What is the quickest way to edit a clone vi

[Mark Balla]

I have a project that has about 1500 vis. Several of them are set up as reentrant.

When I double click on a reentrant SubVI from the block diagram LabView creates a clone vi.

The problem is that clone vis are not changeable.

So what is the quickest way to get to the clones source vi in a huge project so It can be change.

Here are the methods I know of.

• Open it via the project
  (trying to remember where it is and finding it can take a while)
  
• Open it via windows explorer
  (same as above)
  
• Open Vi Hierarchy of calling vi find SubVI and double click
  (Hierarchy can take a long time to open and doesn't work if calling vi is reentrant)
  
• Open clone Menu>>File>>VI Properties (Right clicking on icon doesn't work for clones).
  Go to execution category and uncheck Reentrant execution.
  After OK is pressed the clone FP will close.
  Now when the SubVI is re opened it is the source vi and not a clone.
  Go back and make Reentrant.
  (lots of clicks and its easy to forget to make reentrant)
  

Has any one found a quicker way to get to the source of a reentrant clone vi.

[Wolfram]

I have a project that has about 1500 vis. Several of them are set up as reentrant.

When I double click on a reentrant SubVI from the block diagram LabView creates a clone vi.

The problem is that clone vis are not changeable.

So what is the quickest way to get to the clones source vi in a huge project so It can be change.

Here are the methods I know of.

• Open it via the project
  (trying to remember where it is and finding it can take a while)
  
• Open it via windows explorer
  (same as above)
  
• Open Vi Hierarchy of calling vi find SubVI and double click
  (Hierarchy can take a long time to open and doesn't work if calling vi is reentrant)
  
• Open clone Menu>>File>>VI Properties (Right clicking on icon doesn't work for clones).
  Go to execution category and uncheck Reentrant execution.
  After OK is pressed the clone FP will close.
  Now when the SubVI is re opened it is the source vi and not a clone.
  Go back and make Reentrant.
  (lots of clicks and its easy to forget to make reentrant)
  

Has any one found a quicker way to get to the source of a reentrant clone vi.

Try the short cut "Ctrl+M"

[Ton Plomp]

Try the short cut "Ctrl+M"

And after that synchronize all instances, with arrows pointing down next to the run button.

Ton

[Mark Balla]

Try the short cut "Ctrl+M"

Oh yes! :thumbup:

Thats much quicker.

Thanks.

[Adnan]

I have a blank VI named Reentrant.vi (reentrant himself of course), which i put in every reentrant VI block diagram. By finding all instance of this VI, I have access of block diagram of callers.

[GregG]

I have a project that has about 1500 vis. Several of them are set up as reentrant.

When I double click on a reentrant SubVI from the block diagram LabView creates a clone vi.

The problem is that clone vis are not changeable.

So what is the quickest way to get to the clones source vi in a huge project so It can be change.

Here are the methods I know of.

• Open it via the project
  (trying to remember where it is and finding it can take a while)
  
• Open it via windows explorer
  (same as above)
  
• Open Vi Hierarchy of calling vi find SubVI and double click
  (Hierarchy can take a long time to open and doesn't work if calling vi is reentrant)
  
• Open clone Menu>>File>>VI Properties (Right clicking on icon doesn't work for clones).
  Go to execution category and uncheck Reentrant execution.
  After OK is pressed the clone FP will close.
  Now when the SubVI is re opened it is the source vi and not a clone.
  Go back and make Reentrant.
  (lots of clicks and its easy to forget to make reentrant)
  

Has any one found a quicker way to get to the source of a reentrant clone vi.

I believe you can get to the original from the clone by pressing Ctrl+M.