Archived: LabVIEW 2013 and 2013 SP1 Known Issues

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Overview



This document contains the LabVIEW 2013 known issues that were discovered before and since the release of the LabVIEW 2013 Development System. Not every issue known to NI will appear on this list; it is intended to only show the severe and common issues.

The LabVIEW 2013 Platform Known Issues contains a full listing of known issues, including LabVIEW toolkits and modules.

Document Organization

There are two versions of the known issues list available:

Known Issues by Category
Known Issues by Date

Please refer to White Paper "LabVIEW Known Issues Categories Defined" for an explanation of the categories.


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Known Issues by Category

The following items are known issues in LabVIEW 2013 sorted by Category.

ActiveX and .NET
245359Selecting a newer version of a .NET assembly does not reload assembly
355840"Get Image" method is unreliable on .NET controls in LabVIEW (64-bit)
381128The MonthCalendar .NET control automatically resizes to the incorrect size when the VI is run
410479Grouping ActiveX containers removes inserted ActiveX objects
445027Calling multiple LabVIEW built .NET assemblies from any .NET language fails with Error 1
445981A memory leak occurs when calling a custom ActiveX Control function which returns a UInt64
468139.NET Callback Event VI keeps the Callback VI reserved even after calling a Close Reference VI is called
480386ActiveX call to open PDF (Adobe Reader 11.0.07) results in LabVIEW crashing
460106In certain cases, there is a memory leak when a .NET object is used in a LabVIEW Interop Assembly
473514TestStand ActiveX invoke nodes may not return the expected error 97 ("LabVIEW: A null or previously deleted refnum was passed in as an input.") when a null reference is used.
Analysis and Math
174929Repeated Loading & Unloading of the Analysis Library Generates Exception
169840Large matrix operations that utilize the Intel MKL on Linux may crash LabVIEW
361311"Natural log of 1 + x" primitive incorrectly returns NaN for small positive values
388446Eval Parsed Formula Node.vi returns incorrect results
408891Getting an Entire Column of Data from a 2D Array in the MATLAB® Script Node Returns Only 1 Element
471675Inverse FFT Function is very slow if inputs have NaN values
Building and Distributing LabVIEW Applications
51179 47B12U5UError 6 occurred at Create Folder in Create Directory Recursive.vi when building an application (EXE), shared library (DLL), source distribution or web service
208364LabVIEW built installers created on a 32-bit machine will not install most drivers when run on a 64-bit machine
227609Statically linking a LabVIEW built DLL in a C++ project results in error 998 if the DLL is not added to the Delay Loaded DLLs list
255617Error 1502 can occur if dependencies are placed in non executing case structures
282737Applications with Chinese characters in the executable name will throw fatal error on English Windows 7
320485User Events Created from Objects Cause Broken Packed Library VIs
351741Panes 'Top' pixel coordinates will vary when Windows 'Aero' is enabled/disabled
347272Executables built (without SSE2) in LV 2011 on an Intel Core Duo machine throw Error 57 when run on a machine with an AMD Athlon 3200+ processor.
401421Updates to Global Variables Not Visible when Remote Debugging a LabVIEW Built Stand-Alone Application
429282In LabVIEW 2013, including VIs from some libraries causes building an installer to fail with error 1 "Error Generating Preview"
422680Deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server gives an error "NI Application Web Server service is still starting"
423616If a LabVIEW executable containing .NET is included in an installer, it will fail to run when installed
426140Building an installer with VIs that contain unsatisfied dependencies within diagram disable structures fails with Error Generating Preview
443165Modifying the dependencies of a Packed Project Library (PPL) may cause LabVIEW to crash
439026Building an Application with Enable ActiveX server selected will crash all localized versions of LabVIEW
445175Two or more Static VI References between the same VIs with different strictness can result in broken executables from Application Builder
476714The INI file created for a LabVIEW built executable contains a truncated list of VIs in the "server.vi.access=" line when enabling TCP/IP with multiple Exported VIs
Controls and Indicators
219819Center justified tables display improperly when overlapping with the front panel origin
51311 477DKPBQLabVIEW does not maintain child-only item setting when dragging an item within a tree
208088Updating the Labels of a Cluster Written to a Chart Does Not Update the Cluster Used for Chart History
185890Text on a VI can be mutated to appear as Unicode
176848Picture Control Stops Updating After Setting Properties to Default.
236377Dropping XControl from public library breaks XControl
248914Changing the order of controls or deleting controls in a type def cluster can change references
250588Warning Generated in a Method or Property of an XControl Appears as an Error in the Top Level VI
275961Silver style Thermometer frame doesn't resize correctly when control is resized.
290105Text Labels in Silver Control are not in silver style
314082Listbox Control With Transparent Cell Background Does not Grey Disabled Item
239719Property page doesn't update when Adapt to Source is coerced to off
364845Streaming data to a Digital Display Chart data occasionally incorrectly displays zero even when the data is non-zero
367249It is not possible to customize the Run-Time Shortcut menu of a 3D Graph
3989983D Surface Axis Labes not Visible when Dialog Font Changed
399068Double Numeric Slide can not be Set to 0 when it has Defined Limits with Mouse
407614Control.Delete Method Crashes LabVIEW When Used on Grouped Pictures and Free Labels
409825Control.Delete Method Crashes LabVIEW When Used on a XControl
420965Adding a tooltip for a tab control after configuring the tab to show text and image can cause the tooltip to appear in the wrong position
414839Complex to Re/Im VI outputs incorrect value if the input is a complex waveform unless both terminals are wired
422507Entering an integer into a numeric control that has a time display format does not update the control
428515On Scientific Linux 6.3 with updated Mesa Drivers, 3D Picture Controls display an inverted image
425313Selecting the option to hide grid lines when using Export Simplified Image with a waveform graph will not hide all grid lines when using multiple axis
432182Custom labels on a 3D bar chart do not display properly in a 2D view
428914The Y-Axis of a Mixed Signal Graph will not correctly scale when the graph is set to "Scale Object with Pane" and the user decreases the size of the VI Front Panel.
433596The 3D Surface Plot does not draw correctly when the input data is an array of the same value
477864When a number of controls are grouped on a tab control page, switching to that page takes a long time, proportional to the number of controls grouped
399117In rare cases, Mixed Signal Graph and Digital Waveform Graph cause a memory leak
438751Renaming a group in a Mixed Signal Graph crashes LabVIEW once there is a plot containing data
DataSocket
206944Version in DataSocket Server About Box is incorrect
External Code
153731Unhandled Exception can occur if absolute path for system DLL used in CLFN
429726LabVIEW crashes when .NET event callback calls a VI that has already been deregistered in LabVIEW.
File I/O
47819 3N68LE002GB file size limit of datalog files
243468Default Namespaces not supported in XML Parsing VIs
236193Crash with invalid input (o or negative values) of "samples per channel" when misusing TDMS Set Channel Information
112702Cannot read file that shows up as zero bytes.
239631Memory Growth with TDMS Write
424382Path controls in LabVIEW for Mac OS X treat .app files as folders instead of files
437390File Path control does not display "Browse" dialog if Start Path is an invalid network path.
464572Reading a datalog file truncated from more than 128 records returns error 4 "End of file encountered"
372668The channel order is incorrect for the first TDMS group after using NI_MinimumBufferSize property.
Functions, VIs, and Express VIs
37575 3PD8N0M8LabVIEW uses large amounts of memory when reading an entire wave file at once
39161 401FEQTLThe device ID input of the Play Sound File VI does not work on Windows
48016 3P7CBB4QUnsigned int32 loses value in formula node when you write to the most significant bit
50420 44CG88SNUpdate the Pulse Transition Measurement Express VI
120686Write to LabVIEW Measurement Files (LVM) using Express VIs takes up a lot of memory
122057Joining Numbers of Different Widths Produce Unexpected Values
213279Some nodes may crash or yield incorrect/inconsistent results when Inlined
227030Wait on Notification from Multiple function has unexpected behavior when ignoring previous input.
235019OpenSSL fatal error when LabVIEW exits
196607DTbl Replace Subset VI behavior change between LabVIEW 8.6.1 and 2009
226840Formula VI does not execute pow(x,y) function
322914Formula VI does not execute pow(x,y) function
248421Bitshift does not work correctly in Expression Nodes and Formula Nodes with a data type smaller than I32
255466Shared variable moved from a project directly to a tab control is not added to the active page.
289842Get Variant Attribute VI returns wrong value if attribute not found
279373SMTP has been updated to use port 587; LabVIEW makes use of legacy port 25
359662Some dotted scripting property calls can crash LabVIEW if earlier properties error
202192LabVIEW UDP broadcast is inconsistent across different OS's.
335576Play Waveform Express VI gives error 4803 with Sample Rate 3125, 6250, 12.5K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K Hz
346762[Mac] Sound VI's Device ID doesn't correctly route audio to non-default output devices.
353261Conditional Indexing Terminal on Parallel For Loop with Shift Registers Runs with "Memory is Full Error"
367468Wiring multiple inputs to Split Signals.vi causes LabVIEW to crash
381656Adding or subtracting timestamps causes a conversion to double and precision loss
391784Memory Lead when Sound VIs are Called Dynamically
392545Timed Loop crashes LabVIEW after exiting
400736Error -4403 returned from Write Palette.vi for Template VIs
401689Constrained Non-Linear Optimization VI has Potential for Infinite Loop
404038Unevenly Sampled Signal Spectrum VI Uses Incorrect Sample Weighting
406311VI.Control Value.Set will Crash LabVIEW When Value Non-Variant Data is Used for Value Parameter
406710LabVIEW Crash when Inlined SubVI with Feedback Node inside of Parallel For Loop is called.
407633Set Cell Value Method Returns Error 1604
409768Array Subset Can Cause LabVIEW 64bit to Crash
410733Ramp Pattern VI does not produce expected results
410904Print.VI to Printer Method Always Prints Header in LabVIEW Built Applications
417953LabVIEW will crash on run if array on connector pane is wired to Flatten to JSON primitive
425562Scan from String requires a space between modifiers when using SI notation
412979Flatten to XML String does not properly escape single and double apostrophes in a string input (' and ")
425800Calling Quit LabVIEW.vi will not quit LabVIEW if the calling VI also contains an event structure handling the Application Instance Close Event
416470Using the Get Waveform Attribute in a subVI can cause incorrect data to be returned to the main VI
430579The Cubic Spline Fit does not output a linear function when the balance parameter is zero and the input arrays are less than seven elements
390021An inlined VI can not be placed on the block diagram of a VI with subroutine priority unless it also has subroutine priority
461196Scan From String VI returns Error 1 with "%t" as the format string input
437814Open Sessions VI from visa.llb does not work properly in LabVIEW 2013
465817LabVIEW converts a Double Precision numeric "NaN" value to integer data types differently since LabVIEW 2010
465422In certain cases, LabVIEW Crashes When Deleting a Subdiagram Label From a Merged Flat Sequence Structure
384591A password protected VI accessing a password protected community scoped VI is broken if the VIs are set to separate compiled code from source code
424089The advanced analysis Kummer Function returns 'NaN' instead of correct values for certain combinations of input parameters.
476710Opening a VI Server Reference to two or more identically named VIs, contained in separate LabVIEW libraries in a running executable, can result in Error 1031
442745RF-RIO Instr Default Personality 5646R.lvproj's FPGA VI will hang on save.
462029LabVIEW crashes when typecasting a RIO handle to a VISA handle
469070In some cases, Fract/Exp String To Number VI does not convert the string correctly
477352In the TDMS File Viewer VI, the menu becomes partially hidden after making the plot legend visible
467735"Format into File" produces Error 1 when appending to a file that has a size of 4 GB
468062Path to URL.vi does not handle network path
Installation and Activation
166253LabVIEW.app does not show up after LabVIEW 2009 Installation
LabVIEW Environment
105509The "do not save automatic changes" setting does not affect libraries
95055Save for previous fails if file path is too long
185226FXP configuration diffs don't show up when comparing VIs
256141Windows 7 often shows "(Not Responding)" and will bring other windows to the front during expensive operations
277283When creating a VI Snippet with code that contains a tab control, the snippet does not properly save the contents of each tab.
257275Format Into String does not work with the %d format for numbers larger than I32
2387133D Picture Controls can display transparently or crash LabVIEW on certain graphics cards
257194Connector pane of a VI can change from LabVIEW 2009 to LabVIEW 2011
312130Show Buffer Allocation tool shows that all inlined VIs are inplace
244551Editing large strict type definitions can take a long time to update
369142Front Panels may stop updating with 3+ monitors with Windows Aero enabled
305978Save As Duplicate with Include All Dependencies makes a Copy of the instr.lib Folder.
408790Palette Editor Cannot Add LabVIEW Classes
423373Under certain conditions, a compiler optimization will cause array shift registers to share memory space.
408955Crash when deleting a newly created comment with Automatic Tool Selection turned off.
415901When repairing LabVIEW 2013, the service locator dependency is uninstalled
423385In LabVIEW 2013, once a Type Definition is made a Strict Type Def, it can not be made non-strict.
442743Cutting text from one free label and pasting into another with the autotool disabled crashes LabVIEW
424541Upgrading code that contains an inplace element structure with auto grow disabled will turn auto grow back on
430758It is not possible to save a VI with the name of another VI in memory, even if they are in different libraries
445636Postscript printing of graphical elements on the front panel fails
453896Error message encountered during TestStand Deployment Utility build process may show incorrect list of VIs
420582Typing Obtain in Quick Drop populates with an unexpected selection
435492Child class VI called using Dynamic Dispatch from TestStand passes out incorrect data.
472865Creating a subVI from a selected control that has been reordered may crash LabVIEW.
LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming
52027 4A4GRP00Cannot use the 'New>>VI for Override...' dialog to create override of password-protected VI unless you have the password
103315Creating a circular link between an Xcontrol and a LVClass can crash LabVIEW.
245148Class Properties dialog sometimes throws timeout error 123 when opening and must be restarted
284936Breaking one Override VI in LVOOP shows all siblings as broken but does not explain why
233061 4AQA5L00LabVIEW crashes after working with Simulation Subsystem using a LabVIEW Class
356656Crash when compiling VIs that call into a certain class based VI hierarchies
366921Community scoped VIs within classes in a LabVIEW library will break a packed project library and cause Error 3
391455Applying an icon to LabVIEW class overwrites the icons of its methods
410360LabVIEW Classes Become Corrupt When Multiple Files With Same File Name are Added to the Class
441783LabVIEW Class VIs loaded from an unexpected path can sometimes load broken
457434In LabVIEW 2013 SP1, removing a file from a class and then adding that file back to the same class can crash LabVIEW
461969When using a class containing a DAQmx Physical Channel control, it will not properly load that information from an XML file.
470533When creating a property accessor method of an EndevoGOOP400 type for a Simple DVR Template Class in the LabVIEW GOOP suite, LabVIEW generates Error 7
476362With an Actor Framework project in LabVIEW 2013 SP1 and the LabVIEW GOOP Development Suite, LabVIEW may crash when exiting if the Message Classes are Updated.
481414In the LabVIEW GOOP design suite, you are unable rename a method of a GOOP class under an RT target from the project
LabVIEW Project
163371"Save As:Copy" on a nested library breaks member VIs if use option to add copied library to owner library
232348Changes to a library item's access scope sometimes do not update broken callers.
377385Error 1390 on Dynamic VI Call to Friend Library
257735Class VIs that call shared variables in a library in an auto-populating folder will not be loaded
408391Non-printable Characters in the Description of Will Corrupt LabVIEW Classes and Libraries
422680Deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server gives an error "NI Application Web Server service is still starting"
413400When configuring a new project in LabVIEW, the Project Root directory cannot be set to a network drive
430758It is not possible to save a VI with the name of another VI in memory, even if they are in different libraries
457434In LabVIEW 2013 SP1, removing a file from a class and then adding that file back to the same class can crash LabVIEW
468921Auto-populating folders may not update their contents correctly
MathScript
469268Formula Node and MathScript Node variable labels can shift to become misalligned
Miscellaneous
389041Error -314250 from Create Network Stream Writer Endpoint
392232Autopreallocate Arrays and Strings VI Property Can Crash LabVIEW when not in FPGA Context
403727Repeated Dynamic Calls to VI in Packed Project Library Can Cause Error in VI Call
415924Double precision numeric constants set to "bar" units sometimes use Pa units
436897VI Server connections to Localhost fail when wired and wireless adapters are both enabled
473389Unable to delete Waveform Chart or Graph plot entries
NI Services
364338"Error while retrieving database: Forbidden" connecting to a RT target via the web configuration.
392446Installing LabVIEW on a Windows Laptop Decreases Battery Life
Operating System Specific
157246The Property Node "Bring to Front" doesn't work in Windows Vista
351506[Mac] Test Device option on Play Waveform Express VI Configuration page doesn't output test tone
403182Sound Output.vi Does Not Support more than 2 Audio Channels on Windows 7
405271Boolean Mechanical Actions Don't Work as Expected on Windows 8 Touch Screen
Performance
429724Under certain circumstances an internal race condition can cause the LabVIEW UI thread to stop updating front panel objects
429726LabVIEW crashes when .NET event callback calls a VI that has already been deregistered in LabVIEW.
390021An inlined VI can not be placed on the block diagram of a VI with subroutine priority unless it also has subroutine priority
431956Calling a LabVIEW web service repeatedly causes a memory leak
440114Executing a TestStand sequence with LabVIEW VIs in a user interface running in the LabVIEW 2013 Development System causes delays at the beginning of execution
Remote Panels
181687Web publishing tool fails without error
136677Remote panels do not work if Internet Explorer is embedded in an ActiveX or .NET Container
251105S&V XControls built as Remote Panel crashes LabVIEW.
Remote Target
428872System State Publisher incorrectly reports cached memory as "used" memory on Linux Real-Time
447072Wait (ms) VI does not work on NI Linux RT Target if wait is longer than 30000 ms
Shared Variables
141699NI Distributed System Manager does not show deployed libraries if they contain non-Latin characters.
128059Shared variable bindings in the same library are not updated properly when copying/renaming the library
173080When a project that contains variables with binding is created in one language and opened in a different language, variables may fail to deploy
168005Dynamic Variable API Does Not Support I/O Servers that Use Ranges
306189Deploying a Variable Library with an IO Alias to a RT Target Programmatically Returns Error 1
186808Shared Variable library on PC is undeployed if the a V in the same project is programmatically deployed to a Real-Time target
284289Source distributions with block diagrams removed prevents the use of static Shared Variable nodes.
294285Type Defined Shared Variable not found in Executable
257735Class VIs that call shared variables in a library in an auto-populating folder will not be loaded
394454Data Binding: Path property can change bindings in other VI clones
458973Writing a negative number to single point float Network Shared Variables through the OPC I/O Server fails.
Source Code Control
229641Hang can occur when deploying RT project that has not been check out of VSS
Toolkit - Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit
412912LabVIEW Crash when VI has String Control Wired to Generate User-Defined Trace Events is Traced.
Toolkit - Other
356420Robotics Wizard cannot load a manifest file in a folder with a Chinese character in the name
Toolkit - Report Generation
188911Control image alignment incorrect when "new report page" VI is used
Upgrade - Behavior Change
51185 47FGSQCSCannot save VI as the same name as missing library member VI
52263 4AJA41TQSome operations on integer waveforms lose dt value
119444Multi-column listbox format lost on upgrade
198717Unflatten From XML fails for cluster and arrays that consist of variants
218083VIs with errors may show additional errors for code in disabled frames of Conditional Disable Structure
Upgrade - Migration
424541Upgrading code that contains an inplace element structure with auto grow disabled will turn auto grow back on
Web Server/Web Services
236817NI-Auth does not work with Firefox
278730Web Services ignore No App switch on RT targets
407678LabVIEW will crash if closed while a local debug web service is running
431956Calling a LabVIEW web service repeatedly causes a memory leak
401078Opening any non-VI dialog, such browse for files or one button dialog, may block web service requests from executing.

Known Issues

IDKnown Issue
ActiveX and .NET
245359

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Selecting a newer version of a .NET assembly does not reload assembly
Changing a constructor from an old version of a .NET assembly to a newer version at edit time does not cause the new assembly to be loaded and consequently none of the new functionality is available.

Workaround: 1. Remove the old assembly so the .NET Runtime is not able to find it. It will then return the updated version to LabVIEW.2. Load the new assembly in a blank VI before opening your existing VI. This will load the new version into memory prior to you requesting the older version.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
355840

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"Get Image" method is unreliable on .NET controls in LabVIEW (64-bit)
Calling the 'Get Image' method on a .NET control works correctly on 32-bit versions of LabVIEW, but will fail to return an image intermittently when LabVIEW (64-bit).

Workaround: n/a

Reported Version: 2011 64-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
381128

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The MonthCalendar .NET control automatically resizes to the incorrect size when the VI is run
N/A

Workaround: At the beginning of the code write to the Container Bounds property node "ContBounds" for the .NET container. While the code is running the calendar will have the right size

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/01/2013
410479

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Grouping ActiveX containers removes inserted ActiveX objects
When populated ActiveX containers are grouped with other front panel objects, the inserted ActiveX object will be removed.

Workaround: Re-insert the ActiveX object after it has been grouped with another object, or group a blank ActiveX container, then insert the object.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
445027

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Calling multiple LabVIEW built .NET assemblies from any .NET language fails with Error 1
It is not possible to call multiple LabVIEW built .NET assemblies from any .NET language. When the second assembly loads it will fail with Error 1.

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/14/2014
445981

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A memory leak occurs when calling a custom ActiveX Control function which returns a UInt64

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/14/2014
468139

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.NET Callback Event VI keeps the Callback VI reserved even after calling a Close Reference VI is called
For example, when running the "Passing data to a .NET Event Callback.vi" example, after stopping the main example VI, the "Callback - EventHappened.vi" is still reserved.

Workaround: I've come up with a work around for this problem. GC.Collect() can be called manually from the invoke node in a separate VI(Or the user could call it after un-registering the callback). This would un-reserve the callback VI. Steps : 1. Drop an invoke node in an empty VI 2. Right click on the node and in the menu under "Select Class" -> ".NET" choose Browse. 3. In the Class browser dialog navigate to mscorlib(4.0.0.0) assembly in the drop down 4. Once selected in the list below expand the system namespace and choose GC class. 5. Once this is done you can choose the Collect() static method. 6. You can unreserve the callback VI by running this VI.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
480386

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ActiveX call to open PDF (Adobe Reader 11.0.07) results in LabVIEW crashing
More information at https://forums.adobe.com/message/6396203#6396203

Workaround: Downgrade to an earlier versions of Adobe Reader (11.0.6 and earlier)

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
460106

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In certain cases, there is a memory leak when a .NET object is used in a LabVIEW Interop Assembly

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/20/2014
473514

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TestStand ActiveX invoke nodes may not return the expected error 97 ("LabVIEW: A null or previously deleted refnum was passed in as an input.") when a null reference is used.
If a null reference is wired into an Active X node and the error wire is not wired , the node may not correctly return error 97 ("LabVIEW: A null or previously deleted refnum was passed in as an input.").

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version: 2011 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 12/03/2014
Analysis and Math
174929

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Repeated Loading & Unloading of the Analysis Library Generates Exception
This problem has only been reproduced on Linux using the latest versions of MKL v10.x, and has been reported to Intel as 545399. Some analysis VIs in LabVIEW use Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL) internally to compute results. Opening these VIs or using them on another VI's diagram loads the MKL library. When all references to these analysis VIs are closed, the MKL library is unloaded from memory.When working with a VI that use these analysis VIs, the following development patterns can lead to this problem:1. Dynamically opening and closing references to the VI while no references to the analysis VIs are in memory.2. Iteratively opening and closing the VI while no other analysis VIs are loaded in memory.3. Using the File >> Close All operation in between editing one or more VIs that use the analysis VIs.

Workaround: To avoid the exception, the MKL library must remain in memory during the entire LabVIEW session. You can achieve this in many ways:1. Open the front panel of an analysis VI that loads MKL and keep it open until exiting LabVIEW.2. Open a reference to an analysis function that loads MKL and close the reference before closing LabVIEW.The A x B.vi from the Mathematics >> Linear Algebra palette is an example of analysis function that serves this purpose.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 09/30/2009
169840

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Large matrix operations that utilize the Intel MKL on Linux may crash LabVIEW
When one or more matrix operations consumes most of the system resources, the Intel MKL library produces an unhandled exception that results in a LabVIEW application crashing.This Intel library is used to accelerate fundamental linear algebra operations performed under Linux operating systems. This issue has been reproduced outside the LabVIEW execution environment and a bug report has been submitted to Intel.Because the crash is tied to system resources, it can manifest itself in many ways. For example, we have reliably reproduced the problem by:1. Decomposing a large matrix into multiple large matrices.Specific example: Computing the singular value decomposition (SVD) of a 2500-by-2500 matrix on a system with 256M RAM.2. Simultaneously computing multiple matrix operations using relatively small matrices.Specific example: Computing 30 matrix expressions using 300 x 300 matrices on a system with 512 MB RAM.

Workaround: If you have identified one or more matrix operations in your application that exhibit this behavior, you have multiple options to avoid crashing.1. Serialize the matrix operations so that they are not consuming resources in parallel.2. Replace affected matrix arithmetic functions using Basic Linear Algebra Subroutine (BLAS)functions found on the BLAS palette.3. Structure your application so that these operations are not competing with other functions for system resources.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/10/2009
361311

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"Natural log of 1 + x" primitive incorrectly returns NaN for small positive values
n/a

Workaround: n/a

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
388446

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Eval Parsed Formula Node.vi returns incorrect results
Incorrect results are possible if preceding Parse Formula Node.vi contains too many C-style comments.

Workaround: Reduce the amount of comments used in formula input to Parse Formula Node.vi

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
408891

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Getting an Entire Column of Data from a 2D Array in the MATLAB® Script Node Returns Only 1 Element
In the context of the MATLAB® Script Node, attempting to return an entire column of data from an array using a command like "column1 = array2D(:,1);" returns only a single element. This same operation on a row "row1 = array2D(1,:);" , returns the entire row successfully.

Workaround: Transpose the array, and get the data in it's context as a row.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/16/2013
471675

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Inverse FFT Function is very slow if inputs have NaN values

Workaround: Programmatically detect if the array has NaN in it by using the "NaN Path Refnum?" VI and a OR Array Elements and case structure the inverse FFT function.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/15/2014
Building and Distributing LabVIEW Applications
51179
47B12U5U

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Error 6 occurred at Create Folder in Create Directory Recursive.vi when building an application (EXE), shared library (DLL), source distribution or web service
When building a Build Specification, the build process fails with Error 6 at Create Folder in Create Directory Recursive.vi. This usually happens if the path one of the files generated by the build (temporarily during the build process or as part of the output) is too long. The operating system requires paths for files to be less than 255 characters.

Workaround: 1. Use a shorter path for your build destination (i.e. c:\build\) and if necessary copy the output to the final location you need.2. A. For application (EXE) and shared library (DLL) build specifications, place a checkmark in the Use LabVIEW 8.x file layout checkbox on the Advanced page of the Properties dialog box.2. B. For source distribution or web service build specifications, uncheck the Preserve disk hierarchy checkbox on the problem Destination on the Destinations page of the Properties dialog box.

Reported Version: 8.2.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/06/2008
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LabVIEW built installers created on a 32-bit machine will not install most drivers when run on a 64-bit machine
If you build an installer using LabVIEW on a 32-bit machine that contains National Instruments drivers, the corresponding drivers will not be installed if the installer is run on a 64-bit machine. Drivers such as NI-DAQ, NI-Sync etc. are affected by this issue. Installation on 32-bit machines are not affected by this bug.

Workaround: On the deployment 64-bit machine, download and install the missing drivers from ni.com

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/16/2010
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Statically linking a LabVIEW built DLL in a C++ project results in error 998 if the DLL is not added to the Delay Loaded DLLs list
For more information see this KnowledgeBase

Workaround: Go to the Project Property Pages, Configuration Properties»Linker»Input and add the name of your DLL to the Delay Loaded DLLs list.

Reported Version: 7.1.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/16/2010
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Error 1502 can occur if dependencies are placed in non executing case structures
In previous versions of LabVIEW you could place VIs in a case structure with a constant wired the the case selector. This would load the VIs at runtime. If you have this pattern and attempt to build an executable you could receive error 1502

Workaround: Don't use unreachable code

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 04/20/2011
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Applications with Chinese characters in the executable name will throw fatal error on English Windows 7

Workaround: Use a different name for the executable.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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User Events Created from Objects Cause Broken Packed Library VIs
If you are using an object as a user event, it works fine while in the LabVIEW environment. However, when compiled into a packed library, the user event refnum has a broken wire.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010 SP1 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Panes 'Top' pixel coordinates will vary when Windows 'Aero' is enabled/disabled
If the Windows Vista/7 option to "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" is enabled, a VI property node for Front Panel Window:Panel Bounds will return a different 'Top' value.

Workaround: If you are calculating the position of elements within your VI based on this value, check the deployed OS, and subtract an offset value.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2012
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Executables built (without SSE2) in LV 2011 on an Intel Core Duo machine throw Error 57 when run on a machine with an AMD Athlon 3200+ processor.
n/a

Workaround: Build the executable on the Athlon 3200+ computer.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
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Updates to Global Variables Not Visible when Remote Debugging a LabVIEW Built Stand-Alone Application
If the updates occured before connecting to the Remote Application with the debugger, the updates won't be visible. Updates to the Global Variable after connection with the debugger is establish will be visible.

Workaround: Change the build specification for the stand-alone application to wait for debugger on launch, so no Global Variable updates can happen until a debug session is started.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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In LabVIEW 2013, including VIs from some libraries causes building an installer to fail with error 1 "Error Generating Preview"
Including VIs from libraries that have unsatisfied dependencies will cause building an installer to fail with error 1 "Error Generating Preview"

Workaround: See the Knowledgebase Article for Error Generating Preview

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/09/2013
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Deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server gives an error "NI Application Web Server service is still starting"
When deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server from with a WiFi adapter enabled will give an error regarding the Application Web Server

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/14/2013
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If a LabVIEW executable containing .NET is included in an installer, it will fail to run when installed
If a LabVIEW executable contains .NET functions and is included in an installer with the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine, it will fail to run if it is installed on a system that has no National Instruments software on it. An error message will appear saying "The VI is not executable. The full development version of LabVIEW is required to fix the errors."

Workaround: Either manually install the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine or install the National Instruments License Manager on the deployment system.

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/23/2013
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Building an installer with VIs that contain unsatisfied dependencies within diagram disable structures fails with Error Generating Preview
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 11/18/2013
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Modifying the dependencies of a Packed Project Library (PPL) may cause LabVIEW to crash
N/A

Workaround: To avoid the crash, rebuild the PPL after modifying the dependencies.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/30/2014
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Building an Application with Enable ActiveX server selected will crash all localized versions of LabVIEW
In any non-English version of LabVIEW, building an application with the Enable ActiveX server setting selected will crash LabVIEW. This setting is located in the Advanced tab of the build specification.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/14/2014
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Two or more Static VI References between the same VIs with different strictness can result in broken executables from Application Builder
The broken executable displays the error message: "This VI is not executable. The full development version of LabVIEW is required to fix the errors."

Workaround: There are multiple potential workarounds:1. In the exectuable's build spec, uncheck the "Remove unused polymorphic VI instances" option under Additional Exclusions2. Use the old method of calling a VI using the Run VI method3. Use a Strict type specifier VI refnum instead of a Static VI reference connected to the Open VI Reference

Reported Version: 8.0.1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 07/30/2014
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The INI file created for a LabVIEW built executable contains a truncated list of VIs in the "server.vi.access=" line when enabling TCP/IP with multiple Exported VIs

Workaround: Manually list the missing VIs in the INI file

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/30/2014
Controls and Indicators
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Center justified tables display improperly when overlapping with the front panel origin
When you add a table control to the front panel so that it overlaps with the vertical origin of the front panel, LabVIEW displays center justified columns off center when you type text. The cells appear to float or move horizontally until aligned with the vertical origin. Formerly tracked as 50061 and 42NAR8SA

Workaround: Move the table away from the front panel's vertical origin.

Reported Version: 8.0.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
51311
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LabVIEW does not maintain child-only item setting when dragging an item within a tree
If you have a tree item with the child-only setting, and then drag it within the tree, LabVIEW loses the child-only setting.

Workaround: Use tree events to (1) get the child-only flag setting when the user begins a drag, and (2) reset the child-only flag after completing a drop.

Reported Version: 8.2.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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Updating the Labels of a Cluster Written to a Chart Does Not Update the Cluster Used for Chart History
Changing the Label of elements in a cluster written to the Waveform Chart does not update the label of the cluster when read from the Waveform Chart Data History Property.

Workaround: Temporarily wire up a completely different data type to the Waveform chart indicator and then rewire the original cluster. The changes will now propagate to the Chart History.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/09/2010
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Text on a VI can be mutated to appear as Unicode
After building a project into an executable, various text for controls and indicators changes languages. It appears that the text was interpreted as Unicode.We have not been able to reproduce this in house to find a definite cause. Because of this we will leave this CAR open even though we have created code to recover from the corruption if it happens.Previously tracked as CAR 179683

Workaround: Upgrade the VI to LabVIEW 2011. In 2011 we put in code to only view text on VIs as unicode if the UseUnicode=True is in the LabVIEW .ini file. Previously this would only switch on the ability to change something to unicode.When the VI is upgraded to 2011 it should be saved and then saved for previous to return it to the original version. 

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
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Picture Control Stops Updating After Setting Properties to Default.
Once the picture control's values have reinitialized to default by selecting Data Operations»Reinitialize to Default or programmatically using the method Reinitialize to Default, the mouse position property node stops updating.

Workaround: Replace the picture control with a new one from the palette. 

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/24/2010
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Dropping XControl from public library breaks XControl
When adding an X control from a public library into the controls palette, it become broken when dropped down to the front panel from the controls palette.

Workaround: Include a merge VI in the functions palette

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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Changing the order of controls or deleting controls in a type def cluster can change references
When you create a reference for a control in a type defined cluster LabVIEW uses the cluster order to determine what control the reference is referring to. Say you have a type defined cluster with elements A, B, C and D with cluster order 1,2,3 and 4 respectively. On the block diagram of a VI you have control references to each of the controls. If you open the type def and delete control C the block diagram of the VI will only contain 3 references. Moreover, the reference that used to be for control C will now reference control D. This is because the control is based on cluster order

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 7.1.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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Warning Generated in a Method or Property of an XControl Appears as an Error in the Top Level VI
If you create a method or a property in an Xcontrol in which you have implemented code to generate a warning it is transformed into an error in the calling VI.

Workaround: In the VI look for specific error and transform back to a warning

Reported Version: 8.5.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/02/2010
IDKnown Issue
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Silver style Thermometer frame doesn't resize correctly when control is resized.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/08/2011
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Text Labels in Silver Control are not in silver style

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/05/2011
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Listbox Control With Transparent Cell Background Does not Grey Disabled Item
n/a

Workaround: Make the background color of the cells match the background of the panel, instead of making them transparent.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/07/2011
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Property page doesn't update when Adapt to Source is coerced to off
If you have a FXP constant with Adapt to Entered Data set and make any modifications to the display format, the resulting constant will not be set to adapt. The property page will not reflect this change before it is closed.

Workaround: Always double-check condition of Adapt To Entered Data.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
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Streaming data to a Digital Display Chart data occasionally incorrectly displays zero even when the data is non-zero
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/29/2013
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It is not possible to customize the Run-Time Shortcut menu of a 3D Graph
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/29/2013
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3D Surface Axis Labes not Visible when Dialog Font Changed
Some fonts cause the Axis Labels to be visible on 3D Surface controls when the Dialog Font is changed from default. For example MS Sans Serif causes the issue.

Workaround: Use a Dialog font that doesn't cause the issue.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Double Numeric Slide can not be Set to 0 when it has Defined Limits with Mouse
A user can not slide a Double Numeric Slide to 0 when it has defined increment, maximum, and minimum properties. Instead of 0, a value very close to 0 will be entered ie: 5.55112E-16.

Workaround: Do not set both defined maximum and minimum for the slide. Instead, change one of them to Inf or -Inf. Also a value of 0 can be entered into the digital slide.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Control.Delete Method Crashes LabVIEW When Used on Grouped Pictures and Free Labels
LabVIEW will crash when VI scripting method Control.Delete is invoked on pictures or Free Labels that are grouped on the front panel.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Control.Delete Method Crashes LabVIEW When Used on a XControl
LabVIEW can crash when VI Scripting Control.Delete method is used on a XControl

Workaround: If a small delay is added before the Delete method, it will prevent the crash.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 08/02/2013
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Adding a tooltip for a tab control after configuring the tab to show text and image can cause the tooltip to appear in the wrong position
If you configure a tab control for text-image content, and then add an image and change the tooltip, the tooltip will appear far away from the tab control.

Workaround: View the tooltip after adding the image and before changing the default tooltip

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/14/2013
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Complex to Re/Im VI outputs incorrect value if the input is a complex waveform unless both terminals are wired

Workaround: Wire the Im output 

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/16/2013
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Entering an integer into a numeric control that has a time display format does not update the control
Double clicking inside a time display numeric control and typing a new value does not update to the new value, and the control reverts to its original value. This happens for controls with a display format of either %t or the default Relative Time format.

Workaround: If the display format is %t, enter values with a decimal point after the number (as a double)If the display format is the default Relative Time, single click on the hour or minute fields and update individually or enter the value in the format HH:MM with the colon to successfully update

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/23/2013
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On Scientific Linux 6.3 with updated Mesa Drivers, 3D Picture Controls display an inverted image

Workaround: Downgrade the Mesa drivers or manually invert the image.If your 3rd-Party Mesa driver version is between 7.11 and 9.2.1, you need to add the LabVIEW INI token "Invert3DPictImage=True". Driver version 7.11 and earlier, and version 9.2.1 and later, do not need the INI token.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/23/2013
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Selecting the option to hide grid lines when using Export Simplified Image with a waveform graph will not hide all grid lines when using multiple axis
When using the waveform graph right-click option to Export Simplified Image with the option to hide grid lines, some of the grid lines will still be visible if there are multiple axis

Workaround: Disable the grid of the additional axis through the scale tab of the graph properties

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/11/2014
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Custom labels on a 3D bar chart do not display properly in a 2D view
Custom labels on a 3D bar chart will revert to a numeric value when viewed in a 2D Projection

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/14/2014
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The Y-Axis of a Mixed Signal Graph will not correctly scale when the graph is set to "Scale Object with Pane" and the user decreases the size of the VI Front Panel.
Increasing the size of the pane will result in the graph growing and scaling its axes correctly, but decreasing the size of the pane will only shrink the graph without scaling the Y-Axis. The Y-Axis will now have a scroll bar due to not scaling.

Workaround: Use the "Plot Area" Property Node to shrink the graph to appropriate size.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/31/2014
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The 3D Surface Plot does not draw correctly when the input data is an array of the same value
The plot is completely blank if the array contains only the same value. Changing one value correctly draws the 3D Surface Plot

Workaround: Manually or programmatically toggle the Z-Axis range, or turn off Auto Scaling on Z-Axis, and the plot will appear

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/31/2014
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When a number of controls are grouped on a tab control page, switching to that page takes a long time, proportional to the number of controls grouped

Workaround: Ungroup controls on tab pages

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/30/2014
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In rare cases, Mixed Signal Graph and Digital Waveform Graph cause a memory leak

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/20/2014
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Renaming a group in a Mixed Signal Graph crashes LabVIEW once there is a plot containing data

Workaround: Create a Strict Type Definition from a new Mixed Signal Graph. Change and update the Type Def to change the name of the group

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/01/2014
DataSocket
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Version in DataSocket Server About Box is incorrect
The About Box of the DataSocket Server always displays version 4.5, regardless of the installed DataSocket Version (4.5/4.6/4.7).

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/09/2010
External Code
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Unhandled Exception can occur if absolute path for system DLL used in CLFN
If you use a specific path to a system DLL (C:\windows\system\user32.dll) and build your VI into an application it will create a copy of the DLL inside the application. This can cause an unhandled exception when running

Workaround: LabVIEW searches in the system directory when looking for DLLs. If you are using a system DLL simply put the name in the in DLL Path box in the CLFN properties. In the example above you would simply put "user32.dll"

Reported Version: 8.6  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
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LabVIEW crashes when .NET event callback calls a VI that has already been deregistered in LabVIEW.

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/16/2013
File I/O
47819
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2GB file size limit of datalog files
The maximum size of datalog files is 2 GB.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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Default Namespaces not supported in XML Parsing VIs
When trying to work with XML Parsing VIs you will get error -2768Possible reason(s):LabVIEW: The XPath expression does not conform to XPath syntax. Refer to the W3CXPath Web site at http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath for more information about XPath syntax.

Workaround: Remove the default namespace (example: remove xmlns="http://www.ieee.org/ATML/2007/TestResults"),

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/17/2010
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Crash with invalid input (o or negative values) of "samples per channel" when misusing TDMS Set Channel Information
There are some situations if you set the value of "samples per channel" of TDMS Set Channel Information as 0 or negative values (invalid values), which could cause a crash.

Workaround: Avoid using 0 or negative values as "samples per channel".

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: 2010 CVI  Added: 02/18/2011
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Cannot read file that shows up as zero bytes.
Linux, Unix and Macs can have files that show up on disk as zero bytes but actually have data that can be read. If you use a Read Binary File primitive on these files you will return an empty string.

Workaround: Read a large number of bytes and handle the end of file error that you will receive.

Reported Version: 8.6  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/20/2011
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Memory Growth with TDMS Write
With the standard TDMS API, when TDMS Write VIs are executed the API will build a cache in memory. This may present as a memory leak, as this memory is only cleared in specific situations.

Workaround: See KnowledgeBase 5WQD51YS: Memory Growth with TDMS Write for more information.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/27/2012
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Path controls in LabVIEW for Mac OS X treat .app files as folders instead of files

Workaround: None

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/16/2013
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File Path control does not display "Browse" dialog if Start Path is an invalid network path.
LabVIEW may hang while waiting for Windows to locate an invalid network directory. The control's owning VI may hang while it searches for the directory, or it may appear that the "Browse" button does not have any affect and does not invoke a dialog. This can happen if the Start Path input in Browse Options... is an invalid path or if the Start Path in blank and the control's value is invalid.

Workaround: Make sure the Start Path input is valid before selecting the Browse button. If the Start Path input is blank, change the File Path control's value to a known valid path before browsing.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/24/2014
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Reading a datalog file truncated from more than 128 records returns error 4 "End of file encountered"

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2011 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/09/2014
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The channel order is incorrect for the first TDMS group after using NI_MinimumBufferSize property.

Workaround: Do not wire group and channel information to the TDMS Set properties function when setting NI_MinimumBufferSize.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 05/12/2014
Functions, VIs, and Express VIs
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LabVIEW uses large amounts of memory when reading an entire wave file at once
The Sound File Read VI uses large amounts of memory to read an entire .wav file.

Workaround: Read the data from the .wav file in sections rather than in one large file.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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The device ID input of the Play Sound File VI does not work on Windows
On Windows, LabVIEW ignores the device ID input of the Play Sound File VI. This VI plays sound only on the default sound card.

Workaround: Use the Sound Output Configure VI and the Sound Output Write VI with the Sound File Open VI and the Sound File Read VI or the Sound File Simple Read VI. Refer to the Sound File to Sound Output example VI for an example of this workaround.

Reported Version: 8.0.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
48016
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Unsigned int32 loses value in formula node when you write to the most significant bit
If you wire a hex value greater than x7FFFFFFF as an unsigned, 32-bit integer to a Formula Node, LabVIEW coerces the value to 0. If you use a negative number for U32 input/output variable, LabVIEW will coerce the value to 0.

Workaround: 1. Use the Mathscript node or LabVIEW code for the operation that involves an unsigned, 32-bit integer.2. Use signed 32-bit integers instead of unsigned 32-bit integers in the formula node.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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Update the Pulse Transition Measurement Express VI
The terminology and measurement definitions for the Transition Measurements VI comply with IEEE Standard 181-2003, IEEE Standard on Transitions, Pulses, and Related Waveforms. However, the Timing and Transition Measurements Express VI does not comply with this IEEE Standard.

Workaround: The Slew rate refers to the transition slope. The Preshoot refers to the pre-transition undershoot (rising pulse) or the pre-transition overshoot (falling pulse). The Overshoot refers to the post-transition undershoot (rising pulse) or the post-transition overshoot (falling pulse).

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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Write to LabVIEW Measurement Files (LVM) using Express VIs takes up a lot of memory
The "Write to Measurement File" Express VI consumes a large amount of memory when writing to a Text File (LVM). However, the memory usage is smaller when the same Express VI is used to write a TDM/TDMS File

Workaround: Use general LabVIEW VIs (and not Express VIs) to perform an LVM write for large amounts of data. The other option would be to write in smaller chunks.

Reported Version: 7.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/11/2008
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Joining Numbers of Different Widths Produce Unexpected Values
The Join Number VI produces different results when the inputs are of different widths/sizes.

Workaround: Explicitly cast to same size before joining.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/20/2008
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Some nodes may crash or yield incorrect/inconsistent results when Inlined
An Inline public methodVI calling a private-scope method VI, inlined into a non-class caller may give a runtime error when trying to call the private method from the inlined code in the non-class caller.

Workaround: Do not try to Inline VIs with these nodes.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/19/2010
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Wait on Notification from Multiple function has unexpected behavior when ignoring previous input.

Workaround: See KB

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
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OpenSSL fatal error when LabVIEW exits
The OpenSSL fatal error possibly occurs when using Search features in LabVIEW for the first time after installation.

Workaround: Launch LabVIEW and exit when Getting Started Window opens. The error now goes away in future launchings.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: Unknown  Added: 08/03/2010
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DTbl Replace Subset VI behavior change between LabVIEW 8.6.1 and 2009
The start input indexes from the replacement data instead of the existing data

Workaround: Set the index of data to replace from 0

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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Formula VI does not execute pow(x,y) function

Workaround: Use the formula node to use the pow(x,y) function. If you need to change this programmatically, use the Power of X function in G code.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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Formula VI does not execute pow(x,y) function

Workaround: Use the formula node to use the pow(x,y) function. If you need to change this programmatically, use the Power of X function in G code.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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Bitshift does not work correctly in Expression Nodes and Formula Nodes with a data type smaller than I32

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/29/2010
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Shared variable moved from a project directly to a tab control is not added to the active page.

Workaround: After dragging the variable to the tab control. Reselect it and drag it slightly until the dotted lines appear around the tab control page and then drop it. The shadow is then removed because the variable has been added to the active page.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/15/2010
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Get Variant Attribute VI returns wrong value if attribute not found
The default value that's returned by the Get Variant Attribute VI is not blank when nothing is wired to the default value terminal. The Get Variant Attribute instead seems to return the last/previous value it returned as the default value.

Workaround: Use the Found? output and logic to return a blank variant if necessary

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/21/2011
279373

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SMTP has been updated to use port 587; LabVIEW makes use of legacy port 25
The SMTP has been updated to use port 587 instead of port 25. LabVIEW still makes use of port 25 with its SMTP VIs.

Workaround: Open any SMTP VI, and find the SMTP_CreateSession.vi. Open that VI, you will find a numeric constant on the block diagram that is set to 25.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Some dotted scripting property calls can crash LabVIEW if earlier properties error
If you access the property LinkedControl.ClassName on an object that does not have a linked control error 1308 will be thrown. If you access the property 3 times, LabVIEW will crash.

Workaround: Separate into two calls; e.g. change a property of LinkedControl.ClassName into a call to LinkedControl, which emits a reference and, if successful, wire that to a second property node to get ClassName.

Reported Version: 2010 SP1 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/11/2012
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LabVIEW UDP broadcast is inconsistent across different OS's.
If the UDP Open VI has 0.0.0.0 wired to the Net Address terminal, the behavior varies with OS. Windows XP and NI ETS will send on all interfaces, while Windows Vista, Windows 7, VxWorks, and Linux will send on the default interface.

Workaround: N/a

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/24/2012
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Play Waveform Express VI gives error 4803 with Sample Rate 3125, 6250, 12.5K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K Hz
n/a

Workaround: Instead of using the "Play Waveform" Express VI, use the code from the example Generate Sound.vi.

Reported Version: 2010 SP1 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
346762

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[Mac] Sound VI's Device ID doesn't correctly route audio to non-default output devices.
Sound VI's can only output audio to Device ID 0 (usually the internal speakers), and can not successfully output audio to USB audio devices.

Workaround: n/a

Reported Version: 2012 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
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Conditional Indexing Terminal on Parallel For Loop with Shift Registers Runs with "Memory is Full Error"

Workaround: Use the Build Array in a Case structure

Reported Version: 2012 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
367468

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Wiring multiple inputs to Split Signals.vi causes LabVIEW to crash
Under certain circumstances multiple inputs are incorrectly able to be wired to the Split Signals.vi causing LabVIEW to crash.

Workaround: Do not wire multiple inputs to Split Signals.vi

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 01/28/2013
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Adding or subtracting timestamps causes a conversion to double and precision loss
N/A

Workaround: Cast the timestamps to clusters of U64 'seconds since epoch' and I64 'fractions of a second' before the operation and then cast back to timestamp after the operation

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/29/2013
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Memory Lead when Sound VIs are Called Dynamically
Sound Input Configure.vi and Sound Input Clear.vi leak memory when called dynamically

Workaround: Use a static call to these VIs.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Timed Loop crashes LabVIEW after exiting
A timed loop that meets these criteria can crash LabVIEW after finishing execution.1) The Timed Loop must write to the "Offset" input node inside the loop2) The Timed Loop must have set the "Mode" input node to anything else other than "No Change" or "Discard missed periods, ignore original phase" before the loop begins

Workaround: Configure the Timed Loop once at the beginning of execution instead of each iteration.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Error -4403 returned from Write Palette.vi for Template VIs
Template VIs can not be added to the palettes with the Write Palette.vi, error -4403 will be returned.

Workaround: Add Template VIs to the palettes manually through Tools»Advanced»Edit Palette Set...

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Constrained Non-Linear Optimization VI has Potential for Infinite Loop
Depending on the function data, Constrained Non-Linear Optimization can execute indefinitely. No checks are done in subVI for infinite loop.

Workaround: Enter in your own check to see infinite loop is occurring.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Unevenly Sampled Signal Spectrum VI Uses Incorrect Sample Weighting
The Unevenly Sampled Signal Spectrum VI should use Sample Weighting for it's standard deviation, but instead uses Population Weighting.

Workaround: Open Unevenly Sampled Signal Spectrum VI's block diagram, change enum constant input to Standard Deviation and Variance from Population to Sample.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/02/2013
IDKnown Issue
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VI.Control Value.Set will Crash LabVIEW When Value Non-Variant Data is Used for Value Parameter
The crash will happen when VI.Control Value.Set is invoked upon a VI reference that has been opened by Open VI Reference.

Workaround: Cast data to variant before wiring to Value parameter.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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LabVIEW Crash when Inlined SubVI with Feedback Node inside of Parallel For Loop is called.
Feedback Nodes are not allowed inside of Parallel For Loops, and will cause a VI to be broken. When a VI is set to execute inline, the VI won't break and report the mistake. Calling a VI that contains this broken code will crash LabVIEW.

Workaround: Disable inline execution to see incorrect code, then fix broken code.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/02/2013
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Set Cell Value Method Returns Error 1604
Set Cell Value method for tables returns error 1604 if method executes at the same time that a user changes the value of a Picture Ring Control.

Workaround: Architect code so table is not updating continuously to reduce risk that user changes Picture Ring value at the same time that Set Cell Value is executing.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Array Subset Can Cause LabVIEW 64bit to Crash
In LabVIEW 64bit manipulating arrays with the Array Subset node can cause LabVIEW to crash.

Workaround: Rewrite the "Array Subset" function by using For loops and "Index Array" function.Attached: manual_array_subset,viEnabling iteration parallelism will additionally speed up the execution.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 08/02/2013
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Ramp Pattern VI does not produce expected results
Ramp Pattern VI does not produce all of the expected data points. The final data point in array output will be missing when producing decimal point ramp data.

Workaround: Scale the limits so that delta can be equal to 1, then re-scale the ramp data.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/02/2013
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Print.VI to Printer Method Always Prints Header in LabVIEW Built Applications
The Page Headers? parameter for Print.VI to Printer is always true when running as a LabVIEW Built Application. The parameter is used properly when the method is ran in the LabVIEW development environment.

Workaround: 1. Select Operate»Print at Completion to print the front panel of a VI when it finishes running.2. Select File»VI Properties.3. Select Print Options from the Category pull-down menu.4. Place a checkmark in the Automatically Print Panel Every Time VI Completes Execution checkbox.5. Uncheck Print header (name,date,page number) box6. Click the OK button.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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LabVIEW will crash on run if array on connector pane is wired to Flatten to JSON primitive
N/A

Workaround: Remove array from connector pane, or wrap array in a cluster. Alternatively, add an Always Copy primitive before calling Flatten to JSON.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/19/2013
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Scan from String requires a space between modifiers when using SI notation
Scan from String requires a space between the modifier and the unit. For example, %pV will throw an error with an input string of 10mV, but it works correctly with %p V and an input string of 10m V.

Workaround: Add an additional space after the modifier

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/16/2013
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Flatten to XML String does not properly escape single and double apostrophes in a string input (' and ")
These should be escaped to "apos" and "quot" but are not. Other special characters including &,<, and > are correctly escaped.

Workaround: Parse the string manually for apostrophes to escape them

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/17/2013
425800

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Calling Quit LabVIEW.vi will not quit LabVIEW if the calling VI also contains an event structure handling the Application Instance Close Event
If a VI has both the Quit LabVIEW.vi and an event case handling the Application Instance Close event, the Quit LabVIEW.vi will not close LabVIEW.

Workaround: Remove the Application Instant Close event from the event structure

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/23/2013
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Using the Get Waveform Attribute in a subVI can cause incorrect data to be returned to the main VI
If using Get Waveform Attributes in a subVI, if the input to the subVI is wired into the default value input of Get Waveform Attributes, the values output will be the correct value, but in the main VI, the returned value will be the default data value of that data type.

Workaround: Put an Always Copy function either on the input wire or on the output wire.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 11/18/2013
430579

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The Cubic Spline Fit does not output a linear function when the balance parameter is zero and the input arrays are less than seven elements
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 02/12/2014
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An inlined VI can not be placed on the block diagram of a VI with subroutine priority unless it also has subroutine priority
Inlined VIs should ignore the Priority setting in VI properties, however an inlined VI dropped in a subroutine priority VI will break the run arrow unless the inlined VI is also set to subroutine priority.

Workaround: Set the inlined subVI to subroutine priority

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/11/2014
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Scan From String VI returns Error 1 with "%t" as the format string input

Workaround: Use the Search/Split String VI to scan the string for the desired values

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
437814

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Open Sessions VI from visa.llb does not work properly in LabVIEW 2013
No open sessions are returned even if there is a session open

Workaround: Use VISA Find Resources to obtain a list of all resources available. Attempt to open each resource as a duplicate. If the the VISA Resource Name output of the VISA Open is a duplicate, then the session was already open

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 04/01/2014
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LabVIEW converts a Double Precision numeric "NaN" value to integer data types differently since LabVIEW 2010
For example, when converting to U32, LabVIEW 2009 converts a "NaN" Double Precision numeric to 0. In LabVIEW 2010, "NaN" is converted to 4294967295 for a U32.

Workaround: Check if the numeric is NaN with the "Not a Number/Path/Refnum?" Function.

Reported Version: 2010 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 04/15/2014
465422

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In certain cases, LabVIEW Crashes When Deleting a Subdiagram Label From a Merged Flat Sequence Structure

Workaround: Do not merge frames with Subdiagram Labels or hide the labels before merging.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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A password protected VI accessing a password protected community scoped VI is broken if the VIs are set to separate compiled code from source code
This only happens if the VI source-only option set to true: Tools -> Options -> Environment Settings -> Separate Compiled Code from New Files set to true, or via the VI Properties window

Workaround: Do not separate the compiled code from the source code or remove the password

Reported Version: 2011 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/09/2014
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The advanced analysis Kummer Function returns 'NaN' instead of correct values for certain combinations of input parameters.
Check the following forum for more information and a possible workaround

Workaround: Check the following forum for more information and a possible workaround:http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Bug-in-the-Kummer-Function/m-p/2387522#U2387522

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/09/2014
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Opening a VI Server Reference to two or more identically named VIs, contained in separate LabVIEW libraries in a running executable, can result in Error 1031
From a LabVIEW development environment, opening a VI Server Reference to two or more identically-named VIs, contained in separate LabVIEW libraries in a running executable, results in one successful VI reference and Error 1031 from all other Open VI Reference functions.

Workaround: Rename the referenced VIs so there are no name duplicates across LabVIEW libraries

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/24/2014
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RF-RIO Instr Default Personality 5646R.lvproj's FPGA VI will hang on save.
Instrument driver\RFSA\5645R\Public\Apply Digital Correction.vi located in RF-RIO Instr Default Personality 5646R.lvproj will hang on save. This happens when removing the diagram disable structure. In addition, the VI cannot compile.

Workaround: Currently, using the structure wrap included in the example code is recommended. If you only use one instance of the polymorphic VI, re-arrange the instances such that the instance you wish to use appears first in the list.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
462029

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LabVIEW crashes when typecasting a RIO handle to a VISA handle

Workaround: Cast RIO handle to string and pass it into a VISA resource VI, or use the flatten to string/unflatten to string VIs.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
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In some cases, Fract/Exp String To Number VI does not convert the string correctly
Examples:"1E-9999" should return 0 but returns Inf"1E-12000" sould return 0 but returns 1E-1200"1E9999" should return Inf but return 0"1E12000" should return Inf but returns 1E1200

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
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In the TDMS File Viewer VI, the menu becomes partially hidden after making the plot legend visible

Workaround: Restart the VI containing the TDMS File Viewer and the menu should be fully visible

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
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"Format into File" produces Error 1 when appending to a file that has a size of 4 GB
See this NI Community page for more information.

Workaround: Use "Format Into String" and "Write to Binary File".

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/01/2014
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Path to URL.vi does not handle network path

Workaround: Use the attached Path to URL.vi and \vi.lib\Platform\browser.llb\Open URL in Default Browser core.vi in your code.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/01/2014
Installation and Activation
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LabVIEW.app does not show up after LabVIEW 2009 Installation

Workaround: This is only an issue for customers who installed the LabVIEW 2009 Beta for Mac. Delete /Library/Receipts/LabVIEW*9.0.pkg before running the LabVIEW 2009 installer for Mac OS.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: Unknown  Added: 07/31/2009
LabVIEW Environment
105509

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The "do not save automatic changes" setting does not affect libraries
The "do not save automatic changes" options setting does not affect any type of library, including classes.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/20/2008
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Save for previous fails if file path is too long
Save for previous copies the folder being saved to a temp location; if the resulting file paths exceed the limit defined by the OS, the function fails.

Workaround: Copy the folder being saved to the root directory to reduce the file path length and Save for Previous from that location.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/17/2009
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FXP configuration diffs don't show up when comparing VIs
Front panel type differences will be reported, but not node configurations

Workaround: Manually Inspect

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 08/30/2010
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Windows 7 often shows "(Not Responding)" and will bring other windows to the front during expensive operations
If Windows 7 if a window is unresponsive to user input (e.g. mouse clicks) for five seconds it will ghost the window and display "(Not Responding)".Some operations in LabVIEW run in the UI thread. This is to prevent different operations from happening in parallel (e.g. compiling, edit operations, saving, drawing, etc.). Because large block diagrams can take longer than five seconds to compile or run clean up on Windows can tag LabVIEW as Not Responding.In some cases the ghosted window can move behind the other open windows when it finishes it task.

Workaround: Wait until the expensive task as finished before trying to interact with the window.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/28/2010
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When creating a VI Snippet with code that contains a tab control, the snippet does not properly save the contents of each tab.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 12/15/2010
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Format Into String does not work with the %d format for numbers larger than I32
The Format Into String VI does not correctly format numbers outside the 32-bit integer (I32) range when using the '%d' format. When the number is outside the I32 range, the resulting string displays either -2147483648 or 2147483647 depending on if the number is negative or positive.

Workaround: Use %.0f instead of %d as the format string.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/31/2010
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3D Picture Controls can display transparently or crash LabVIEW on certain graphics cards
The 3D Picture Control is built on a OpenSceneGraph which uses OpenGL. Several reports of the 3D picture control crashing LabVIEW have been reported. In almost all cases it was an Intel integrated graphics card involved. This crash is caused by an incompatibility of the graphics hardware.Note: Many of the 3D Graphs use the 3D Picture Control

Workaround: There have been several things that have worked for users:
  • Update the video driver
  • Turn on/off hardware acceleration
  • Turn on Aero in Windows 7
  • Turn off Aero in Windows 7


Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/20/2011
257194

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Connector pane of a VI can change from LabVIEW 2009 to LabVIEW 2011
If you have a VI with no items in the connector pane and upgrade it straight form LabVIEW 2009 to LabVIEW 2011 then the connector pane may change

Workaround: Open in LabVIEW 2010 first

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Show Buffer Allocation tool shows that all inlined VIs are inplace
The Show Buffer Allocations tool will always show inlined VIs as not having any buffer allocations. Just because a VI is inlined does not mean the inputs are inplace with the outputs.

Workaround: See if the subVI is inplace if it isn't inlined.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/30/2011
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Editing large strict type definitions can take a long time to update
When large type definitions are updated, all instances in memory require an update. This update can take many minutes for very large type definitions.

Workaround: Use smaller type definitions, or consider using LabVIEW classes to contain your type data.

Reported Version: 7.1.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2012
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Front Panels may stop updating with 3+ monitors with Windows Aero enabled
With Windows Aero enabled on a machine with 3 or more monitors the front panel may stop drawing. This issue has been seen in limited cases and is usually after hours of operation. The application itself continues to run. Moving or minimizing the window causes it to start updating again.

Workaround: Disable Windows Aero by selecting a non-Aero theme.

Reported Version: 2010 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2012
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Save As Duplicate with Include All Dependencies makes a Copy of the instr.lib Folder.
Include All Dependencies option in Save As does not ignore files from laview\instr.lib folder.

Workaround: Choose "Select contents to copy" and uncheck instr.lib

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Palette Editor Cannot Add LabVIEW Classes
LabVIEW Classes are an available option to be added to palettes, but adding them will not take effect.

Workaround: If your goal is to allow dropping of the class control or constant, you can create a custom control (not a typedef) that has the class on it's panel and add the custom control to the palettes. If your goal is to add the LabVIEW Class as a linked library, you can do so programmatically with Write Palette.vi.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Under certain conditions, a compiler optimization will cause array shift registers to share memory space.

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/14/2013
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Crash when deleting a newly created comment with Automatic Tool Selection turned off.
N/A

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 11/14/2013
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When repairing LabVIEW 2013, the service locator dependency is uninstalled

Workaround: This was fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 11/18/2013
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In LabVIEW 2013, once a Type Definition is made a Strict Type Def, it can not be made non-strict.
N/A

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 11/18/2013
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Cutting text from one free label and pasting into another with the autotool disabled crashes LabVIEW
N/A

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 02/14/2014
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Upgrading code that contains an inplace element structure with auto grow disabled will turn auto grow back on
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/11/2014
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It is not possible to save a VI with the name of another VI in memory, even if they are in different libraries
LabVIEW does not check the library namespace when determining if a VI is being saved with a name that is already in use. If a VI is in memory, it is not possible to save another VI with the same name in the same project even if they are in different libraries.

Workaround: Close the other VIs with the same name so they are not in memory.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/14/2014
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Postscript printing of graphical elements on the front panel fails
Printing VI front panels with a postscript printer fails to print

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 03/14/2014
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Error message encountered during TestStand Deployment Utility build process may show incorrect list of VIs
If a VI linking error occurs while building a TestStand deployment, an error message is generated with a list of VIs causing the error. In some cases, this list may be incorrect or incomplete.

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2010 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
420582

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Typing Obtain in Quick Drop populates with an unexpected selection

Workaround: Disable 'relevancy-based search' in the Quick Drop configuration options

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
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Child class VI called using Dynamic Dispatch from TestStand passes out incorrect data.
Calling a child class VI through Dynamic Dispatch from TestStand can initialize the child incorrectly and cause incorrect data to be passed.

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/07/2014
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Creating a subVI from a selected control that has been reordered may crash LabVIEW.
Reordering diagram objects from front/back and then creating a subVI that includes selected controls may cause LabVIEW to crash. This is due to the VI becoming corrupt from front/back reordering of diagram objects.

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f4 Patch.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/07/2014
LabVIEW Object Oriented Programming
52027
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Cannot use the 'New>>VI for Override...' dialog to create override of password-protected VI unless you have the password
You use the 'New>>VI for Override...' dialog to override an ancestor VI in a LabVIEW class if the VI you want to override is password-protected.

Workaround: Make a public VI which wraps the functionality of the private VI, and instruct others to override the public VI.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
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Creating a circular link between an Xcontrol and a LVClass can crash LabVIEW.
The circular load leads to VIs that are permanently broken and no matter what you do the run arrow will not become fixed.

Workaround: Do not create a circular link from your XControl to your class. In other words, write your class completely and then write your XControl using the class. Do not put the XControl or any property/invoke node for the XControl into member VIs of the class.

Reported Version: 8.5.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/17/2009
245148

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Class Properties dialog sometimes throws timeout error 123 when opening and must be restarted
In LV 2010, there appears to be a timing race condition in the Class Properties dialog for LabVIEW classes. Every once in a while if you try to launch the dialog, the dialog will throw an error dialog reporting error 123 that the dialog has timed out while trying to launch. After you dismiss the dialog, you may see a secondary error dialog. Once you dismiss that, you can relaunch the Class Properties dialog and will generally succeed. There is no danger to your class and no corruption to you class file has occurred. It is solely a bug in trying to launch the dialog.

Workaround: Hit Continue or OK button to dismiss all error dialogs that come up then retry opening the Class Properties dialog.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/18/2011
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Breaking one Override VI in LVOOP shows all siblings as broken but does not explain why
When using OOP in LabVIEW, breaking the connector pane of a child class Override VI will make all of its sibling override VI's appear broken even though they are not broken. Hitting run on the broken Run Arrow of any child class Override VI will list all of the child class VIs in the list of "Items with Errors", but none of them will have an error associated with it except for the broken ones.

Workaround: Use the red X in the errors window to find the actual broken VI

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/20/2011
233061
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LabVIEW crashes after working with Simulation Subsystem using a LabVIEW Class
Sometimes LabVIEW will crash after working with a Simulation Subsystems that has a LabVIEW Class as one of its controls or indicators on its connector pane. Usually it is only a problem when working with the Subsystem's caller within a LabVIEW Project. The crash will occur after closing the project, while returning to the initial LabVIEW window.

Workaround: Save all work before closing the LabVIEW Project when using LabVIEW Simulation and Classes together.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/10/2011
356656

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Crash when compiling VIs that call into a certain class based VI hierarchies
Some VIs that call into a formerly non-dynamic dispatch member of a class whose parent is missing may crash when saved or mass compiled.

Workaround: Open the class first, then open the VI and save it.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
366921

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Community scoped VIs within classes in a LabVIEW library will break a packed project library and cause Error 3
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 01/29/2013
391455

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Applying an icon to LabVIEW class overwrites the icons of its methods
The icon for a LabVIEW class appears to be only the banner, but when it is applied it overwrites the entire icon of the method VIs

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
410360

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LabVIEW Classes Become Corrupt When Multiple Files With Same File Name are Added to the Class
When a LabVIEW Class is saved with multiple files sub-files that have the same file name, the .lvclass file will become corrupt.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
441783

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LabVIEW Class VIs loaded from an unexpected path can sometimes load broken
If a LabVIEW Class VI has a dependency that loads from an unexpected path, that VI can sometimes load with a broken run arrow.

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2012 SP1 f8 Patch

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/21/2014
457434

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In LabVIEW 2013 SP1, removing a file from a class and then adding that file back to the same class can crash LabVIEW
N/A

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
461969

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When using a class containing a DAQmx Physical Channel control, it will not properly load that information from an XML file.
The control can be changed and saved to the XML as expected and seen when opening the XML. However, when you try to load the channel from the XML it appears blank.

Workaround: If you place the class cluster in an additional cluster the DAQmx Physical Channel control saves and loads as expected.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
470533

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When creating a property accessor method of an EndevoGOOP400 type for a Simple DVR Template Class in the LabVIEW GOOP suite, LabVIEW generates Error 7

Workaround: Manually create the property accessor.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/30/2014
476362

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With an Actor Framework project in LabVIEW 2013 SP1 and the LabVIEW GOOP Development Suite, LabVIEW may crash when exiting if the Message Classes are Updated.

Workaround: Right click and run LabVIEW as Administrator.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
481414

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In the LabVIEW GOOP design suite, you are unable rename a method of a GOOP class under an RT target from the project

Workaround: Double click the method, open the VI, and navigate through top menu bar Tools >> GOOP >> Create VI Icon to rename the method

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
LabVIEW Project
163371

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"Save As:Copy" on a nested library breaks member VIs if use option to add copied library to owner library
Old Description :"Save As:Copy" on a nested library breaks member VIs if use option to add copied library to owner libraryIf you have a nested library, a library that is owned by another library, and you use Save As:Copy, there is an option to add the duplicate library to the original owner library. If you use this option, the member VIs of the duplicate library are all broken because they are not correctly named as members of the owning library.This bug affects all types of libraries, .lvlib, .lvclass, .xctl and .lvsc.

Workaround: Option 1: Do not use the "add to owning library" option and instead add the duplicate library to the owner manually after the copy.
Option 2: After the copy operation, open and close one of the new VIs and then move the duplicate library out of the owner library. Browse to any missing VIs that pop up a browse dialog. Move the duplicate library back into the owner library.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/30/2009
232348

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Changes to a library item's access scope sometimes do not update broken callers.
Changing a library item's access scope sometimes does not update callers which are broken only because they were attempting to access an item which was out of scope to them.

Workaround: Force recompile (ctrl+click on the run arrow) any VI which incorrectly believes that access scope forbids access to it's dependency. Changing the access scope to another value, then back to the desired value while the VI is open will also fix the issue.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
377385

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Error 1390 on Dynamic VI Call to Friend Library
The error is returned when two Community scoped LabVIEW Libraries are Friends to each other, and one Library performs a dynamic call to a VI in the other Library.

Workaround: Change the dynamic call to a static call, or change the scope to Public on the Library containing the callee VI.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/28/2013
257735

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Class VIs that call shared variables in a library in an auto-populating folder will not be loaded
If a VI in a class calls a shared variable that is in a library in an auto-populating folder, it will not find the shared variable when the project is loaded

Workaround: Make the folder a snapshot instead of auto-populating and reopen the project

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/01/2013
408391

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Non-printable Characters in the Description of Will Corrupt LabVIEW Classes and Libraries
Non-printable characters can be inserted into the description of LabVIEW Classes and Libraries with the Description Property Node. This will corrupt the .lvclass or .lvlib file.

Workaround: The .lvclass or .lvlib file can be opened in a text editor, and the description can be manually deleted to recover the files.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server gives an error "NI Application Web Server service is still starting"
When deploying a Web service to the Application Web Server from with a WiFi adapter enabled will give an error regarding the Application Web Server

Workaround: This issue has been fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f1 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/14/2013
413400

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When configuring a new project in LabVIEW, the Project Root directory cannot be set to a network drive
If the project root path contains "\\" for a path such as a network drive, the following error is shown "The Project Root contains characters invalid for a file path."

Workaround: Create the project in a local directory and then move it to a network drive

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 10/17/2013
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It is not possible to save a VI with the name of another VI in memory, even if they are in different libraries
LabVIEW does not check the library namespace when determining if a VI is being saved with a name that is already in use. If a VI is in memory, it is not possible to save another VI with the same name in the same project even if they are in different libraries.

Workaround: Close the other VIs with the same name so they are not in memory.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/14/2014
457434

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In LabVIEW 2013 SP1, removing a file from a class and then adding that file back to the same class can crash LabVIEW
N/A

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
468921

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Auto-populating folders may not update their contents correctly
Saving a web page file (.htm) from certain programs can result in the auto-populating folder displaying the web page file as a ".ht_" file, which can cause errors in build specifications and other parts of the program that rely on the files.

Workaround: Close and reopen the project to correctly update the files in the auto-populating folder. Or, press f5 to refresh the project window.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/30/2014
MathScript
469268

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Formula Node and MathScript Node variable labels can shift to become misalligned
After opening and closing its VI, the label will no longer look centered inside its owning box

Workaround: This should not affect functionality. Recreate the variable on the node's border to recenter the label

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/02/2014
Miscellaneous
389041

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Error -314250 from Create Network Stream Writer Endpoint
Error is returned when data type is set with a SGL value that has a unit label defined.

Workaround: Change representation or DBL, or remove the unit label.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Autopreallocate Arrays and Strings VI Property Can Crash LabVIEW when not in FPGA Context
Changing an FPGA VI to run in a context other than FPGA does turn off the VI property to Autopreallocate arrays and strings if it was previously turned on. Running a VI that has this property on and manipulates arrays or strings can cause LabVIEW to crash.

Workaround: Uncheck the Autopreallocate arrays and strings VI property for the VI.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Repeated Dynamic Calls to VI in Packed Project Library Can Cause Error in VI Call
After over a million Dynamic Calls to a VI contained in a Packed Project Library, a error can be thrown that LabVIEW attempted a recursive call.

Workaround: The error does not occur on regular project libraries.

Reported Version: 2011 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
415924

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Double precision numeric constants set to "bar" units sometimes use Pa units
Double precision numeric controls and indicators using "bar" units work correctly, but block diagram constants use Pa instead of bar.

Workaround: Create the constant from a control with "bar" units and then change the unit label from Pa to bar to get a constant that uses bar.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/14/2013
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VI Server connections to Localhost fail when wired and wireless adapters are both enabled

Workaround: Add actual IP address to VI server access list instead of using 127.0.0.1 or "localhost"

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 04/01/2014
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Unable to delete Waveform Chart or Graph plot entries

Workaround: Change the number of plots visible. More information at: http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361L-01/lvhowto/pl_number/

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/31/2014
NI Services
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"Error while retrieving database: Forbidden" connecting to a RT target via the web configuration.
If you change the admin password for an RT target and reboot the target before saving, you may receive the error "Error while retrieving database: Forbidden."

Workaround: Refresh the web page hosting the web configuration.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2012
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Installing LabVIEW on a Windows Laptop Decreases Battery Life
Even with NI applications closed, services installed by LabVIEW request high resolution timers. These timers prevent the hardware from sleeping, and requires more power.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
Operating System Specific
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The Property Node "Bring to Front" doesn't work in Windows Vista

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/20/2009
351506

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[Mac] Test Device option on Play Waveform Express VI Configuration page doesn't output test tone
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2012
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Sound Output.vi Does Not Support more than 2 Audio Channels on Windows 7
Error 4811: "can not support sound format" will be returned from the VI when executed on Windows 7.

Workaround: More than 2 Channels are supported on Windows XP.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Boolean Mechanical Actions Don't Work as Expected on Windows 8 Touch Screen
Switch Until Released and Latch Until Released don't behave as expected for touch and hold gesture. Boolean controls will not toggle on touch and hold gesture, until finger is dragged outside the bounds of the control. Other Boolean mechanical actions behave as expected.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
Performance
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Under certain circumstances an internal race condition can cause the LabVIEW UI thread to stop updating front panel objects

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the 2013 f2 Patch.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/14/2013
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LabVIEW crashes when .NET event callback calls a VI that has already been deregistered in LabVIEW.

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 10/16/2013
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An inlined VI can not be placed on the block diagram of a VI with subroutine priority unless it also has subroutine priority
Inlined VIs should ignore the Priority setting in VI properties, however an inlined VI dropped in a subroutine priority VI will break the run arrow unless the inlined VI is also set to subroutine priority.

Workaround: Set the inlined subVI to subroutine priority

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/11/2014
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Calling a LabVIEW web service repeatedly causes a memory leak
Calling a LabVIEW web service or anything else that uses the NI Application Web Server repeatedly can cause a memory leak

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
440114

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Executing a TestStand sequence with LabVIEW VIs in a user interface running in the LabVIEW 2013 Development System causes delays at the beginning of execution
When running a TestStand user interface in the LabVIEW 2013 Development System, if a sequence containing LabVIEW VIs is executed multiple times, a delay will occur before the first LabVIEW VI step in the sequence is executed.

Workaround: Build the user interface into an executable before testing sequences which call LabVIEW VIs.This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
Remote Panels
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Web publishing tool fails without error
The web publishing tool may fail to start the web server if the port is already reserved, yet not return an error.

Workaround: Ensure that the port to be used by the web server is not in use.

Reported Version: 8.6  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2009
136677

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Remote panels do not work if Internet Explorer is embedded in an ActiveX or .NET Container
If a remote panel is built in LabVIEW 8.6 and embedded in an ActiveX or .NET Container in a LabVIEW 8.6 VI it will not display correctly

Workaround: Use a remote subpanel. This is actually the recommended way to accomplish this task

Reported Version: 8.6  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/01/2010
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S&V XControls built as Remote Panel crashes LabVIEW.
Remote panels do not reliably support the Sound and Vibration XControls.

Workaround: Use another mechanism for remote viewing.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/18/2011
Remote Target
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System State Publisher incorrectly reports cached memory as "used" memory on Linux Real-Time
N/A

Workaround: Use NI System Configuration API to obtain free memory metrics.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 02/12/2014
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Wait (ms) VI does not work on NI Linux RT Target if wait is longer than 30000 ms
Wait (ms) VI does not work on NI Linux RT Target if wait is longer than 30000 ms. If the wait specified is longer than 30000 ms then the VI will hang.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 04/01/2014
Shared Variables
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NI Distributed System Manager does not show deployed libraries if they contain non-Latin characters.
If a library with non-Latin characters (such as Japanese, Chinese, or Korean) is deployed, it will not show up in the NI Distributed System Manager tree view.

Workaround: Rename the library using only the Latin alphabet and re-deploy the library.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/10/2009
128059

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Shared variable bindings in the same library are not updated properly when copying/renaming the library
If you have shared variables in a library which are bound to I/O servers or other variables that are also in the same library, and you rename or save a copy of the library, the bindings still refer to the original library name.

Workaround: Manually rebind the variables after copying or renaming the library.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 04/28/2009
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When a project that contains variables with binding is created in one language and opened in a different language, variables may fail to deploy

Workaround: Open the project in the desired language, double-click on the variables with binding, and re-bind the variables.

Reported Version: 8.6  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/08/2009
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Dynamic Variable API Does Not Support I/O Servers that Use Ranges
You cannot use the Variable classes, properties, and methods or the associated Shared Variable functions (Dynamic Variable API) to dynamically read and write PSP items published by an I/O Server that uses a Range item. For example, Modbus I/O Servers and Lookout Ranges are affected by this issue.

Workaround: If you want to use the Dynamic Variable API to read or write one of these PSP items, you can create a network-published shared variable and bind it to the PSP item. Then you can use the Dynamic Variable API to read and write the bound shared variable.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/10/2009
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Deploying a Variable Library with an IO Alias to a RT Target Programmatically Returns Error 1
Deploying a Variable Library containing an IO Alias to an RT target from the host programmatically fails with error 1. The deployment is performed using the Deploy Library method.

Workaround: Manually deploy the project library from the LabVIEW Project Explorer window.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 07/06/2011
186808

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Shared Variable library on PC is undeployed if the a V in the same project is programmatically deployed to a Real-Time target
When programmatically deploying a VI to a Real-Time target the Shared Variable library residing in the same project as the deployed VI will be undeployed.

Workaround: Programmatically deploy the shared variable library on the PC after deploying the VI to the real-time controller.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/20/2011
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Source distributions with block diagrams removed prevents the use of static Shared Variable nodes.
Source distributions that include static Shared Variable nodes with block diagrams removed will return the following error at run-time, "VI has a bad connection to or cannot find a subVI or external routine."

Workaround: Use the Programmatic Shared Variable API or do not remove the block diagrams.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/20/2011
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Type Defined Shared Variable not found in Executable
When a VI is made with the following conditions:1) Uses a Shared Variable attached to a type definition2) The type defined control (attached to the shared variable) is not in the main project directory (ie, it is in a different folder)3) The VI uses dynamic data (or waveform to dynamic data function)A created executable seems to not include the *.ctl file defining the shared variable type. This missing type definition causes the run time engine, when starting the executable, to search for and (if the control is not located in the searched directories) fail to find the *.ctl file. If the location of the *.ctl file is specified, the executable runs without issues.

Workaround: Disconnect from Type Def during the build.

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Class VIs that call shared variables in a library in an auto-populating folder will not be loaded
If a VI in a class calls a shared variable that is in a library in an auto-populating folder, it will not find the shared variable when the project is loaded

Workaround: Make the folder a snapshot instead of auto-populating and reopen the project

Reported Version: 8.6.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/01/2013
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Data Binding: Path property can change bindings in other VI clones
Writing to a Data Binding: Path can change binding path for other instances of the control if clones of the VI are already open

Workaround: Use programmatic Shared Variable access to update front panel controls instead of Data Binding.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2013
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Writing a negative number to single point float Network Shared Variables through the OPC I/O Server fails.

Workaround: Use Double precision shared variables instead.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/31/2014
Source Code Control
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Hang can occur when deploying RT project that has not been check out of VSS
When using VSS source code control for a real time project and trying to deploy code that has not been checked off the deployment window blocks a pop up from VSS saying that the code has not been checked out. The deployment status window is modal so it does not allow you to select to proceed in the VSS window.

Workaround: In the LabVIEW project properties disable the prompts from source code control. Or you could make sure that the VIs are saved prior to deploying.

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
Toolkit - Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit
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LabVIEW Crash when VI has String Control Wired to Generate User-Defined Trace Events is Traced.
If a VI contains Generate User-Defined Trace Events primitive with Trace String input connected to the VI's connector pane, LabVIEW will crash when the VI is traced by Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit

Workaround: Insert the "Always Copy" primitive on the string wire input to the "Generate User-Defined Trace Event" primitive. This primitive is located in the Functions palette >> Application Control >> Memory Control.

Reported Version: 2012 SP1  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/02/2013
Toolkit - Other
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Robotics Wizard cannot load a manifest file in a folder with a Chinese character in the name
Robotics Wizard cannot load a manifest file in a folder with a Chinese character in the name

Workaround: Move the manifest file to a new location

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/13/2012
Toolkit - Report Generation
188911

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Control image alignment incorrect when "new report page" VI is used
When using Append Control Image to Report.vi, the alignment of some images are ignored when New Report Page.vi is used between appended images. This problem only exists with Office 2007. Other versions - Office 2003 and Office 2010 do not exhibit this behavior.

Workaround: Use a New Report Line.vi between appending the image and the New Page.vi

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/16/2010
Upgrade - Behavior Change
51185
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Cannot save VI as the same name as missing library member VI
If a library contains a VI and the VI is missing, you should be able to save a VI as the same name as the missing VI in order to rebuild the missing VI. Currently, LabVIEW does not allow this.

Workaround: Delete the item from the library, save the new VI as the same name as the missing VI and then move the VI into the library.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/01/2007
52263
4AJA41TQ

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Some operations on integer waveforms lose dt value
Some functions, such as Absolute Value and Logarithm Base 10 operate as you expect with DBL Waveforms, but when you apply the same functions to an I16 waveform, for example, the Absolute Value function works as you expect while the Logarithm Base 10 function loses the sampling interval dt value. LabVIEW resets the sampling interval dt value to 1.00. If the input waveform to the log function has a time stamp for t0, that value is also lost.

Workaround: Extract the Y-array of the waveform and perform the needed operations on Y before re-building the waveform.

Reported Version: 8.0.1  Resolved Version: 2013 SP1  Added: 09/01/2007
119444

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Multi-column listbox format lost on upgrade
A Multicolumn listbox created in LV 7.1 may lose its format when opened in LV 8.5 or later. Column headers lose their 3D appearance and font formatting might be lost.

Workaround: Replace the Listbox and recreate all customizations

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/12/2008
198717

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Unflatten From XML fails for cluster and arrays that consist of variants
Creating a cluster that contains a variant or building an array of variants, and then trying to flatten it to XML using the Flatten To XML VI and then unflattening it using the Unflatten From XML VI will throw error 1106

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/01/2010
218083

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VIs with errors may show additional errors for code in disabled frames of Conditional Disable Structure
If you have a VI that has errors in it, there may be additional errors shown. The errors will be in code that is inside of a disabled frame of the Conditional Disable Structure (in the "Default" or "Windows" frame when on RT).

Workaround: Fix the other errors in the VI, and the additional errors should go away.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/23/2010
Upgrade - Migration
424541

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Upgrading code that contains an inplace element structure with auto grow disabled will turn auto grow back on
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/11/2014
Web Server/Web Services
236817

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NI-Auth does not work with Firefox
Web Services using NI-Auth work incorrectly in Firefox. A user's log in credentials will never be accepted.

Workaround: Use Internet Explorer

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: Unknown  Added: 08/03/2010
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Web Services ignore No App switch on RT targets
After deploying the web service to a RT target, it become like a start up executable. Any time the target is reboot, the web services re-starts automatically. However, unlike with start up executables, the web service can't be turned off by the No App switch.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/10/2011
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LabVIEW will crash if closed while a local debug web service is running
LabVIEW will crash if a Web Service is still running locally when LabVIEW is closed.

Workaround: Stop all local debug Web Services before closing LabVIEW.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 08/02/2013
431956

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Calling a LabVIEW web service repeatedly causes a memory leak
Calling a LabVIEW web service or anything else that uses the NI Application Web Server repeatedly can cause a memory leak

Workaround: This issue is fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 f2 Patch

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2014  Added: 03/31/2014
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Opening any non-VI dialog, such browse for files or one button dialog, may block web service requests from executing.
The most common form of this issue seen when Show Method URL Dialog Box blocks requests to a LabVIEW Web Service. This only affects LabVIEW web services deployed to the debug server or embedded in a LabVIEW executable.

Workaround: Close the dialog box to allow requests to continue

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/01/2014

Document last updated on 12/3/2014

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