Create a project template on Labview enviroment

[spaghetti_developer]

Dear All,

I'm wondering if it is possibile to create a project template which organizes my labview project as I like the most, does anyone know if it is possible to do that?

Thank you in advance.

Regards.

[Ryan Podsim]

Check out:

Programmatically build new project problem

[spaghetti_developer]

Thank you for the prompt reply. I read the post you have suggested to read, even though that post is very intersting it is not what I would like to do, I would like to build a new project, create on the project some virtual folders (the virtual folders I always create on my projects) and then I would like to save it as template. Therefore it will be very easy to create a new project starting from that template with the virtual folder I usually create on every project I do.

(I hope it was clear) Do you think it is possible to do that?

Regards.

[Saverio]

An idea was posted on providing this feature: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Project-templates/idi-p/1316961

[spaghetti_developer]

Therefore, you're telling me that actually at the moment what I was wondering and which I thought it might be possible, isn't possibile to do, isn't it?

[jgcode]

  On 12/15/2011 at 2:24 PM, spaghetti_developer said:

I would like to build a new project, create on the project some virtual folders (the virtual folders I always create on my projects) and then I would like to save it as template.

If I understand correctly what you are asking...

There is no such thing as a .lvproj template but why not just create the above .lvproj file once then every time you want it, copy it manually, or write some simple tool to make a copy of it?

[spaghetti_developer]

I think you get the target but, why I have to create a new tool when labview already has got it? I mean the same tool we normally use when we want to add a new VI or Control starting from the custom templates VIs and Controls.

Edited December 15, 2011 by spaghetti_developer

[Saverio]

That's why there was an idea submitted to provide this.

[MikaelH]

I normally copy an existing project to a new folder, and they I run a rename and relinking VI that also updates all VI icons.

I use components from GOOP development suite to do the automatic icon generation:

Cheers,

Mike

[spaghetti_developer]

This is a very nice trick, but I do not want to copy every VIs I've created on a different project, I just want a template which allows me to have an entry point to build my new project and which creates the structure which usually I use on every project I want to develop. I think the suggestion of JCODE is a good advise the only thing which is missing is that you can't call the template from the "New window" which is opened when you click on the New menu under the File menu of labview....

[jgcode]

  On 12/16/2011 at 7:58 AM, spaghetti_developer said:

...the only thing which is missing is that you can't call the template from the "New window" which is opened when you click on the New menu under the File menu of labview....

No, but you can install the tool under <wizard> or <project> yourself and get the same effect.

[spaghetti_developer]

I'm sorry but I didn't get you....what do you mean exactly?

[ElijahKerry]

I actually just wrote a blog entry on how to create and distribute templates using the new Create Project Dialog and LabVIEW 2012. I've already started using it for a number of the applications and examples I post to the web. Check it out here: Creating and Distributing Custom Templates with the New Create Project Dialog