Removing Dependency Warnings in a LabVIEW Project

Updated Aug 29, 2023

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Software

LabVIEW

Issue Details

I am trying to open a LabVIEW project originally developed on another computer, but it appears some of the dependencies are not loading properly. Many of the dependencies are marked with a small yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark, and are labeled with the following warning:

[Warning: has been deleted, renamed or moved on disk]

How do I get these VIs to load properly?

Solution

To resolve this dependency warning, follow the steps below:

If the VIs are a part of a driver, make sure that the driver is installed on the development PC and that it is compatible with the PC's operation system.
- In the sample screenshot above, the NI-CAN driver was not installed on the second computer.
Check if there are other VIs with the same name on the development PC.
- If there are, create libraries to contain them. Refer to How Do I Create a Library File (LLB) in LabVIEW? for instructions.
Place all high level VIs in the same folder.
- To ensure that LabVIEW is referring to the correct directories by placing subVIs and high level VIs in a dedicated folder.
- The LabVIEW project should utilize Virtual Folders to reflect the file hierarchy on the development PC.
- Refer to Best Practices for Managing NI LabVIEW Applications Using the Project Explorer for detailed instructions.
Rebuild the project.
- This ensures that all VIs are saved for the version of LabVIEW being used.
- Refer to How to Mass Compile in LabVIEW for instructions.

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