LabVIEW File Permission Error When Opening VI or Using Function

Issue Details

• My LabVIEW project or VI cannot be opened by another Windows user.
• When trying to open a previously created VI or when using a function from the functions palette in a new VI (e.g. Simple Error Handler VI, One button dialog), I receive the following error:

LabVIEW: File Permission error.  You do not have the correct permissions for the file.  You do not have permission to read the file 'xxxx .vi'

• When trying to open a shipping example that includes a real-time target, when compiling the FPGA for my target I receive the following error:

LabVIEW (Hex 0x8) File permission error. You do not have the correct permissions for the file. DMA hardware error detected.
Possible reason(s): LabVIEW (Hex 0x8) File permission error. You do not have the correct permissions fot the file.

Solution

You can solve this issue in the following possible ways:

• Run LabVIEW as an administrator, and then open the VI.
• If you are receiving this error when opening a previously created VI, you have an issue related to Windows file permissions.  After logging into the computer as an admin, copy the file to a new path. This should remove any file permissions on the file and allow you to open it.
• If you are receiving this error when trying to use a function from the Functions Palette, you have an issue related to LabVIEW installation. To repair this, reinstall LabVIEW.
• If you are running a shipping example for a real-time target that needs to compile the FPGA, create a copy of the project and save it locally since the compilation requires to generate a lvbit file to be stored in the solution. The shipping examples are write protected.