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PROPERTY INSPECTOR 4 SUPPORT
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Revision History:
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
TUTORIAL VIDEOS
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:
Settings:
Select Menu:
Favorites
Window Menu:
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
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
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
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
PROPERTY INSPECTOR 3.0.1 FREE SUPPORT
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
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
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
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
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
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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Last updated on: September 18th, 2022