LabVIEW 2018 Patch Details

This document contains information about all patches available for the following LabVIEW products:

  • LabVIEW 2018 (32-bit and 64-bit) for Windows, OS X, and Linux
  • LabVIEW 2018 Run-Time Engine (32-bit and 64-bit) for Windows, OS X, and Linux


All issues fixed in each patch are listed in the tables below. NI strongly recommends that you install the latest patch to all LabVIEW 2018 installations.

 

 

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2018 f2 Patch

Note: This patch was made available on NI Update Service.

IDDescription
687308In rare cases, classes in a bad state will appear grey but will not cause the Run button to break.
701083Error Rings do not appropriately handle inputs including "%$" to the Format Into String function.
704146Saving VIs for a previous version of LabVIEW may lose Error Ring information.
704579In rare cases, Std Deviation.vi and Variance.vi are included incorrectly when built into an executable.
705899Wiring a path control into the Python Node crashes LabVIEW.
706306When using FPGA targets with spaces in their names, simulation will not run.
707767Configuring .NET Constructor Nodes or trying to view assemblies in memory may show an empty dialog box.
708174Some drivers may not be found in NI Package Manager after you install the LabVIEW 2018 f1 patch.
712176.NET Callback VIs are not released from memory when you request garbage collection.

 

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2018 f1 Patch

Note: This patch was made available on NI Update Service.

IDDescription
691392LabVIEW has the potential to crash when a VI is unloaded from memory while it is being searched for text using Find.
691991The Type Specialization structure can execute out of order in rare cases.
692509The Icon Editor automatically returns to the Icon Text tab whenever the icon image is modified.
693626Improved performance for Sort 2D Array.vim on the Arrays palette.
698448Improved performance for Sort 1D Array.vim and Search Unsorted 1D Array.vim which are used in Malleable VI examples.

 

 

Patch Downloads

To download the LabVIEW 2018 Patch, navigate to LabVIEW Download, set for Version to 2018 Patch, and filter OS and Bitness to what is needed for your system. Once configured, select Download.