW when run
4EBC79AG*Error when feedback node handles subarray types
4EB8KS9O*Error caused by Feedback node on Split/Search String in LabVIEW 8.5
4EEEE2SFMathScript Window does not work
42G7H7O5File I/O error: cannot save NameOfVI.vi
4469UNUZCannot load or open .NET assemblies in the LabVIEW run-time engine if the LabVIEW 8.0 run-time engine is loaded in the same process
44KFJPNMExample Finder shows up all black the first time you launch it
47TBB7JK"Corrupted" reliance formats
4859Q6DXNode which calls zeta.m which itself is dependent on eta.m loads as broken.
49MD1TX6Choosing Save as»Copy on a VI inside of a class marks original as modified
4AP8M261Simple Process Monitor will error if refreshing variable list has no process selected
4B24T15IWhen trying to write to read-only ".m" file, Mathscript does not show an error dialog box
4B59LT4RInteractive Alignment (SigX) hangs with large value for alias rejection
4BAC1SUKVista: ActiveX launches LabVIEW 8.5 irrespective of which version was launched last.
4BBDA4SFVIs on MS Companion Diagram show in VI Hierarchy
4BFGE461Library Generation: cannot write files under C:\
4BFELA00If a VI is open with unsaved changes, using that VI as a probe and then closing the VI will crash LabVIEW
4BG89UZUVariable communication may not work on a smart camera with both NICs active
4BI8BFQERemote VI Server hogs CPU when closed after its running for 30 minutes
4BIH0ACBCorruption in Citadel
4BJCNS61Cannot create online variables with correct data types
4BM9HJGQLvanlys/MKL exceptions returns incorrect linear algebra results on Pentium 4 when multiple MKL versions loaded
4BOGOCZWNeed to update CVI icon in Example Finder
4BQAQFMPFull text search in Mac/Linux help hangs
4BQFHTFFFinding dependant assemblies fails even when there are right next to the calling assembly
4BQBR49AErrors may occur trying to download a Statechart to an RT target after making changes to the Statechart
4BTBJL9ASaving a Statechart file over an existing Statechart file may result in wasted disk space usage by the Statechart file
4BU9K5HQGet error trying to uninstall SPC Toolkit
4BUEG90QDomain Account Manager help button opens broken page when other LabVIEW version is installed
4C9CRUXPBound Buffered Shared Variable gives Error -1950679020
4C9G8M9Z*PlugInDDOMeth::GenCode generates incorrect unique control id for VI running on VxWorks
4CEH6J00Cannot call more than 128 VIs in LabVIEW at the same time using the C or the COM interface
4CJ8GDN8Failure during VI save results in docmods being incorrectly cleared
4CLEOLMQAuto-populating folders on Mac cause 100% CPU usage
4D9F2RZKMulticore performance problem: cache alignment constant too small
4DA9POK8Move On Disk causes LabVIEW to crash
4DCA4S0DProblem opening previous integrity VIs on Windows
4DC7QB1WCrash when merging files with the same filename
4DH9IKLYLabVIEW Runtime not compatible with installed LabVIEW
4DO9H1Q4DSC 8.5.1 is not an available option in installer
4DOED73ALabVIEW crashes when opening a VI with LLB manager disabled
4DP778P2LabVIEW crashes after running AB_GraphicFileConnectivity App builder autotest.
4DQB2VP2LabVIEW gets SCC status of the Getting Started Window on startup
4DRB2FRMCrash during save for previous auto test
4E0EEEWJNon-virtual destructor in sparse iterator class and possible memory leak
4E1F35U9Improve view of Mathscript datatype breaks Control Design Mathscript datatype views.
4E485CF2.NET, mscorlib dependency conflict appears in LabVIEW 8.5
4EBC1FGQAdapt to Platform crashes LabVIEW on Mac OS
4EBBLTET*Dwarn thrown during Mass Compile
4EH5G5TQLabVIEW crashes when exporting a graph or chart as BMP or EMF image to clipboard
4ELMQO00VI returns behaves differently when Allow Debugging True/False
4EM9HO00VI crashes when recompiled if Allow Debugging is FALSE

* Requires manual recompile to VIs to correct the problem.  

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).