Can't find my dynamically loaded VI path

Question

Hi Folks,
I wrote a small VI to aid with file paths used for dynamically loaded VIs. It has worked well up until this point, when I tried to use it in a larger project. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong here - I was under the impression that as long as the (called) VI was included in the build, that it should be available from \built.exe\...
In terms of directory structure, the caller VI is at:
C:\Projects\LabVIEW\ABES v6.0.1\toplevel_602.vi
The called VI is in:
C:\Projects\LabVIEW\ABES v6.0.1\subvis\GUI\preferences\GUI_preferences.vi
Caller:
The 'AutoPath' VI:
Info received when trying to call subvi from BUILT exe:
Finally, project structure (auto-populating directories) and build spec's:
What is it that I'm not getting here?
Thanks for reading,
Jamie
v2009 devel. w/RT

Answer 1

The first example assumes two things:
There's a folder that has all the plugins.
The actual plugin VI is included in the build (e.g. by putting it in the Always Included section, as shown below), so it's also placed inside the EXE.
If this is done, then the "plugins folder" VI shown in my example and the actual plugin VIs keep their relative positions inside the EXE, which is the case the original poster had. In this case, as well as in my second example, you don't have to do anything - LV will automatically place the VI in the correct place INSIDE the EXE.
I didn't look at your code, but if you're not including the plugin inside the EXE itself, this can become more complicated, because you have to manage all the paths and the dependencies. I suggest you try to avoid doing this unless you must have the ability to add plugins after building the EXE.
If you do need, try searching around for info on plugin architectures. I believe there's some info in the LV wiki.
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