PROPERTY INSPECTOR SUPPORT
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TUTORIAL VIDEOS
Property Inspector 5.0.1 Load and Save Selection (2:47) 8/25/24
Introduction to Property Inspector 5.0 (10:06) 7/16/24
Deleting Dead and Orphan Code (8:06) 9/11/22
Property Inspector 4.0 introduction (16:08) 1/23/22
Property Inspector 4.0 Window Manager (9:15) 12/19/21
10 Steps to Obfuscate LabVIEW Source Code (11:21) 3/21/19
How to Edit over 1000 VIS in Under 2 Minutes Using Scripting (15:05) 3/21/18
Property Inspector 2 Quick Intro (3:22) 4/18/16
Property Inspector 2 Introduction (6:19) 7/26/16
Property Inspector 2 Demo at NI Week 2016 (6:00)
Full Presentation from the LabVIEW Architects Forum Q2 2016 (40:56)
Individual How To Topics:
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Revision 5.1.0.165 April 12th, 2025 (see Help PDF)
- Performance Optimization (up to 4x)
- Removed Show Callers limit of 100
- Removed Sort Favorites from the menu
- Reduced Macro Editor Options for All and True False items
- Fixed sort by Target
- Fixed Select All_1 in Command menu
- Fixed Macro Sort Unsorted
- Fixed Macro Sort sequence
- Fixed Sort after Project is reloaded
- Fixed macro searches for inline not working
- Fixed Save Selection Dialog set to existing only
- Added Sort History to the menu
- Added RUN VI to the macros
- Added %LVDATA, %VIA and %QD to macros
- Added all preset parameters to Macro Editor menu
- Added macro command to Clear Object Cache
- Added macro commands to Add, Delete and Clear Password Cache
- Added macro command to save settings
- Added macro command to log orphans with specified directory
- Added macro command to measure and clear Class Mutation History
- Added macro command to log LabVIEW memory
- Added macro command to log middle Status
- Added macro search options for =, < and >
- Added macro command Select Stop
- Added macro commands to open Editor and Pi5 Macro windows
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Revision 5.0.1.148 September 8th, 2024 (see Help PDF)
- Added Save and Load selection to named file
- Added VI Script errors to Log
- Added Log10 to include 0.1 seconds to timestamps
- Added Delay option to Instances
- Added Status bar message for select all, none and invert
- Added PI Status to display messages during macros
- Added Macro Editor DIR functions to double click and Execute
- Added current subdirectory to PI5 Macros title bar
- Added Protection editing to Controls
- Added preset macro parameters: %Date, %Name, %Path, PI5M, and %Time
- Added check if Called Macro is relative to the default macro directory
- Added "%1" to all generated batch files
- Improved Macro Editor insertion of CR
- Disables Object Filter group on Show All Objects enabled
- Fixed Retain Wire Values failure showing as Not all elements could be opened
- Fixed macro %Parameter limit of 9
- Fixed close seleted windows clears close opened windows
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Revision 5.0.0.141 May 27th, 2024 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed Unfilter losing items
- Tile use local monitor by default
- Added timer to Callers Selection
- Removed Item prefix from Type, Name and Path
- Rearranged default column order
- Fixed search by Show FP when Loaded
- Fixed Slash codes not displaying correctly
- Added Macro menu, Editor and PI5 Macros selector
- Added CLI Interface
- Added Call Macro in Macro
- Added Call CMD.exe in Macro
- Added Start to call CMD without waiting
- Added PI Log to document macro results
- Added Stop button to Macro operations
- Added PI Cascade to position PI window running multiple instances
- Added Parameters input to PI_CMD, PI_CLI and PI Call
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Revision 4.1.5.107 May 12th, 2024 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed Unfilter losing items
- Fixed search by Show FP when Loaded
- Fixed Slash codes not displaying correctly
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Revision 4.1.3.103 September 17th, 2022 (see Help PDF)
- Performance Improvements
- Fixed View -> Ascending not working
- Fixed issue deleting from LLBs
- Fixed Window scrolled past last item
- Reversed metric syntax when exporting/copying selection
- Removed Lock Front Panel from Edit Text and Search Text entries
- Optimized Background Scanning
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Revision 4.1.0.97 July 23rd, 2022 (see Help PDF)
- Performance improvements
- Fixed Filter by Images, Run-time Menu and Malleable VIs
- Fixed status after delete selected items
- Reduced the minimum size of the window
- Removed Load Time and Window Behavior from Search menu
- Export replaces quotes with single quotes in Description and History Text
- Export adds quotes around History Text
- Limited Select Callers to the first 100 selections
- Launcher closes if Property Inspector is already running
- Added setting to Include Memory (may slow project loading)
- Added several keyboard shortcuts
- Added Delete Orphans Dialog
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Revision 4.0.2.86 January 16th, 2022 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed DAQmx shows as invalid vi type
- Fixed FP Objs header does not sort
- Fixed Sort by Column shows Nothing Selected
- Fixed Select Previous bad after sorting, searching or filtering
- Fixed Select Background Updates bad after sorting
- Fixed History and Favorites when \ Codes is enabled
- Fixed editing Class Private Data Description
- Fixed vertical scrollbar updates selection
- Fixed adding favorite when favorites are full
- Fixed Close Opened Windows disabled
- Fixed wrong selection when sorting by column
- Edit class private data keeps date modified if none found
- Does not refresh PPLs in background
- Does not save empty selection in the Previous Selection
- Added Copy Selection to clipboard
- Added Check for Updates in Help menu
- Modified several keyboard shortcuts
- Made the search and edit boxes expandable
- Lowered Cascade, Stack and Tile positions to expose the PI menu bar
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Revision 4.0.1.82 September 26th, 2021 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed issue with Tile Window positions
- Fixed error 1055 editing LVClass and Library
- Fixed issue with Trim Description
- Added percentage to some selections
- Added STOP to Edit Selected, Open VI, Open BD, Open Clone, Close Selected, Close Opened, Run VIs
- Added Control-Z for Select Previous
- Added Shift Control-C for Select Callers
- Disables Edit Selected button when pressed
- Prevents Edit Mode Match when Search Text is blank (Shows Enter Search Text)
- Allows edit mode Match to replace with nothing
- Enabled Regular Expression mode for Match edit mode
- Enabled Match Case option for Match edit mode
- Selecting a Favorite sets the Search to the first element
- Preserves trailing spaces on Favorite search text
- Closes reference to project and library when opening another
Known Issues:
- Cannot sort by Front Panel Objects when clicking the header
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Revision 4.0.0.81 June 22nd, 2021 (see Help PDF)
- Major UI updates
- Major menu changes
- Fixed Load LVLib, LVClass
- Fixed Run Time menu and images types
- Fixed Global VI detection
- Fixed issue running VI Analyzer scripts
- Fixed editing Window Title and Same Name for controls
- Fixed display of Show Front Panel when Loaded
- Updated VI Script template to a working test
- Allows Reloading LVLib and LVClass
- Removed Monitor property
- Improved In Memory detection
- Added Front Panel Objects property
- Added Longer Than and Shorter Than to Compare Modes
- Added Show All Object Types setting
- Added custom list of 12 compound Favorites with keyboard shortcuts
- Added history of last 9 VI Scripts
- Added history of last 9 QuickDrop Scripts
- Added Select Opened Windows
- Added Select Open Windows
- Added Select Callers
- Added Select from Project Explorer
- Added Select Background Updates
- Added Show only Selections
- Added selectable Group Size with Back/Next support
- Added Close Selected Windows
- Added Static Selection feature
- Added Window Cascade, Tile and Stack
- Added option to enable Retain Wire Values on block diagrams
- Added option to open First Clone block diagram
- Added Daemon to refresh in background with selectable delay
- Added separate options to save QD and VI Script edits
- Added system beep if process takes over one minute
- Added open VI warning limits (100 FP/60 BD)
- Excludes vi.lib from dependencies
- Resorts after Reload Project, Library or Class
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PROPERTY INSPECTOR 3.0.2 FREE SUPPORT
Revision 3.0.2.65 April 27th, 2024 (see Help PDF)
- Allows edit mode Match to replace with nothing
- Closes reference to project and library when opening another
- Disables Edit Selected button when pressed
- Enabled Match Case option for Match edit mode
- Enabled Regular Expression mode for Match edit mode
- FFixed issue with Trim Description
- Fixed Slash codes not displaying correctly
- Fixed Sort by Column shows Nothing Selected
- Fixed vertical scrollbar updates selection
- Fixed View -> Ascending not working
- Add control-E to open block diagrams
- Add control double click to open block diagrams
- Improved In Memory detection
- Improved Invalid VI detection
- Prevents Edit Mode Match when Search Text is blank (Shows Enter Search Text)
- Removed Monitors and Window Behavior from Search menu
Revision 3.0.1.61 June 27th, 2021 (see Help PDF)
- Minor GUI adjustments
- Fixed Target property
- Fixed Load Class
- Fixed Load Library
- Fixed Re-entrant not editable
- Fixed Sort by class and library
- Fixed order of recent history
- Fixed Reentrant display
- Fixed Global VI detection
- Fixed editing Window Title and Same Name for controls
- Removed Monitor property
- Now supports libraries in libraries
- Removed vi.lib from dependencies
- Does not read the contents of packed libraries
Property Inspector Free 3.0.1 is derived from Property Inspector 3.0. Features disabled in the free version:
- Edit all selected VIs in a single click
- Powerful scripting options allow custom search and edit operations with very little programming
- Multiple VIs can be deleted from the project in multiple locations including LLBs in a single click
- The resulting list can be exported for further analysis
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PROPERTY INSPECTOR 3 SUPPORT
Revision 3.2.0.65 April 19th, 2020 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed issue with loading LVClasses directly
- Fixed issue with loading LVLibs directly
- Fixed the order of the recent item in the History menu
- Searching Data Modified now hides items without dates
- Added STOP button for loading and editing
- Shows folder being scanned when opening a project
- Added Include LVLIBP option to exclude packed libraries
- Added menu shortcuts ^S, ^SHIFT-E, ^0-9
- Performance improvements
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Revision 3.1.0.60 November 22nd, 2019 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed Re-entrant not editable
- Fixed sorting by Class and Library
- Fixed VI script cannot be saved
- Added Scan Time property
- Added Show Window when Loaded property
- Added new object filters for Malleable VIs (LV2015+), images and Run Time menus
- Added support for Packed LV Library
- Shows the same date/time for packed library contents
- Added Compound Sorting option
- Added support for libraries in libraries
- Added new method to detect In Memory
- Improved the settings dialog to make section easier (thanks Jim)
- Added display of search criteria at bottom left corner
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Revision 3.0.0.51 February 6th, 2019 (see Help PDF)
Features disabled in the free version:
- Edit all selected VIs in a single click
- Powerful scripting options allow custom search and edit operations with very little programming
- Multiple VIs can be deleted from the project in multiple locations including LLBs in a single click
- The resulting list can be exported for further analysis
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Revision 3.0.0.51 February 6th, 2019 (see Help PDF)
- Added more Error checking to Launcher VI
- Added Minor LV Version number to sorting
- Added more specific processing messages
- Added new Object Types: Control - Typedef, Control - Strict TD, DAQmx, Variable
- Added new properties: Class, Clones, Code Complexity,File Size, Inline SubVI, Inline is Allowed, Library, Suspend when Called, Show menu bar, Total Data Size, Window Transparently, Execution Priority, Preferred Execution System
- Added PERSISTENT SELECTION™ when searching, sorting and filtering
- Added progress bar centered at bottom
- Added separate Object Filters for Typedefs and Strict Typedefs
- Added Timestamp for Class Private Data
- Added Timestamp for LLB folders
- Added viewing and editing Separate Code for Classes and Libraries
- Fixed issue with Refresh Selected
- Fixed sort by Item Type
- Fixed issue running VI Scripts
- Improved project load times
- Memory values are now calculated as 1K = 1024
- Moved blank LV Version to end of list when sorting
- Searches project folder for virtual folders and LLBs to find date and size
- Update selection count of previous count when Update Selection on Failure is enabled
- Updates Timestamp after running scripts
- Updated ALL parameter for better consistency
- Updated ALL parameter to allow for GLOBAL EXCLUSION™ condition
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PROPERTY INSPECTOR 2 SUPPORT
Revision 2.1.1.44 November 6th, 2018
- Fixed issue with Separate Compiled Code
- Fixed issue filtering Classes and Libraries
- Fixed issue with Trim Descriptions
- Fixed Sort by Target
- Fixed Search by Same as VI Name
- Fixed name when a single VI is selected and filter is on
- Fixed issue with Search Example 12
- Update selection count when using Update Selection on Failure
- Added Error checking to Laucher VI
- Added Table of Contents to Help PDF
Known Issues
- Alliance Partner link has changed
- VI Scripts are not updated properly
Version 2.1.0.38 March 20th, 2017 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed problem with license activation. This version must be purchased after evaluation.
- Fixed some controls not in memory
- Fixed status with one item selected
- Fixed VI Script dynamic template
- Fixed Refresh Selected Items reverting back
- Prevented sorting when moving column dividers
- Sorts Items without Date Modified to the bottom
- Sorts LV Version as numbers, not strings
- Scripts only save the VI if it was modified
- Added control-Open VIs to show multiple block diagrams
- Added Show Block Diagrams to pull down menu
- Added LLB support for VI Analyzer scripts
- Added Show VIs in Project to pull down menu
- Added support for targets, added new column
- Added Separate Compiled Code from Source property
- Added Show Front Panel when Called property
- Added number of callers property
- Added Update Selections on VI Script Failures enabling a script to create custom selection criteria
- Added Reload Project to resynchronize with the current project
- Added two common functions to VI Script Template.vi
- Replaced example with Separate Compiled Code is false
Version 2.0.1.31, February 29, 2016 (see Help PDF)
- Fixed some Class members show as Not In Memory
- Fixed RunTime Menu and Revision Number not sorting
- Fixed invalid object types
- Suppressed Error dialog for no errors
- Added date modified prompt for year and mm/dd/yy
- Added Date Modified starts with and equals searches
- Added document, class private data and property definition types
- Added double-click on results to open VI
- Improved process timer
- Improved results display
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