LabVIEW VI Is Corrupt

Updated Jun 28, 2024

Reported In

Software

  • LabVIEW

Issue Details

  • When working on my project on my development computer it works fine, but when I open my project on another computer my project contains a corrupted VI, regardless of the LabVIEW version.
  • When I open the VI it shows the connections wired incorrectly and off screen. 
  • When I try to open the VI the front panel shows in blank. 

Solution

If your VI is corrupted, there are a few troubleshooting steps you can take:

  • Try the function "Clean Up Diagram" on the toolbar of the VI. It will reorganize all your wires on your diagram so it could fix your solution. There is an explanation of this tool on the article Automatically Clean Up LabVIEW Block Diagrams.
  • You can also create a new VI in your project that will take the place of your corrupted VI's functionality. You can select all the code in the block diagram and paste it in a new VI to replace the original VI. If the problem is still there, the problem is a code issue and not due to VI corruption.
  • If corruption only happens on VI after you copy it from the development computer to the deployment computer, try to compress the VI into a zip file before moving it.