Build including high number of subVI

Question

Good morning,
I would like to build my application, but it uses a lot of subVi and some llb in user library. I cannot find a way to make the builder attach all the subVI needed and I would like to avoid to have to add separately several hundred of subVI! So is there a way to add a whole llb or a whole directory with VI recognise properly (which is not the case of add directory content implemented in the builder)
thanks in advance

Answer 1

I am not sure which version of LabVIEW you are using so the answer may change a little bit, but when you build the application you should be able to select Dynamic VIs.
In 7.1 you can add your Main VI as the top level, and then each dynamically called Top Level VI as dynamic VIs.
So if your main.vi calls dynamically subVI A and B, just include A and B as dynamic VIs.  LabVIEW will make sure to grab all the statically called VIs in Main, A, and B.  There should be no reason to include an entire LLB, unless you are truly calling every single VI in that dynamically.
I have built multiple apps with well over 1000 VIs, and have found that a nice "trick" is to create a dummy VI.  On that VIs diagram you statically place all the dynamic VIs you will call.  You then include that single file as a dynamic VI.  Then as you add new dynamic VIs you simply add it to this dummy VI and they will be included in the build.  However, you never actually call or use the dummy VI, it is simple included in the build to ensure you get all the dynamic VIs.  Therefore, you should not have any issues with the DLL, because you never load th edummy VI.