VI Icon:Save To File Method
Short Name: VI Icon.Save to File
Installed With: Base Package
Class: VI Methods
Saves an image of the VI icon to a file.
You also can use the VI Icon:Get As Image Data method to return the VI icon as a cluster of image data.
Parameters
| Name | Required | Description | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image File | No | Path where you want to save the image. | ||||||||
| Image Format | No | Format in which to save the image.
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| Image Depth | No | Specifies the color depth of the image, which is the number of bits to use to describe the color of each pixel in the image. Valid values include 1, 4, and 8 (default) bits per pixel. |
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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Available with global VIs | Yes |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | Yes |