Error while modifying icon and name in the subpalette

Question

Hi.... I have made three subVIs and want to distribute as LabVIEW library.
I made a llb file and added all three sbVIs in that. And put it in user.lib. In all three dll there are Call Library Function means I have one dll. I have put this DLL in the use.lib folder.
Problem:
The icon and name of my application in the LabVIEW "User Libraries" pallete are default. I want it to set automatically set to my desire icon for that subpallete and desire name as well. How can I do that?
I am using LabVIEW 6i. I tried to change the icon and name. And I tried according to following link and in the third step it says
"Right-click an icon in the custom view and remove the checkmark next to Synchronize with Directory in the shortcut menu."
But that option is greyed out, how can I remove checkmark against that.
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I also tried to rename readonly.txt file in default folder in menu folder. I tried to add in default folder but it does not sucess. It is always giving error that please check the read only attribute.
One Dll is used in all three subVIs. When I set relative path ".\MY_DLL.dll" in the configuration of Call Library Function then it is chaging it to absolute path automatically.
I want it relative so that when user put my_llb.llb file and my_dll.dll file into user.lib folder then it will automatically take that dll instead of searching for that DLL in the nearest location. What should I do?
Do I require to buy Application Builder for that-specially for setting my own icon & name for "subPallete" of my library.
Thanks in advance......

Answer 1

Hi,
Here are step-by-step instructions on how
to insert a custom sub-palette in the Instrument Drivers or User
Libraries palettes in LabVIEW 6.0 and above.
Save one of the VIs required for the instrument driver as a library (*.llb):
Select File»Save or Save As to display the Name the VI dialog box.
Click the New VI Library button to display the New VI Library dialog box.
Enter the name of the new library and click the VI Library button.
LabVIEW automatically adds a .llb extension to the name of the library.
The Name the VI dialog box reappears. Enter the name of your VI to save it in the new library.
Close LabVIEW.
Browse to the directory where LabVIEW is installed and open the
"instr.lib" folder to insert a new menu into the Instrument Drivers
palette (or the user.lib for the User Libraries palette). Create a new
folder and name it appropriately. Copy the .llb file into that new
folder.
Open LabVIEW and open a new VI. Pin down the
palette by right clicking and clicking on the push-pin on the upper
left hand corner so that the palette is fixed on the screen. Then click
on the Options button on the toolbar at the top.
Select
the "Edit Palettes..." button. Navigate to the Instrument Drivers
palette and right click on the icon with the name of the folder that
you created. Select "Delete Submenu".
Right click on an open area on the palette and select Insert»Submenu.
When prompted, select "Create a new menu file (.mnu)". Save this in the
folder that you created in step __. (Remember to type the .mnu file
extension on your file name) Typically this mnu file is named dir.mnu.
When prompted, enter the name for the submenu, and select ok.
Open the new submenu. Now you can insert VIs (by right clicking in the empty space and going to Insert»VI
and selecting it from the .llb file) or additional submenus as you
desire. When creating new submenus, it is recommended to create a new
.mnu file for each submenu and save it in the folder you created.
Next you can edit the icons for the submenus by right clicking and selecting Edit Submenu Icon.
When you are finished, select "Save Changes" from the "Edit Controls and Palettes" dialog box.
To port the new menu in the Instrument Drivers palette onto another
computer with LabVIEW, just copy the folder (and its contents) that you
created and paste it into the instr.lib folder. When LabVIEW is loaded
it will see the new folder and load the menus.
Note:
If you save the changes and return to add more submenus you may receive
an error instructing you to check the read-only properties. To fix
this, begin the editing process. Then right click on the menu that you
created in the Instrument Drivers palette and select "Synchronize with
Directory" so that the check mark beside it disappears. This will allow
you to save your changes. For more information on this see the related
link below.
I hope this helps,
Regards,
Nadim
Applications Engineering
National Instruments