Append front panel image to report

I am using Labview V6.1 on a Win2000 PC 2.4 Ghz, 512MB RAM.
I am trying to use the append front panel image to report VI to append a VI panel image to a report. I am using notifiers to synch the execution of the VI with the desired front panel an the report generation process. I keep getting an error fron the Append VI that is a 1004 which is VI not in memory. How do I keep a vi in memory? I thought it would stay in memory as it is waiting for a notification from my report section for completion before closing. The notification stuff seems to work properly. Any ideas?

Here is a VI that demonstrates the problem I am having. The other VI is the VI I am trying to append to the report.
Let me know your thoughts. I will be away from this forum starting 8-27 til 9-1.
Let me know your thoughts.
put these files in a c:\P368 folder. or edit my VIs
Attachments:
testing.vi ‏81 KB
build_site_data_str.vi ‏45 KB

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