Add Item Method
Short Name: AddItem
Installed With: Base Package
Class: ProjectItem Methods
Adds a new project item of the specified type to the LabVIEW project with the referenced item as the parent. You also can use the Project Explorer window to add an item to a project.
This method returns an error if the specified type cannot be created under the current item. The method also returns an error when you try to add a shared variable to a library that is not opened in a project.
 | Note The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module supports this method in the Run-Time Engine. |
Parameters
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| output | No | Returns a reference to the added file. |
| Name | No | Name of the project item you want to add. |
| Path | No | Path to the project item you want to add. |
| Type | No | Specifies the project item type.
The following values are the most common Type values:
To determine the value of Type for a project item that is not listed above, use the Type String property to programmatically return the type of the item. |
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
| Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System | No |
| Settable when the VI is running | No |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access disallowed | No |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | No |
| Available with global VIs | No |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | No |
Example
Refer to the Add Files to Project VI in the labview\examples\project\viserver directory for an example of using the Add Item method.
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