LabWindows™/CVI™ 2015 Known Issues by Date

Overview

This document contains the LabWindows/CVI 2015 known issues that were discovered before and since the release of LabWindows/CVI 2015. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.

 

Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community.

 

Each known issue includes these fields:

  • Issue ID
  • Legacy ID - The issue's legacy ID from NI's deprecated bug reporting database (if applicable)
  • Issue Title
  • Problem Description
  • Workaround
  • Reported Version - the earliest version of LabWindows/CVI the issue was reported in
  • Resolved Version - version the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable
  • Date Added - the date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date)
     

Modules and Toolkits

The Known Issues for toolkits and modules can be found in the LabWindows/CVI Modules and Toolkits Known Issues document.
 

Document Organization

The Known Issues Document is divided into two separate tables appearing in two separate documents. The known issues in this document are organized by the date they were added to this document. To view the issues organized by category, visit the document linked below:

Known Issues by Category
 

Contacting NI

You can contact us through any of the normal support channels including phone, email, or the discussion forums. If you are contacting NI in regards to a specific issue, be sure to reference the ID number given in the document to the NI representative.

Known Issues by Date

The following items are known issues in LabWindows/CVI 2015 sorted by Date.

126708PlotArc lacks accuracy for drawing a small angle with a large radius.
128084Uninstalling LabWindows/CVI from Windows Vista does not completely remove context menu file associations.
140926Changing the axis range on a LabWindows/CVI graph plot with few points causes skewed plot lines.
144640LabWindows/CVI MAX_PATHNAME_LEN is more restrictive than Windows ANSI path limitation in multibyte systems.
176800LabWindows/CVI projects converted to Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 projects fail to build because of link errors.
186565LabWindows/CVI distributions cannot install fonts on Windows Vista or Windows 7.
189843The Perforce 2009.1 client may cause LabWindows/CVI 2009 to crash.
193088If a LabWindows/CVI popup panel is not active, subsequent popup panels may appear behind the original popup panel.
193403The panel attribute ATTR_MOVABLE does not work with Aero enabled on Windows 7/Vista.
193733Launching the DataSocket Binding dialog box may cause LabWindows/CVI to hang on Windows 7.
194450LabWindows/CVI windows do not support Aero Shake.
209745Very large maximum stack sizes cause the "My Documents" button of LabWindows/CVI file select popup panels to fail.
210086The LabWindows/CVI environment may hang while debugging with the Variables or Watch windows open.
41414 4DDCC0IOA small memory leak exists in network variable creation.
216549LabWindows/CVI installs KeyHelp.ocx, which contains a security vulnerability.
256901Passing a pointer to a custom data type to a function that takes a void * will leak memory in a debug build.
237998Cannot link some uuid.lib symbols in a 32-bit program.
44669 4HK7LF7KThe WordRpt_SetHeader function might not always work as expected.
284293Using a WebBrowser ActiveX control from a thread created in a LabWindows/CVI thread pool leaks memory.
281013Calling DDC_SaveFile often while creating a TDMS file using the TDM C DLL or the DDC Library can result in errors.
227324LabWindows/CVI cannot copy files to the VXIPnP directories on Windows Vista and later.
257029The LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine creates windows in its DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH handler.
289314User-defined types always receive an asterisk when used as output types in function panels.
303637Scrolling strip charts can have inaccurate values for min and max due to rounding errors.
306163The PeakDetector function does not recognize peaks of a sine wave when the sampling rate is very high.
308191A multi-project workspace with projects targeting both 32-bit and 64-bit can incorrectly display import libraries.
309112LabWindows/CVI 8.0 distributions cannot include the ActiveX container merge module if LabWindows/CVI 2009 or later is installed on the same system.
296666Regenerating DAQmx example code can sometimes fail to regenerate code.
293672Some user interface controls do not draw Windows styles on mouse-over.
291945Compiling a very large array in debug mode can be very slow.
292070Passing TRUE to the RestrictDirectory parameter of FileSelectPopup does not completely restrict the directory to the initial directory.
37666 3TJ0IB7KPanels displayed with ATTR_WINDOW_ZOOM set to VAL_MAXIMIZE will not restore after showing the desktop.
329035LabWindows/CVI Conversion Wizard does not transfer 'Compile with precompiled include file' setting to 'Precompiled Headers' setting in Microsoft Visual Studio.
332047LabWindows/CVI stops responding while searching for an inaccessible network location.
314106The x-axis of the digital graph displays improper divisions.
316397Saving a file with the FileSelectPopup function displays a "file already exists" error when another file with the same basename and no extension exists in the selected directory.
322905Files in a project may not display source control icons when a LabWindows/CVI project is associated with the Perforce client.
333837LabWindows/CVI projects are not handled properly when adding them from new workspaces in instances of LabWindows/CVI created from just-in-time debugging.
334920Corners of Source Editor windows are painted black in non-tabbed Workspace when opened.
329405Numeric control radix does not resize with control text size.
335405Cannot link some odbccp32.lib symbols in a 32-bit program.
335982MultiFileSelectPopupEx cannot select multiple files if the first file in the list does not exist and the second file does.
351981Dimming ActiveX control does not terminate mouse tracking.
357212The save icon does not dim after saving a file.
361958The Project Tree does not auto-hide when a UIR file is opened.
363196Attribute passed is not valid error when declaring a variable in a function panel.
337950Graph zoom selection box leaves artifacts if a control is moved over the drawing region in between frames.
347056Dragging the ring tank control value to change its fluid height at run-time may cause black lines to appear where the previous fluid height was.
347511Microsoft Visual Studio does not rebuild a LabWindows/CVI project if a UIR file changes but its header file does not.
347986The Load UI resource file dialog box in the User Interface Localizer utility unloads the currently loaded localization.
348295A panel containing an ActiveX control disappears when the mouse hovers over the control if the titlebar is not visible.
349832The mouse wheel scrolls the wrong control while ring control menu is displayed.
350412In some cases, the EVENT_LOST_FOCUS and EVENT_COMMIT events are not displayed in Operate mode when changing focus away from controls.
350752A tree item tooltip continues to display when the cursor is over a tree item and another active window is in front of part of the tree item.
350944The numeric control cannot have a transparent background.
354481User specified icons are not displayed in Windows Explorer for larger sizes in Windows Vista/7.
356708The Source window cursor can persist after selecting text and editing a variable tooltip.
335983Tooltip for symbol values during debugging may appear on top of the editor's scrollbar.
337770Setting LabWindows/CVI to "Run as administrator" will open a new instance of LabWindows/CVI each time you open a file associated with LabWindows/CVI.
333302Auto Backup will provide an error if the file is marked as read-only.
335488Excluded import libraries that represent both 32-bit and 64-bit .lib files are no longer dimmed after switching configurations.
366229The CVIXMLGetNumChildElements function does not count child elements included in an XML entity.
413695Radial controls do not resize all elements proportionally.
440070The Find Next feature of the Find dialog box does not move to new results on subsequent uses.
440951When building a 64-bit installer, there is no installation directory option for LabVIEW (64-bit).
390670When you add a line continuation character \ to the end of a comment line initiated by the \\ symbol, the syntax highlighting feature does not continue to the next line, indicating the next line continues the comment.
439323LabWindows/CVI ignores changes made in the Environment Color Preferences dialog box in one of three panels in the Variables and Call Stack window
451665The UI to Code Converter generates code containing an undefined function, InsertCtrlInCtrlArray.
457464Passing a bitmap file containing negative heights to PlotBitmap or GetBitmapFromFile causes a non-fatal run-time error: Library function error (return value == -12 [0xfffffff4]). Out of memory.
457821Including datasize.h and windows.h causes a typedef redefinition with different types error for the INT8 type definition.
460818SMTP servers reject email from InetSendMail because it does not send date information in the header.
346034#define macros cannot be monitored in the Watch window.
369029The compile process does not wait for user response about missing include statements for header files.
369944The canvas control creates some undesired artifacts when rotated or moved around.
370682When the cvidebug.exe process dies or is intentionally stopped, LabWindows/CVI cannot debug again until it has been restarted.
371953The intensity plot does not handle NaN values.
375449Upgrading LabWindows/CVI breaks paths to Clang in .ecc configuration files.
375463File icons may obscure full pathnames in the Project Tree.
382278The save button cannot be used in the Attribute Browser toolbar.
383011Unable to close the Open GL plot Properties dialog box after right-clicking the Open GL plot twice while the dialog box is open.
391648Show Completions (<Ctrl-Space>) does not list members in anonymous structures or unions.
403299The Functions in File ring is not wide enough to display some function names.
404129After rotating the markers of a gauge control, the needle becomes misaligned with the center of the gauge.
405988Changing the active table cell can incorrectly send the EVENT_ACTIVE_CELL_CHANGE event multiple times.
408097Passing a scalar value as the mask parameter of PlotPackedDigitalLines causes a general protection fault.
411386The function panel size changes how function calls are inserted into code.
412464Opening, editing, and saving a source file with a very long file path causes LabWindows/CVI to crash.
412591Building a project that has a long file path causes LabWindows/CVI to crash.
421591Active tooltips do not update when the tooltip text changes programmatically.
422103Some large source files take much longer to compile in LabWindows/CVI 2013.
423072The two panel attributes, ATTR_HEIGHT and ATTR_WIDTH, cannot be sized beyond a certain value, which depends on monitor resolution.
423739The DefineThreadSafeVar macro produces a warning indicating it will never be executed.
424254Calling the assert macro generates a warning that code will never be executed when the LabWindows/CVI compiler can determine the outcome of the expression.
424944Creating a .NET controller for a large assembly, such as Microsoft.mshtml, appears to cause a hang but eventually completes successfully.
427065The maximum window size is limited by screen resolution.
429320InetFTPGetDirList returns 0 on certain FTP servers despite the presence of files.
429854The Find in Files feature fails when searching all files (*.*) in a directory containing .svn-base files.
430785Compiling causes an error: definition of the macro '_TARGET_FILE_VERSION_' conflicts with the definition used to build the precompiled header message.
431566In the User Interface Editor, if you rotate a text message that has the Size to text option disabled, the resulting text message is drawn incorrectly, selected incorrectly, and inoperable.
432165Under specific graph setting conditions, the fat line plot style renders incorrectly.
437605Graphs containing multiple plots with different plot styles show incorrect plot styles in the graph legend.
437791LabWindows/CVI does not handle edge-specific maximization when restoring from a minimized state.
438547The Functions in File dialog box immediately starts scrolling up when opened.
438733If Hide windows when application is running is enabled, and a run-time crash occurs in the Interactive Execution window, the development environment becomes hidden and cannot be restored.
438870Using the debugger to change the value of one variable in an anonymous nested structure changes it for all the variables in the structure with that name.
438896LabWindows/CVI does not display a warning message when both a main and a WinMain entry point are defined in a source file.
439046Toolbar click events do not cause numeric controls to leave edit mode.
442184Interface to Win32 API functions cannot be run in the Interactive Execution window.
456208The Source Code Browser window displays the same reference to a macro multiple times.
460638The picture command button can incorrectly show the resizing frame when the Size control to image Fit mode is selected.
460794The Available Types dialog box in the Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows do not display the full list of types.
460799The Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows display the type incorrectly after using the Interpret As option multiple times.
461757The Break On Change state of a watch expression is lost when stopping and restarting execution or unloading and reloading a workspace.
464146Setting a breakpoint from Breakpoints dialog box on an invalid line while debugging an application causes uncommitted changes in the dialog box to irreversibly take effect.
464507Running the Interactive Execution window a second time after finishing a run of the interactive statements with the Finish Function option causes the Interactive Execution window to crash.
464904The Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows do not mark the item for a pointer to a variable as red if the variable value changes.
148778The ActiveX Controller Wizard does not support LONGLONG and ULONGLONG data types.
363992The first letter of exported functions in type libraries has inconsistent case behavior.
382850The NIReport_Print function hangs on Windows 8 when you select Microsoft XPS Document Writer as the printer.
384832Adding a file that is under source code control (SCC) using the Edit Project dialog box does not mark the file as being under SCC in the Project Tree.
391403Autoscale is a valid option for the y-axis of a strip chart, but the option is missing from the Attribute Browser.
391647Changing focus from the graph control while you operate a cursor inside the control leaves the cursor at an intermediate position.
402602The graph control plot can change size when the graph control changes size, even when the Fixed Plot Area attribute (ATTR_FIXED_PLOT_AREA) is enabled.
402786Show Completions <Ctrl-Space> does not work if a multi-line string starts with special char like {, }, ;, or #.
408099Pressing <Ctrl-Tab> to switch between tabs causes a Panel, menu bar, or control array handle is invalid message to display if confined function panel windows are open.
409526Macros defined in precompiled headers are not included in browse information.
415654When scrolling a tree control and the currently selected item line moves to the top or bottom of the control, it seems as though multiple items are selected.
423818The Show Completions feature fails to display context help for function parameters once the second parameter is highlighted if the function call immediately follows a curly brace.
424549The default values for the ATTR_HIDE_HILITE and ATTR_HILITE_ONLY_WHEN_PANEL_ACTIVE attributes do not persist for table controls when set in the UIR file.
426545Creating an ActiveX Controller for a large type library, such as the Microsoft HTML Object Library, results in the message Maximum number of function tree nodes exceeded.
430376The Variables and Call Stack, Watch, and Array Display windows do not show the contents of char arrays with more than 252 unprintable characters.
431732The LabWindows/CVI debugger starts applications outside of the window space in Windows 8.1 if you enable Variable, Continuous Size of Snap Views in Windows and LabWindows/CVI is used in the right-half of the screen.
434406LabWindows/CVI no longer displays a warning while debugging a real-time application if threads are still running on the target when RTmain exits.
435479Creating a file with the New»File from Template option that has the same path and name as an existing file results in an out of memory error.
436648Enabling the Compile with precompiled include file option in the Build Options dialog box causes a The User Interface Manager could not be opened to be displayed.
437356Stepping over a function call located at the last line in the enclosing lexical scope causes a Step Into instead of a Step Over.
438839LabWindows/CVI displays incorrect or no values for CmtThreadLockHandle and CmtTSQHandle variables when the variables are declared as int.
443138The Interactive Execution window does not allow immediate termination when execution is suspended due to a break on change on variable value.
446313A dialog box explaining that saving UIR files will generate new versions of their include files is incorrectly displayed multiple times if there are multiple unsaved UIR files containing custom controls.
447051If the LabWindows/CVI debugger crashes (cvidebug.exe), all of the entries from the Watch window are cleared. Once you begin a new debugging session, the entries are restored to the Watch window.
460394The Resource Tracking window shows freed resources as allocated if resource tracking is disabled after allocation.
461922Enabling Show Grid and Auto Divisions in the Edit Axis Settings dialog box for the right y-axis causes incorrect x-axis tick marks to appear.
463635Opening the Graphical Array View for large, dynamically allocated arrays from the Array Display window causes an Index passed is out of range error.
463642Watch expressions cannot be deleted by pressing <Delete>, if the Break On Change checkbox has focus.
463873Although Insert Mode is shown as active in the Array Display window when the window displays a data slice, the Insert Mode no longer has any effect.
463921A tooltip containing Invisible is incorrectly displayed in the Memory Display window after maximizing and restoring the window.
464563LabWindows/CVI does not allow you to attach to a 64-bit process running on a remote system.
466209The DebugPrintf function truncates large strings when printing to the Debug Output window.
466763LabWindows/CVI does not show enough digits of precision in tooltips or the Variables and Call Stack window.
466921Running a function using its function panel results in an Interactive Execution Unresolved symbol error even if the Include loaded instrument drivers in Interactive window Environment dialog box option is enabled.
467070The Maximum and Minimum fields in the Edit Table Cell dialog box are not wide enough to show int64 values.
467775Enabling LoadExternalModule on one of the default Interface to Win32 API libraries and subsequently removing the library from the project tree causes the Interface to Win32 API library to remain forcibly included.
469910LabWindows/CVI hangs when stepping through code for a console application and choosing Set Next Statement on the previous line after closing the console window while suspended.
470189Resizing a knob control by operating a splitter control causes the digital display of the knob control to be positioned at the wrong coordinates.
470486The Interactive Execution window incorrectly excludes the line and offsets the execution highlighting when adding a variable declaration on an instruction line.
470691The Build Output window highlights only error rows after double-clicking an error when building with an external compiler for release configuration.
470948The Interactive Execution window does not allow stepping into the main function of a project.
471567Generating HTML help from source with array pointer type parameters results in an 'unknown' type generated in the help.
472987The Parameter type incompatible with format specifier non-fatal run-time error does not display source location when 64-bit variables are used in code that causes the run-time error in the Debug64 configuration.
473109Some data types such as _Bool and _Complex are not displayed correctly in function prototype tooltips.
473496Data tooltips have a character entry limit that is about 24 characters at a time.
475321Variables and Call Stack window columns incorrectly display extra columns, and columns are displaced after resizing columns while scrolling.
477231Incorrect confirmation prompts appear when exiting graph or chart dialog boxes.
477287The Options»Preprocess Source File feature truncates output after 1024 characters on a line.
484206The image quality of some images loaded in a picture command button degrades after saving and loading the user interface file multiple times.
499830Text for Custom Build Actions in the Build Steps dialog box may become corrupted when dialog box is closed.
502946The LabWindows/CVI debugger does not recognize variables that include the $ symbol as part of the variable name.
465367If the data slice in an Array Display is changed, the numeric controls, Row and Column, in the Go to Cell dialog correctly change their ranges, but Go to Cell does not go to the correct cell.
470220Enabling both the Expand tabs to spaces when saving files and Convert leading spaces to tabs when loading files Editor Preferences options causes the current line statement to be highlighted incorrectly when debugging.
470673Changing the data slice and displaying the format of a 2D char array causes the Array View to become unusable, if the first dimension of the array is bigger than the second.
471435Source code completion does not work properly following a / operator.
473458The Variables and Call Stack window occasionally shows ERROR: Unexpected character. when changing the specific type for a variable.
477649An incorrect uninitalized variable non-fatal run-time error is generated for partially initialized arrays inside of structs.
478665A Graph doesn't have that many cursors error appears when debugging an application with multiple arrays shown in the Graphical Array View.
479326The tooltip for an empty field on a function panel displays an = ERROR: Unexpected end of input. error when execution is suspended during debug.
479810Options»Create Object File does not throw errors if the output object file is read-only.
487428You receive a non-fatal run-time error, Attempt to read beyond end of string, when specifying a string member of a struct returned by a function as the source input for sprintf.
489628Displaying a floating point number with more than 16 digits may cause the number to be displayed in scientific notation.
489731The Variables and Call Stack window will not retain its position when LabWindows/CVI is restarted.
492787"The buffer passed was too small for this operation" error will occur when entering text for a multiline tooltip in the User Interface Editor.
493985Closing the Format and Precision dialog while editing default cell values will cause the Edit Default Cell Values dialog to close.
494678EVENT_COMMIT is not raised when focus is changed from a table cell in edit mode to a different user interface panel.
498977Graph axis divisions may not be plotted when axis scale is set to certain values.
503717Debugging a project while concurrently debugging statements in the Interactive Execution window causes LabWindows/CVI to stop responding to commands.
504099A linker error will occur if a global variable is referenced in the Interactive Execution window and if the project which defines the global variable is being debugged.
504102Interactive Execution will create a local copy of global variables instead of using the global variable reference.
505265The FileExists function may fail in projects that use the Vision Builder AI engine.
509337Distribution Builder may not work properly if the distribution is stored at a network location requiring authentication.
511573Scrolling through a table control containing thousands of images may cause a General Protection Fault.
512779The function prototype tooltip will not appear if a struct containing a member with the same name as the function is declared between the function declaration and function definition.
514898LabWindows/CVI does not mark the UIR file as modified after changing the Frame Color of a decoration, which results in changing the Conform to System Color and Conform to System Theme panel attributes.
515028When trying to browse for the members of a structure (<Ctrl-F1>) inside the Watch window, no browse info is found.
515433When a compilation error occurs while running a function panel interactively, information about which function panel field caused the compilation error is not shown.
515436When using a user-interactive function (e.g., printf) in the Interactive Execution window, the console is not closed when execution finishes.
515499Active breakpoints in the Interactive Execution window are hit when running function panels interactively.
515639An uninitialized pointer in a structure cannot be modified in the Variables and Call Stack and Watch windows. In the Watch window the pointer has the value Uninitialized.
515994When the Control Data Type of a Function Panel is a multi-dimensional array, the Select Variable result list is empty.
516928Including a library (.lib), possibly of an old format, in both the project tree and the LoadExternalModule (LEM) Options dialog causes the following error: error: Input file is not a valid archive.
519172If you try to stop a program running in the Interactive Execution window after the cvidebug.exe process has been terminated, the editor crashes.
519487The source editor tabs are not updated when cycling through files during a Resolve All Excluded Lines operation.
522704The build system incorrectly skips the compilation of a C file, if both the C file and an included H file have unsaved changes.
526939You cannot directly change the tab order of initially dimmed controls in the Edit Tabbing Order dialog by clicking the dimmed controls.
532612Data tooltips do not display pointer values.
533493The build system does not handle function panel (FP) auto-load list dependencies when building projects that are not the active project.
533817The editable data tooltip does not display characters after a newline character.
539474I am unable to compile code with binary constants (0b prefixed numbers).
540675Some extensions that caused compiler warnings in previous versions now cause compiler errors.
541058The compiler returns an error when compiling code that uses the C99 _Complex data type.
541867While debugging, you cannot change the value of a _Bool variable in the data tooltip or the Watch or Variables and Call Stack windows.
706577Casting a double variable to a float produces unexpected results if compiled in 64-bit release mode with no optimizations.

Known Issues

IDKnown Issue
126708

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PlotArc lacks accuracy for drawing a small angle with a large radius.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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Uninstalling LabWindows/CVI from Windows Vista does not completely remove context menu file associations.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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Changing the axis range on a LabWindows/CVI graph plot with few points causes skewed plot lines.
Due to rounding errors, as points move further off screen, the plot lines become less accurate.

Workaround: Provide more points for your plot, or constrain the range of the graph in question.

Reported Version: 5.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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LabWindows/CVI MAX_PATHNAME_LEN is more restrictive than Windows ANSI path limitation in multibyte systems.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 7.1.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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LabWindows/CVI projects converted to Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 projects fail to build because of link errors.
Link errors such as

cvisupp.lib(setprec.obj) : fatal error LNK1103: debugging information corrupt; recompile module

and

cviauto.lib(implib.obj) : fatal error LNK1103: debugging information corrupt; recompile module

are indications your projects are affected by this problem.

Workaround: Apply the VS2005 SP1 hotfix included for KB949009.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
186565

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LabWindows/CVI distributions cannot install fonts on Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
189843

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The Perforce 2009.1 client may cause LabWindows/CVI 2009 to crash.
LabWindows/CVI may crash when the Perforce SCC DLL is unloaded.

Workaround: Upgrade to the Perforce 2009.2 client.

Reported Version: 8.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
193088

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If a LabWindows/CVI popup panel is not active, subsequent popup panels may appear behind the original popup panel.
This issue only occurs on Windows 7/Vista.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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The panel attribute ATTR_MOVABLE does not work with Aero enabled on Windows 7/Vista.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
193733

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Launching the DataSocket Binding dialog box may cause LabWindows/CVI to hang on Windows 7.

Workaround: Switch away from LabWindows/CVI to another application, and then switch back to LabWindows/CVI.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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LabWindows/CVI windows do not support Aero Shake.
Shaking the title bar of the LabWindows/CVI environment or LabWindows/CVI panels or pressing <Windows-Home> when a LabWindows/CVI window is active does not minimize other open windows. When Aero is enabled in Windows 7, the other windows should be minimized by the Aero Shake feature.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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Very large maximum stack sizes cause the "My Documents" button of LabWindows/CVI file select popup panels to fail.
After you click the My Documents button, only a white background displays. Your drives and network locations will not display.

Workaround: Reduce the maximum stack size.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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The LabWindows/CVI environment may hang while debugging with the Variables or Watch windows open.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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A small memory leak exists in network variable creation.
Explicitly creating network variables results in a memory leak of approximately 50 bytes per variable that is created.

Workaround: Consider using implicitly created network variables if you are creating and deleting numerous network variables over a long period of time.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/05/2010
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LabWindows/CVI installs KeyHelp.ocx, which contains a security vulnerability.
For more information, refer to this link.

Workaround: This component is used for help tooltips in the LabWindows/CVI User Interface Editor. It can be safely prevented from being used in IE by using the Microsoft kill bit mechanism. The CLSID for this control is {16DDBCA2-9F0B-4927-9315-62D8893FC7E8}.

Reported Version: 2009 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 09/17/2010
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Passing a pointer to a custom data type to a function that takes a void * will leak memory in a debug build.
LabWindows/CVI user protection leaks memory when a pointer to a user defined data type is passed to a function with a void * parameter. An example of this would be calling the function ListInsertItem and passing a pointer to a user defined data type to the PointerToItem parameter.

Workaround: Disable user protection, or build the program in a Release configuration.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/15/2010
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Cannot link some uuid.lib symbols in a 32-bit program.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/22/2010
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The WordRpt_SetHeader function might not always work as expected.
Embedding pictures in a header does not work.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/22/2010
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Using a WebBrowser ActiveX control from a thread created in a LabWindows/CVI thread pool leaks memory.
Threads from a LabWindows/CVI thread pool, run using CmtScheduleThreadPoolFunction, will leak memory if they host a panel that displays a WebBrowser ActiveX control.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/08/2011
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Calling DDC_SaveFile often while creating a TDMS file using the TDM C DLL or the DDC Library can result in errors.
Depending on when DDC_SaveFile is called, you might receive error -6218 or error -6226.

Workaround: Don't call DDC_SaveFile until all operations are complete.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/09/2011
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LabWindows/CVI cannot copy files to the VXIPnP directories on Windows Vista and later.
These directories are locked by default, which is not the correct behavior.

Workaround: Install VISA, which will unlock these directories.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/10/2011
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The LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine creates windows in its DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH handler.
When the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine loads, it creates multiple windows in its DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH handler. This is generally discouraged practice, but has not been known to cause problems in user applications.

Workaround: Do not call the Win32 API functions LoadLibrary and FreeLibrary to load and unload a LabWindows/CVI built DLL from different threads.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/10/2011
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User-defined types always receive an asterisk when used as output types in function panels.
For instance, if you define a custom type as

typedef char[256] String255;

you would not want it to have an asterisk appended to it when used as an output type.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/24/2011
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Scrolling strip charts can have inaccurate values for min and max due to rounding errors.
For example, if your strip chart displays 100 points and you plot 100 points at a time, the end values may end with a value other than 99.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/27/2011
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The PeakDetector function does not recognize peaks of a sine wave when the sampling rate is very high.
If the peak is relatively flat because of the high number of points acquired at the high sampling rate, the PeakDetector function may not find the peaks.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/27/2011
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A multi-project workspace with projects targeting both 32-bit and 64-bit can incorrectly display import libraries.
For example, consider the case where you have a workspace with two projects. If both projects have import libraries associated with them, and one project is 32-bit and one project is 64-bit, the bitness marking of the import libraries may be confusing. If the 64-bit project is the active project, the import libraries of the 32-bit project will show as dimmed and 64-bit. Then, if you make the 32-bit project the active project, the bitness of its import libraries will show correctly, but the import libraries of the 64-bit project will now display as 32-bit and dimmed.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/27/2011
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LabWindows/CVI 8.0 distributions cannot include the ActiveX container merge module if LabWindows/CVI 2009 or later is installed on the same system.
This issue occurs because the name of the merge module changed in LabWindows/CVI 2009, and LabWindows/CVI 8.0.x attempted to find merge modules by name.

Workaround: Create a copy of C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Merge Modules\ActiveX_Container.msm and rename the copy to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Merge Modules\ActiveX Container.msm.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/28/2011
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Regenerating DAQmx example code can sometimes fail to regenerate code.
If you change acquisition mode from "Every N Samples" to "Continuous Samples", the example code may not regenerate.

Workaround: Regenerate the code from the source file instead of the header file.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/30/2011
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Some user interface controls do not draw Windows styles on mouse-over.
For example, the following controls and control parts should display as a highlighted blue on Windows Vista and later, but do not:
  • The inc/dec arrows for all numeric controls.
  • The square push button and the square text button.
  • The list control scroll bar arrows and thumb.
  •  


Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/01/2011
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Compiling a very large array in debug mode can be very slow.
For instance, compilation of the following code in debug mode would be very slow:



char *bigarray[30][25][1000][100];

int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { return 0; }



Workaround: Change the Debugging level option (Options»Build Options) to No run-time checking.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Passing TRUE to the RestrictDirectory parameter of FileSelectPopup does not completely restrict the directory to the initial directory.
The user can select files from other directories by entering the path directly into the File Name control and by selecting a file from the previously selected files drop-down list.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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Panels displayed with ATTR_WINDOW_ZOOM set to VAL_MAXIMIZE will not restore after showing the desktop.
You can show the desktop by pressing <Windows Key-D> or by selecting the Show Desktop button on the task bar.

Workaround: Call SetPanelAttribute with ATTR_WINDOW_ZOOM after calling DisplayPanel.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
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LabWindows/CVI Conversion Wizard does not transfer 'Compile with precompiled include file' setting to 'Precompiled Headers' setting in Microsoft Visual Studio.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/09/2012
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LabWindows/CVI stops responding while searching for an inaccessible network location.
When LabWindows/CVI is searching for a file at a network location that is not available, the environment stops responding.

Workaround: The search times out after about 2 minutes and the environment will resume. Avoid attempts to access network locations that may not be available.

Reported Version: 8.5.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/10/2012
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The x-axis of the digital graph displays improper divisions.
Large digital graphs with engineering or scientific display format set for the x-axis may display divisions and division labels that are inconsistent with other display formats.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/11/2012
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Saving a file with the FileSelectPopup function displays a "file already exists" error when another file with the same basename and no extension exists in the selected directory.
The file is saved despite the error.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/15/2012
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Files in a project may not display source control icons when a LabWindows/CVI project is associated with the Perforce client.
If the Perforce Workspace root path has different casing than the actual path, then the icons do not display.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/15/2012
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LabWindows/CVI projects are not handled properly when adding them from new workspaces in instances of LabWindows/CVI created from just-in-time debugging.
Adding or removing a project from the Project Tree in an instance of LabWindows/CVI created by the just-in-time debugger can cause unexpected behavior.

Workaround: Do not add projects to the Project from instances of LabWindows/CVI created by the just-in-time debugger.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/15/2012
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Corners of Source Editor windows are painted black in non-tabbed Workspace when opened.
When opening a workspace that has the Show Tabbed Workspace option disabled and at least one source code window open, the top corners of the Source Editor windows are painted black.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/15/2012
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Numeric control radix does not resize with control text size.
N/A

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/23/2012
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Cannot link some odbccp32.lib symbols in a 32-bit program.
The issue exists with the odbccp32.lib that is included in the Windows 7 SDK.

Workaround: Use odbccp32.lib from the Windows Vista SDK instead.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/17/2012
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MultiFileSelectPopupEx cannot select multiple files if the first file in the list does not exist and the second file does.
The selection error occurs only if the first file in the selection list does not exist and an existing file appears later in the list.

Workaround: Ensure that the first file in the selection list exists.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/17/2012
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Dimming ActiveX control does not terminate mouse tracking.
This behavior can cause problems if you dim the ActiveX control while doing a click and drag operation on the control. In this scenario, the mouse interaction continues even after the control is dimmed.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/17/2012
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The save icon does not dim after saving a file.
After a file is saved, the save icon is not dimmed. Once you click anywhere in the LabWindows/CVI editor after saving, the icon will then dim.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/17/2012
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The Project Tree does not auto-hide when a UIR file is opened.
Other file types do auto-hide the Project Tree. This behavior occurs only if you enable the Auto hide Project Tree and Library Tree option in the Environment dialog box.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/18/2012
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Attribute passed is not valid error when declaring a variable in a function panel.
The error is incorrectly displayed and can be ignored.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/18/2012
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Graph zoom selection box leaves artifacts if a control is moved over the drawing region in between frames.
If a control is moved over the graph's drawing region while creating a zoom selection box, the control may interfere with the drawing of the selection box and leave traces of where the selection box once was.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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Dragging the ring tank control value to change its fluid height at run-time may cause black lines to appear where the previous fluid height was.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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Microsoft Visual Studio does not rebuild a LabWindows/CVI project if a UIR file changes but its header file does not.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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The Load UI resource file dialog box in the User Interface Localizer utility unloads the currently loaded localization.
If changes have been made in the loaded file, a dialog box prompts you to save.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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A panel containing an ActiveX control disappears when the mouse hovers over the control if the titlebar is not visible.

Workaround: If the control has a windowless mode, use the windowless mode.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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The mouse wheel scrolls the wrong control while ring control menu is displayed.
This behavior occurs if the focus is still on a different control when the ring drop-down menu is opened.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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In some cases, the EVENT_LOST_FOCUS and EVENT_COMMIT events are not displayed in Operate mode when changing focus away from controls.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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A tree item tooltip continues to display when the cursor is over a tree item and another active window is in front of part of the tree item.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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The numeric control cannot have a transparent background.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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User specified icons are not displayed in Windows Explorer for larger sizes in Windows Vista/7.
In certain situations, the icon displayed may be a cached icon rather than the icon you have specified.

Workaround: Remove the cached icon.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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The Source window cursor can persist after selecting text and editing a variable tooltip.
This behavior can cause two cursors to exist at the same time.

Workaround: Scroll the Source Editor window up/down to make the old cursor go away.N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/22/2012
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Tooltip for symbol values during debugging may appear on top of the editor's scrollbar.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/24/2012
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Setting LabWindows/CVI to "Run as administrator" will open a new instance of LabWindows/CVI each time you open a file associated with LabWindows/CVI.

Workaround: If you want to use LabWindows/CVI as administrator you can check the "Run as administrator" option from the Advanced button of the Shortcut tab instead of the Compatibility tab. You can access these options by right-clicking the LabWindows/CVI icon on your desktop and selecting Properties.

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/24/2012
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Auto Backup will provide an error if the file is marked as read-only.
This behavior is common if the file is stored in source control. Auto Backup may also take effect even if the file was not modified.

Workaround: Disable Auto Backup in Environment Options.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/25/2012
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Excluded import libraries that represent both 32-bit and 64-bit .lib files are no longer dimmed after switching configurations.
The .lib file is excluded but is not dimmed.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/25/2012
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The CVIXMLGetNumChildElements function does not count child elements included in an XML entity.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 7.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/13/2012
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Radial controls do not resize all elements proportionally.
Some controls will not scale all elements proportionally when the Scale Contents On Resize panel option is enabled and they are resized. Radial controls such as the gauge, meter, and knob must maintain a consistent aspect ratio for the radial portion of the control. However, this is not necessary for some elements of the control such as the label. These elements will not be scaled the same. This can cause elements to become misaligned or overlap.

Workaround: Use the splitter control to resize controls rather than the Scale Contents On Resize option. Refer to the docking.cws example for details on how to accomplish this with splitter controls.

Reported Version: 5.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/05/2013
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The Find Next feature of the Find dialog box does not move to new results on subsequent uses.
If you do not move the text caret from the first result you find and subsequently click Find Next from the Find dialog, you stay at the same result.

Workaround:
  • Navigate search results using the Find Results pane.
  • Press <F3> to navigate the results.
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Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/06/2013
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When building a 64-bit installer, there is no installation directory option for LabVIEW (64-bit).
When specifying Installation Files & Directories in the Edit Installer dialog box, you can choose [LabVIEW], but there is no option for [LabVIEW (64-bit)].

Workaround: When creating the installer, select [NationalInstruments] as the root for the component, and create the LabVIEW directory hierarchy underneath that directory.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 12/12/2013
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When you add a line continuation character \ to the end of a comment line initiated by the \\ symbol, the syntax highlighting feature does not continue to the next line, indicating the next line continues the comment.
This behavior can be demonstrated with the following code snippet:


\\This is a comment. \

This is also a comment.

Workaround: Do not use a line continuation \ to break a comment between lines.

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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LabWindows/CVI ignores changes made in the Environment Color Preferences dialog box in one of three panels in the Variables and Call Stack window

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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The UI to Code Converter generates code containing an undefined function, InsertCtrlInCtrlArray.
InsertCtrlInCtrlArray was renamed to InsertCtrlArrayItem in LabWindows/CVI 2010.

Workaround: Replace all occurrences of InsertCtrlInCtrlArray with InsertCtrlArrayItem.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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Passing a bitmap file containing negative heights to PlotBitmap or GetBitmapFromFile causes a non-fatal run-time error: Library function error (return value == -12 [0xfffffff4]). Out of memory.

Workaround: Modify the bitmap file header to have a positive height, reorder the pixels, and save the file.

Reported Version: 7.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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Including datasize.h and windows.h causes a typedef redefinition with different types error for the INT8 type definition.

Workaround: Modify datasize.h by commenting out the following line:



typedef char INT8;, which is line 104 by default.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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SMTP servers reject email from InetSendMail because it does not send date information in the header.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 5.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2014
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#define macros cannot be monitored in the Watch window.
If you define a watch expression for a macro, the Watch window will show ERROR: Unknown identifier and type at run time.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The compile process does not wait for user response about missing include statements for header files.
In versions of LabWindows/CVI previous to 2013, compiling a project with missing header files caused a dialog box to appear, prompting you to include the missing headers. The compile process did not continue until the dialog box was dismissed. Now, the compile continues despite the dialog box, and the project has to be rebuilt after adding the missing headers.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The canvas control creates some undesired artifacts when rotated or moved around.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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When the cvidebug.exe process dies or is intentionally stopped, LabWindows/CVI cannot debug again until it has been restarted.
Each time you debug you receive a dialog box stating An unspecified error has occurred, probably due to corrupted data.

Workaround: Restart LabWindows/CVI.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The intensity plot does not handle NaN values.

Workaround: Handle NaN values before passing the data to PlotScaledIntensity.

Reported Version: 4.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Upgrading LabWindows/CVI breaks paths to Clang in .ecc configuration files.

Workaround: Edit the .ecc file to point to the version of LabWindows/CVI you are trying to use.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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File icons may obscure full pathnames in the Project Tree.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The save button cannot be used in the Attribute Browser toolbar.

Workaround: To save changes made in the Attribute Browser, use File»Save or <Ctrl-S>.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Unable to close the Open GL plot Properties dialog box after right-clicking the Open GL plot twice while the dialog box is open.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Show Completions (<Ctrl-Space>) does not list members in anonymous structures or unions.

Workaround: Do not use anonymous, nested structs. Declare nested components using named fields.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The Functions in File ring is not wide enough to display some function names.

Workaround: Open the drop-down view to see the function names in full length.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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After rotating the markers of a gauge control, the needle becomes misaligned with the center of the gauge.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Changing the active table cell can incorrectly send the EVENT_ACTIVE_CELL_CHANGE event multiple times.
If, inside a callback function that handles EVENT_ACTIVE_CELL_CHANGE, you do something to change the focus of the panel (for example, displaying a message popup), the event is sent a second time after the callback finishes executing.

Workaround: You can use the following code to handle the second, incorrectly sent event.

void CVICALLBACK FlagClearFunc (void *callbackData)

{

*(int *)callbackData = 0;

}



int CVICALLBACK TableCB (int panel, int control, int event, void *callbackData,



int eventData1, int eventData2)

{

static int ignoreNextEvent = 0;



switch (event)

{

case EVENT_ACTIVE_CELL_CHANGE:

if (!ignoreNextEvent)

MessagePopup ( "title", "message" );

ignoreNextEvent = 1;

PostDeferredCall (FlagClearFunc, &ignoreNextEvent);

break;

}

return 0;

}

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Passing a scalar value as the mask parameter of PlotPackedDigitalLines causes a general protection fault.

Workaround: Ensure the mask value you provide has a data type that matches what you have specified for the dataType parameter.

Reported Version: 7.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The function panel size changes how function calls are inserted into code.
For example, if the function panel is not maximized, the function call is added over multiple lines. However, if you maximize the function panel, the function call is inserted on one line.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Opening, editing, and saving a source file with a very long file path causes LabWindows/CVI to crash.
Previous versions of LabWindows/CVI display a Badly formed pathname message instead of crashing.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Building a project that has a long file path causes LabWindows/CVI to crash.
Previous versions of LabWindows/CVI display a Filename is too long message instead of crashing.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Active tooltips do not update when the tooltip text changes programmatically.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Some large source files take much longer to compile in LabWindows/CVI 2013.
The following is true of the new LabWindows/CVI 2013 compiler:
  • Single-file compilation is slower in 2013, regardless of what comprises the code.
  • Multi-file compilation is faster in 2013 because of concurrent compiles. Whether this completely makes up for the slower single-file compilation time or not depends on the number of files, size of the files, and so on.
  • The 2013 linker is faster. This, together with the second bullet, will generally make builds faster in 2013.
  • The build time of an Edit-Build-Debug cycle is also faster in 2013, but only marginally so, because the first and third bullets are applicable and mutually cancelling. The second bullet is not applicable in most cases.
  • Compiling a PCH file is much faster in 2013. This only impacts the very first build of a project, the first build following a clean, or a rebuild.
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Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The two panel attributes, ATTR_HEIGHT and ATTR_WIDTH, cannot be sized beyond a certain value, which depends on monitor resolution.

Workaround: Use a child panel, which does not have the same height and width limitations.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The DefineThreadSafeVar macro produces a warning indicating it will never be executed.

Workaround: This is an incorrect warning that can be ignored.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Calling the assert macro generates a warning that code will never be executed when the LabWindows/CVI compiler can determine the outcome of the expression.
If the compiler can determine a condition will always have the same outcome, it will return this warning.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Creating a .NET controller for a large assembly, such as Microsoft.mshtml, appears to cause a hang but eventually completes successfully.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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The maximum window size is limited by screen resolution.
This maximum value is imposed during the LabWindows/CVI WM_GETMINMAXINFO message handler.

Workaround: Intercept the WM_GETMINMAXINFO message and change the maximum values as demonstrated in the following code snippet:

//Custom window procedure

static LRESULT CALLBACK MsgrWndProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam )

{

switch(message)

{

case WM_GETMINMAXINFO:

{

if(largeSize)

{

//Modify lParam such that it uses the correct sizes

MINMAXINFO FAR *lpmmi = (MINMAXINFO FAR*)lParam;

lpmmi->ptMaxTrackSize.y = customHeight;

lpmmi->ptMaxTrackSize.x = customWidth;



largeSize = 0;



//Return 0 to swallow the event

return 0;

}

}

}



//Call the default window procedure and pass it the parameters passed to it

return CallWindowProc((WNDPROC)DefaultWndProc, hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);

}

Reported Version: 7.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
IDKnown Issue
429320

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InetFTPGetDirList returns 0 on certain FTP servers despite the presence of files.


Reported Version: 2009 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
429854

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The Find in Files feature fails when searching all files (*.*) in a directory containing .svn-base files.

Workaround: Explicitly choose file types to search rather than using *.* in the File types field.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
430785

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Compiling causes an error: definition of the macro '_TARGET_FILE_VERSION_' conflicts with the definition used to build the precompiled header message.
This error can occur when using the auto-increment version feature in projects that include precompiled headers. A similar error occurs for _TARGET_PRODUCT_VERSION_.

Workaround: Do a rebuild instead of a build, after modifying a file that does not trigger the compilation of the precompiled header.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
431566

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In the User Interface Editor, if you rotate a text message that has the Size to text option disabled, the resulting text message is drawn incorrectly, selected incorrectly, and inoperable.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
432165

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Under specific graph setting conditions, the fat line plot style renders incorrectly.
Instead of a solid line, the line appears half solid, half broken.

Workaround: Disable anti-aliasing or y-axis labels, or add a plot legend. Resizing the graph sometimes resolves the rendering issue.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
437605

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Graphs containing multiple plots with different plot styles show incorrect plot styles in the graph legend.

Workaround: Obtain the plot style programmatically.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
437791

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LabWindows/CVI does not handle edge-specific maximization when restoring from a minimized state.
Windows 7 introduced the ability to maximize only in one direction—only vertically or only horizontally. When you close the development environment with the Workspace window in an edge-specific, maximized state, it loses the original size of the window.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
438547

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The Functions in File dialog box immediately starts scrolling up when opened.
When a ring control contains items that can no longer be displayed on the screen, LabWindows/CVI opens a modal dialog box containing a list box with all the items in the ring.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
438733

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If Hide windows when application is running is enabled, and a run-time crash occurs in the Interactive Execution window, the development environment becomes hidden and cannot be restored.

Workaround: Select Show windows from the context menu of the task bar.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
438870

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Using the debugger to change the value of one variable in an anonymous nested structure changes it for all the variables in the structure with that name.

Workaround: Name the nested structures.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
438896

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LabWindows/CVI does not display a warning message when both a main and a WinMain entry point are defined in a source file.
When main and WinMain are both defined in a source file, only the WinMain entry point will execute at run time. LabWindows/CVI does not warn that main may not execute.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
439046

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Toolbar click events do not cause numeric controls to leave edit mode.
If you are editing a control using the keyboard and subsequently click a toolbar menu item, the control does not commit the edit before the toolbar menu item click event is processed. If the control loses focus, the edit is committed.

Workaround: Commit control edits by calling SetActiveCtrl (GetActivePanel (), GetActiveCtrl (GetActivePanel ())); before reading the control value.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
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Interface to Win32 API functions cannot be run in the Interactive Execution window.
Linker errors occur when Interface to Win32 API functions are used.

Workaround: Complete the following steps to work around this issue:
  1. Create an empty function panel with the same name as the Windows SDK library that you want to use.
  2. Save the function panel next to the Windows SDK .lib or copy the Windows SDK .lib next to the function panel.
  3. Load the function panel or reattach the program file (Instrument»Edit»Reattach Program).
  4. Verify that step 4 succeeded: Instrument»Edit»Show Info.
  5. Enable Options»Environment»Include loaded instrument drivers in Interactive window.
  6. Run your code snippet.
  7.  


Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
456208

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The Source Code Browser window displays the same reference to a macro multiple times.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
460638

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The picture command button can incorrectly show the resizing frame when the Size control to image Fit mode is selected.
The picture command button should not be allowed to change dimensions in this mode.

Workaround: Close and reopen the UIR file.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
460794

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The Available Types dialog box in the Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows do not display the full list of types.
The list contains only types that are referenced in the application.

Workaround: If the type you want is not in the list, you can create a Watch Expression that casts the value to the type you want. For example, if you want to interpret variable foo as an unsigned char, and unsigned char is not in the list, you can create a Watch Expression for (unsigned char)foo.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
460799

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The Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows display the type incorrectly after using the Interpret As option multiple times.
If you interpret an int as a char and then interpret it as an unsigned int, the window will show the type as unsigned int (char (int)). The window should show the type as unsigned int (int).

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
461757

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The Break On Change state of a watch expression is lost when stopping and restarting execution or unloading and reloading a workspace.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
464146

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Setting a breakpoint from Breakpoints dialog box on an invalid line while debugging an application causes uncommitted changes in the dialog box to irreversibly take effect.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
464507

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Running the Interactive Execution window a second time after finishing a run of the interactive statements with the Finish Function option causes the Interactive Execution window to crash.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
464904

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The Watch and Variables and Call Stack windows do not mark the item for a pointer to a variable as red if the variable value changes.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/07/2014
148778

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The ActiveX Controller Wizard does not support LONGLONG and ULONGLONG data types.

Workaround: Add the methods containing int64 parameters manually to the generated files.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
363992

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The first letter of exported functions in type libraries has inconsistent case behavior.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 7.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
382850

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The NIReport_Print function hangs on Windows 8 when you select Microsoft XPS Document Writer as the printer.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
384832

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Adding a file that is under source code control (SCC) using the Edit Project dialog box does not mark the file as being under SCC in the Project Tree.

Workaround: Add files using Edit»Add Files to Project.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
391403

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Autoscale is a valid option for the y-axis of a strip chart, but the option is missing from the Attribute Browser.

Workaround: Edit the option in the Edit Strip Chart dialog box.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
391647

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Changing focus from the graph control while you operate a cursor inside the control leaves the cursor at an intermediate position.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
402602

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The graph control plot can change size when the graph control changes size, even when the Fixed Plot Area attribute (ATTR_FIXED_PLOT_AREA) is enabled.

Workaround: Track the plot area and restore it after a graph control resize operation causes the plot area to change.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
402786

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Show Completions <Ctrl-Space> does not work if a multi-line string starts with special char like {, }, ;, or #.
You cannot perform Show Completions on foob in the following snippet, unless the { is removed from the beginning of the string.

int foobar;

printf("\

{sdf = %d", foob

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
408099

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Pressing <Ctrl-Tab> to switch between tabs causes a Panel, menu bar, or control array handle is invalid message to display if confined function panel windows are open.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 7.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
409526

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Macros defined in precompiled headers are not included in browse information.

Workaround: Use the Find in Files feature (<Ctrl-Shift-F>) to find the macro.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
415654

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When scrolling a tree control and the currently selected item line moves to the top or bottom of the control, it seems as though multiple items are selected.

Workaround: Change focus from the tree control. When the tree control loses focus, it redraws the item selection correctly.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
423818

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The Show Completions feature fails to display context help for function parameters once the second parameter is highlighted if the function call immediately follows a curly brace.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
424549

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The default values for the ATTR_HIDE_HILITE and ATTR_HILITE_ONLY_WHEN_PANEL_ACTIVE attributes do not persist for table controls when set in the UIR file.

Workaround: Set the values programmatically using SetCtrlAttribute.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
426545

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Creating an ActiveX Controller for a large type library, such as the Microsoft HTML Object Library, results in the message Maximum number of function tree nodes exceeded.
LabWindows/CVI is unresponsive while the ActiveX Controller Wizard generates the code, and the message appears after some time.

Workaround: Two ways to reduce the number of function panels:
  • In the ActiveX Controller Advanced Options dialog box you can deselect objects that you will not use.
  • On the Configure panel you can select Compatibility Options and change the Property Access Functions option to either Per Object or Per Server to significantly reduce the number of function panels used. Selecting either of these options might make it more difficult to access properties but all objects are still available.
  •  


Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
430376

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The Variables and Call Stack, Watch, and Array Display windows do not show the contents of char arrays with more than 252 unprintable characters.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
431732

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The LabWindows/CVI debugger starts applications outside of the window space in Windows 8.1 if you enable Variable, Continuous Size of Snap Views in Windows and LabWindows/CVI is used in the right-half of the screen.

Workaround: Use LabWindows/CVI in the left half of the screen.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
434406

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LabWindows/CVI no longer displays a warning while debugging a real-time application if threads are still running on the target when RTmain exits.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
435479

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Creating a file with the New»File from Template option that has the same path and name as an existing file results in an out of memory error.

Workaround: Create a file with a different name or delete the existing file from disk before creating a file with the same path and name.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
436648

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Enabling the Compile with precompiled include file option in the Build Options dialog box causes a The User Interface Manager could not be opened to be displayed.

Workaround: Save the project on disk.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
437356

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Stepping over a function call located at the last line in the enclosing lexical scope causes a Step Into instead of a Step Over.

Workaround: Make sure the last statement is not on the same line as the closing curly brace.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
438839

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LabWindows/CVI displays incorrect or no values for CmtThreadLockHandle and CmtTSQHandle variables when the variables are declared as int.

Workaround: Declare the variables as either CmtThreadLockHandle or CmtTSQHandle instead of int.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
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The Interactive Execution window does not allow immediate termination when execution is suspended due to a break on change on variable value.

Workaround: Step Over to the next step point or Continue to the next breakpoint.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
446313

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A dialog box explaining that saving UIR files will generate new versions of their include files is incorrectly displayed multiple times if there are multiple unsaved UIR files containing custom controls.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
447051

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If the LabWindows/CVI debugger crashes (cvidebug.exe), all of the entries from the Watch window are cleared. Once you begin a new debugging session, the entries are restored to the Watch window.
This scenario may cause LabWindows/CVI to become unstable.

Workaround: Restart LabWindows/CVI.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
460394

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The Resource Tracking window shows freed resources as allocated if resource tracking is disabled after allocation.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
461922

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Enabling Show Grid and Auto Divisions in the Edit Axis Settings dialog box for the right y-axis causes incorrect x-axis tick marks to appear.
Enabling these settings for the left y-axis does not result in incorrect tick marks.

Workaround: Uncheck Auto Divisions in the Edit Axis Settings dialog box for the right y-axis and change the Divisions setting to a specific number.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
463635

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Opening the Graphical Array View for large, dynamically allocated arrays from the Array Display window causes an Index passed is out of range error.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
463642

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Watch expressions cannot be deleted by pressing <Delete>, if the Break On Change checkbox has focus.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
463873

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Although Insert Mode is shown as active in the Array Display window when the window displays a data slice, the Insert Mode no longer has any effect.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
463921

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A tooltip containing Invisible is incorrectly displayed in the Memory Display window after maximizing and restoring the window.

Workaround: The tooltip disappears after you confine the Memory Display window.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
464563

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LabWindows/CVI does not allow you to attach to a 64-bit process running on a remote system.
When you attempt to attach to a 64-bit process running remotely, you receive an error stating The current project configuration is not compatible with the debugger.... The Build»Configuration menu selection also becomes out of sync with the configuration displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the editor.

Workaround: You can set the executable and command line correctly for the remote target system using Run»Specify Executable and Command Line and then you can select Run»Debug MyApplication.exe to launch the 64-bit process on the remote machine and debug it.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
466209

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The DebugPrintf function truncates large strings when printing to the Debug Output window.

Workaround: Split long strings into multiple print statements.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
466763

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LabWindows/CVI does not show enough digits of precision in tooltips or the Variables and Call Stack window.
The display has a 15-digit limit.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
466921

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Running a function using its function panel results in an Interactive Execution Unresolved symbol error even if the Include loaded instrument drivers in Interactive window Environment dialog box option is enabled.

Workaround: Save your project after loading the instrument driver.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
467070

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The Maximum and Minimum fields in the Edit Table Cell dialog box are not wide enough to show int64 values.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
467775

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Enabling LoadExternalModule on one of the default Interface to Win32 API libraries and subsequently removing the library from the project tree causes the Interface to Win32 API library to remain forcibly included.
The .prj file still contains an entry for the library under the [Modules Forced Into Executable] tag.

Workaround: Add the Interface to Win32 API library file back to the project tree, uncheck the Interface to Win32 API library in the Add Files to Executable dialog box, and then remove the library from the project.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
469910

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LabWindows/CVI hangs when stepping through code for a console application and choosing Set Next Statement on the previous line after closing the console window while suspended.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
470189

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Resizing a knob control by operating a splitter control causes the digital display of the knob control to be positioned at the wrong coordinates.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
470486

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The Interactive Execution window incorrectly excludes the line and offsets the execution highlighting when adding a variable declaration on an instruction line.

Workaround: Do not declare variables on instruction lines in the Interactive Execution window.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
470691

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The Build Output window highlights only error rows after double-clicking an error when building with an external compiler for release configuration.
Normally the correct column is highlighted upon double-clicking the error message.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
470948

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The Interactive Execution window does not allow stepping into the main function of a project.

Workaround: The Interactive Execution window allows stepping into the main function when execution is suspended in the project during a debugging session.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
471567

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Generating HTML help from source with array pointer type parameters results in an 'unknown' type generated in the help.
The following function declaration causes this type of error:

static int func(double (*dataArray)[4]);

Workaround:
  • Define your parameter using exclusively a pointer.
  • Use a type definition to separate the type declaration of the array from the pointer as follows:

    typedef double tArray[4];

    static int func(tArray* dataArray);
  •  


Reported Version: 2013 SP2  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
IDKnown Issue
472987

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The Parameter type incompatible with format specifier non-fatal run-time error does not display source location when 64-bit variables are used in code that causes the run-time error in the Debug64 configuration.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
473109

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Some data types such as _Bool and _Complex are not displayed correctly in function prototype tooltips.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
473496

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Data tooltips have a character entry limit that is about 24 characters at a time.

Workaround: Close and re-open the data tooltip to enter more characters than the limit.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
475321

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Variables and Call Stack window columns incorrectly display extra columns, and columns are displaced after resizing columns while scrolling.

Workaround:
  • Do not scroll the mouse wheel while resizing the column divider of the tree control in the Variables and Call Stack window.
  • To repair the Variables and Call Stack window after the bug occurs, restart LabWindows/CVI.
  •  


Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
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Incorrect confirmation prompts appear when exiting graph or chart dialog boxes.
These prompts can occur with the following scenarios:

  • When you edit the graph cursors, graph annotations, or strip chart traces dialog boxes, and you modify only the active item control (Number of Cursors, Current Annotation, or Number of Traces), you have not modified the state of the control. Therefore, you should not be prompted with a confirmation of changes message if you try to exit the dialog box without saving (by clicking the panel's close button). However, the prompt appears.
  • If you modify only the axis name option in the Edit Axis Settings dialog box and try to exit without saving (by clicking the panel's close button), you should be prompted to save your changes. Yet, the prompt does not appear.
  • When you edit most sub-dialog boxes of the main Edit Graph or Edit Strip Chart dialog boxes, and you make some changes in those sub-dialog boxes but then exit without saving changes (by selecting Yes in the "Are you sure you want to discard the changes" prompt), when you then exit the main dialog box without making any further changes (by clicking the main dialog's close button), you should not be prompted to save changes. However, the prompt appears.
  •  


Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 6.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
477287

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The Options»Preprocess Source File feature truncates output after 1024 characters on a line.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
484206

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The image quality of some images loaded in a picture command button degrades after saving and loading the user interface file multiple times.
Reduction of quality is noticeable after 10 saves.

Workaround: Reload the original image from disk. You can do this programmatically by setting the ATTR_IMAGE_FILE attribute with SetCtrlAttribute.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/22/2014
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Text for Custom Build Actions in the Build Steps dialog box may become corrupted when dialog box is closed.
When the Custom Build Actions text is edited on the Build»Build Steps dialog box, the text may become corrupted when the dialog box is closed. If corruption has occurred, re-opening the dialog will show unexpected characters at the end of one or more of the lines in the Custom Build Actions dialog box. This could cause errors to occur when the custom build actions are executed during the build process.

Workaround: If build errors occur due to corruption in the Custom Build Actions text, re-open the Build Steps dialog box and remove the corrupt characters from the Custom Build Actions field.

Reported Version: 2013 SP2  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/29/2014
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The LabWindows/CVI debugger does not recognize variables that include the $ symbol as part of the variable name.
If you view the value of a variable with a $ in its name in the Variables window while debugging, you will see an Error: Unrecognized Identifier error.

Workaround: The C language specification states that $ is not a valid character to include in a variable name, so it is best to avoid using this character in variable names. This will prevent the error from occurring in the Variables window.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/29/2014
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If the data slice in an Array Display is changed, the numeric controls, Row and Column, in the Go to Cell dialog correctly change their ranges, but Go to Cell does not go to the correct cell.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
470220

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Enabling both the Expand tabs to spaces when saving files and Convert leading spaces to tabs when loading files Editor Preferences options causes the current line statement to be highlighted incorrectly when debugging.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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Changing the data slice and displaying the format of a 2D char array causes the Array View to become unusable, if the first dimension of the array is bigger than the second.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
471435

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Source code completion does not work properly following a / operator.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
473458

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The Variables and Call Stack window occasionally shows ERROR: Unexpected character. when changing the specific type for a variable.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
477649

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An incorrect uninitalized variable non-fatal run-time error is generated for partially initialized arrays inside of structs.

Workaround: Initialize the array completely or turn off run-time error checking.

Reported Version: 2013 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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A Graph doesn't have that many cursors error appears when debugging an application with multiple arrays shown in the Graphical Array View.

Workaround: Open only one Graphical Array View at a time.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
479326

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The tooltip for an empty field on a function panel displays an = ERROR: Unexpected end of input. error when execution is suspended during debug.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
479810

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Options»Create Object File does not throw errors if the output object file is read-only.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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You receive a non-fatal run-time error, Attempt to read beyond end of string, when specifying a string member of a struct returned by a function as the source input for sprintf.

Workaround:
  • In the struct declaration, specify the string as a char array such of finite size.
  • Alternatively, you can also use the strcpy function instead of sprintf to perform this action.
  •  


Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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Displaying a floating point number with more than 16 digits may cause the number to be displayed in scientific notation.
When a floating point number with more than 16 digits is displayed in a numeric control with 2 digits of precision, the value will be displayed in scientific notation. For example, 1E-16 will display as 0.00, but 1E-17 will display as 1E-17.

Workaround: If the value you are displaying in the numeric control is smaller than 1.0E-17, write a zero to the numeric control instead of the original value.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
489731

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The Variables and Call Stack window will not retain its position when LabWindows/CVI is restarted.
If you right-click the Variables and Call Stack window, choose Release Window, and re-position the window, its position will not be saved when LabWindows/CVI is closed.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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"The buffer passed was too small for this operation" error will occur when entering text for a multiline tooltip in the User Interface Editor.
This issue will occur for all controls and is not dependent on the length of the text entered for the multiline tooltip.

Workaround: There are two possible workarounds to this issue:
  • Use \n characters to create line breaks in the Tooltip Text field of the Attribute Browser instead of using the Edit multiline tooltip text... option in the Tooltip Text drop-down.
  • Programmatically set the tooltip attribute rather than using the dialog.
  •  


Reported Version: 2013 SP2  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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Closing the Format and Precision dialog while editing default cell values will cause the Edit Default Cell Values dialog to close.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
494678

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EVENT_COMMIT is not raised when focus is changed from a table cell in edit mode to a different user interface panel.

Workaround: Use a different event, such as EVENT_EDIT_MODE_STATE_CHANGE, to instruct your application to react to the table cell losing focus.

Reported Version: 9.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
498977

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Graph axis divisions may not be plotted when axis scale is set to certain values.
This issue only occurs for certain axis scales. Data is correctly plotted on the graph, but the axis division markers are not displayed.

Workaround: Change the axis scale to force the axis division markers to be plotted.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
503717

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Debugging a project while concurrently debugging statements in the Interactive Execution window causes LabWindows/CVI to stop responding to commands.

Workaround: Stop debugging in the Interactive Execution window before debugging a project.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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A linker error will occur if a global variable is referenced in the Interactive Execution window and if the project which defines the global variable is being debugged.
If a statement such as extern int x; is used in the Interactive Execution window while the project which defines the variable x is being debugged, attempting to run statements in the Interactive Execution window will result in a linking error.

Workaround: Declare the global variable in a second source file. Alternately, run the Interactive Execution window statements while not debugging the project which defines the global variable.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
504102

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Interactive Execution will create a local copy of global variables instead of using the global variable reference.
When the Interactive Execution window is used to execute a statement such as extern int x;, a separate copy of the x variable will be created rather than referencing the existing global variable x.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
505265

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The FileExists function may fail in projects that use the Vision Builder AI engine.
A File Not Found error may occur when the FindFile function is used in a project that uses functions from the Vision Builder AI engine.

Workaround: Avoid using the FindFile function in a project which uses the Vision Builder AI engine. If it is necessary to use the FindFile function, it will be necessary to separate these two functions into separate projects. For example, the application could be implemented as two separate executables which communicate using shared variables.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
509337

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Distribution Builder may not work properly if the distribution is stored at a network location requiring authentication.
If the distribution is stored at a network location and that network location requires authentication, the Distribution Builder may not work properly unless you have previously provided login credentials for the network location in Windows Explorer. Behavior may include seeing the Select Source dialog reappear continually throughout the build process.

Workaround: Before building the distribution, manually navigate to the network location in Windows Explorer and provide login information when prompted.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
511573

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Scrolling through a table control containing thousands of images may cause a General Protection Fault.
A fatal run-time error with the message General Protection Fault may occur if you create a table control with 10,0000 or more images and attempt to scroll through it.

Workaround: It is recommended to use fewer rows when displaying images in a table control. If it is necessary to store a large number of images, you could store them in a data structure such as an array and populate a table control with a subset of the images as needed.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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The function prototype tooltip will not appear if a struct containing a member with the same name as the function is declared between the function declaration and function definition.
The function prototype tooltip will not be displayed if a struct is defined between the function declaration and function definition if the struct contains a member with the same name as the function. For example, in the following code, a function prototype tooltip will not be displayed when the foo function is used:

int foo(int param);

struct myStruct {
int foo;
};

void main() {
foo( // Function prototype tooltip will not be displayed when this line is typed
}


Workaround: Avoid defining structures between function declarations and definitions when the structure contains a member with a name shared by the function. For example, the code could be written in this way:


struct myStruct {
int foo;
};

int foo;

void main() {
foo( // Function prototype tooltip will not be displayed when this line is typed
}


Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
514898

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LabWindows/CVI does not mark the UIR file as modified after changing the Frame Color of a decoration, which results in changing the Conform to System Color and Conform to System Theme panel attributes.

Workaround: Make an additional change to the panel and explicitly save the UIR file to commit the changed attributes to the UIR file.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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When trying to browse for the members of a structure (<Ctrl-F1>) inside the Watch window, no browse info is found.

Workaround: Call browse info from the source rather than from the Watch window.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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When a compilation error occurs while running a function panel interactively, information about which function panel field caused the compilation error is not shown.

Workaround: Double-click the error in the Build Output window to see where the failure occurs in the Interactive Execution window.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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When using a user-interactive function (e.g., printf) in the Interactive Execution window, the console is not closed when execution finishes.

Workaround: Select Build»Clear Interactive Declarations to close the console.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
515499

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Active breakpoints in the Interactive Execution window are hit when running function panels interactively.

Workaround: Toggle breakpoints in the Interactive Execution window before running a function panel.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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An uninitialized pointer in a structure cannot be modified in the Variables and Call Stack and Watch windows. In the Watch window the pointer has the value Uninitialized.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2015  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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When the Control Data Type of a Function Panel is a multi-dimensional array, the Select Variable result list is empty.

Workaround: Use pointers to add dimensions when necessary.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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Including a library (.lib), possibly of an old format, in both the project tree and the LoadExternalModule (LEM) Options dialog causes the following error: error: Input file is not a valid archive.

Workaround: Check a library in the LEM Add Files to Executable dialog only if you intend to use it later with LEM functionality (e.g., using GetExternalModuleAddr).

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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If you try to stop a program running in the Interactive Execution window after the cvidebug.exe process has been terminated, the editor crashes.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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The source editor tabs are not updated when cycling through files during a Resolve All Excluded Lines operation.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 8.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
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The build system incorrectly skips the compilation of a C file, if both the C file and an included H file have unsaved changes.
The problem can be described with the following steps:
  1. #include <foo.h> is added to foo.c.
  2. The project is built without saving foo.c
  3. foo.h is modified.
  4. The project is built. The build system incorrectly detects no reason to recompile foo.obj.
  5.  


Workaround: Use the rebuild feature to rebuild the project.

Reported Version: 2013 SP2  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
526939

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You cannot directly change the tab order of initially dimmed controls in the Edit Tabbing Order dialog by clicking the dimmed controls.

Workaround: Set the tab order of controls before enabling Initially dimmed.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
532612

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Data tooltips do not display pointer values.
When execution is paused at a breakpoint, hovering the mouse over a pointer in source only displays the address for that pointer.

Workaround: Add a watch expression for the pointer or look at its value in the Variables and Call Stack window.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
533493

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The build system does not handle function panel (FP) auto-load list dependencies when building projects that are not the active project.
This can lead to undefined symbol errors for functions defined in the auto-loaded FPs, not explicitly referenced in the project.

Workaround: Include all FPs manually in the project instead of relying on the auto-load list.

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
533817

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The editable data tooltip does not display characters after a newline character.

Workaround: Use the Watch window or the Variables and Call Stack window to correctly view the variable's value.

Reported Version: 8.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/03/2015
539474

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I am unable to compile code with binary constants (0b prefixed numbers).
Compilation fails with a binary integer literals are a GNU extension message.

Workaround: Specify numbers using a different format such as decimal or hexagonal.

Reported Version: 2015  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/02/2015
540675

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Some extensions that caused compiler warnings in previous versions now cause compiler errors.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2015  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/02/2015
541058

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The compiler returns an error when compiling code that uses the C99 _Complex data type.
While the _Complex data type is only partially supported in previous versions and causes the compiler to issue a warning, the new behavior prevents code from compiling.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2015  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/02/2015
541867

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While debugging, you cannot change the value of a _Bool variable in the data tooltip or the Watch or Variables and Call Stack windows.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/02/2015
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Casting a double variable to a float produces unexpected results if compiled in 64-bit release mode with no optimizations.
Casting a double to a float in an application compiled in 64-bit release mode with no optimizations can result in unexpected behavior. The value assigned to the float may be completely different from the original double value. It may also result in a stack overflow.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2013  Resolved Version: 2015 SP1 f2 and 2017 f1 patches  Added: 8/16/2018

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Document last updated on 10/2/2015

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