Path constant paste

When I copy and paste a path from window explorer into teststand as a constant, I need to add an extra "\" in front of all the "\" manually. Is there a quicker way? Thanks!
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"Request Deallocation" breaks "Current Path" constant in LV8

When a subVI includes the "request deallocation" block and the "current path" constant, and is called multiple times from another VI, only the first call will yield the subVI's path - subsequent calls return an empty path. Attached is an example. Note that the error only occurs when request deallocation is true. This error is unique to LabVIEW 8.0... the same process under 7.1 worked fine.
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RequestDeallocationError.llb ‏21 KB

Hello,
This problem has been reported to LabVIEW R&D. For now, the workaround is to remove the Request Deallocation function, or set its input to False.
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Create smooth selections in PS from PAPER drawings ,convert to "smooth paths" then paste to AI

*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature:
selections converted to paths in PS, or AI.
How would you like the feature to work?
If you draw with hard edged brush or pen in PS and paste to AI , the trace tool in Ai works very well, for swirls, cartooning, hand drawn perspective illustrations etc,
but if you draw on paper and take a photo, which I do with a camera connected to the pc because it saves a small file size jpeg automatically into bridge, 250kb average,
and open it in PS, to do a magic wand selection of the lines, then refine edge to smooth and tighten it up. It looks great at this point,
Then paste this selection of pixels to Ai for tracing to get crisp vector edges from the selected pixel outline,
or convert the selection to paths first, then paste the paths into Ai,
in both scenarios the resulting trace outline has many jaggy edges, even if pasted into PS as paths, since the paths created in PS from the smoothly made selection still capture any diagonal pixelated edge even if the image is 300ppi and results in showing all the jaggies.
I have tried all the trace settings and variables in AI, from simple through to photoreal.Even if you expand these traced results and use the pathfinder shapemode / unite it still creates crinkle edges. Which results in an hour plus of work redrawing the whole thing.might aswell just use the pen tool to start with.
Trying to use the path/simplify tool is not useful as it smooths out all your shapes and changes the contours of the path too much regardless of angle threshold or curve precision, and the smooth function on the pencil tool changes the paths too much too when trying to smooth out the "jaggies" lines.
I`ve tried creating a "shape" out of the path in PS but its also jaggy as it just replicates the path already made.
tracing with the freeform pen tool in ps is faster than pen but creates uncontrolled edges.
** I was hoping there could be a setting to convert the selection to a vector path minus the jaggies or crinkles that occur on round or diagonal parts of the selection.
Why is this feature important to you?
allows me to freehand sketch on paper, create a selection in PS, convert to path, and paste that vector path into AI , problem is its a jaggy path,
image below is selection in PS
Convert to paths in PS, captures all the jaggies and crinkles,
this sample is hand drawn,
I smoothed and tightened the edges in "refine edge" in PS below. It looks to create a nice contour,
however converting to paths gets in very close and still picks up jaggies, due to the pixel build of imagery.
the result after refine edge dialogue below, I fill with green to copy paste this selection to AI, could also have pasted the channel but chose this, does same result anyway
in Ai below, regardless of trace type, it produces either uneven edges that dont match the pixel contours or if I make a 6 or 16 colour trace or photoreal it creates many jaggied bumpy edges, as I said earlier if I unite it all with path finder I still have to redo all the contours with pencil, the path/simplify command ruins the outlines shapes and corner points. MIght as well just start with pen tool in this case, the long but sure route.
However I`m hoping Adobe can create a formula for this purpose, to get that smooth selection to be a smooth path instead of jaggy bumpy. not sure if I`m making any sense here... is this understood?

the formula could be written to connect the inside corners of the selection steps with a smooth vector line on concave turns (if your viewing the selection from outside the shape, like a "dip" or valley, and the vector line would change to connect the outside of each step corner on convex turns (mounds or lumps, "hills") viewed from outside the selected shape. Then this result smoothed to create smooth transition for the vector line.
Like a very tight fit smooth moving average on a stock chart, but perfectly fit to the data as there is no time lag. perhaps look at wavelets, but respecting mitres, I`m not a maths person or programmer but have seen some things that made me consider these,
anyway this tool would speed up my work in PS and AI if possible,,thanks,,

Error 8 occurred at Open File (will not accept a path constant)

I am trying to have my vi automatically create files with out having a dialog box pop up to ask if it is okay to save the file, but get this error when I wire a constant to the path. I have tried all the suggestions posted. If I leave the File Path unwired the file is written (after the prompt).
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Why does the empty path constant look like an anchor?

Okay, it's a silly question... but a friend asked and I really have no idea.
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A (wild) guess...
... someone at NI handling this part of LabVIEW development , wanted the closest representation of ":\" (as c:\ in dos/windows root path), but wanted dots to be highlighted as well

Current VI's Path Constant Error 7

im using current vi's path like the answer to question# 34 in the CLD-R sample exam, but does not work? can anyone explain...
here is what i got, it's trying to append to the main vi itself....
the correct vi is....
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cldr_sample_exam.pdf ‏1145 KB

I'm not digging up the exam that you referenced, but if it is saying what you said it is, the exam is wrong (not a big surprise). The Current VI's Path is the path to the VI itself. So it would be "c:\temp\blah.vi" (just as an example). You need to strip off the VI name in order to get its folder. It has always been this way.
Now in the EXE, the rules are a little different since the VI is inside of the EXE. It gets a little more complicated.
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How to paste paths to a new layer ??

I`m having trouble pasting paths to a new layer from a current layer....
I select the paths - edit/cut - select the new layer as visible and blue highlighted in the layers palette - edit/paste... the paths get pasted back to the previous layer instead of the new layer...
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"Not a Path?" is not working

Hello,
i added a simple example vi where i have a path-control and a "Not-a-Number/Path/Refnum?" and as output a boolean.
The boolean should be false if the path is correct and true if the path is invalid.
Then i insert as path the value "c:\abc|||def.txt". When i run the vi then the path is valid.
But this is not a valid name in Windows so why is it displayed as valid? I cant create a file manually in with this name.
Thanks for any help
Attachments:
validpath.vi ‏7 KB

Not a path is the Tag <Not a path> and can be found under File-I/O -> path constants as a Not A Path Contant.vi
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Photoshop CC 2014 Paths and Stroke Issues

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I have 2 identical PSD files. Both have 10 different paths that are identical for each file. When I flatten and save one file as a jpeg the paths stay in the file just fine as is usually the case. When I open the jpeg the paths are still there as they should be.
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I am NOT using "save jpeg for web" just to be clear.
If I were, then the other image wouldn't be keeping any of its paths either.
I am using "Jpeg" in the Save As dialogue box.
If I edit the jpeg that lost its paths after opening it and hit "Save" it gives me the compression options dialogue box. Other jpegs just "save" when I hit save, I've never had a jpeg give me that dialogue box before when hitting just "Save".
If, after opening the image that lost its paths, I paste a path into that image and hit "Save"(using one of the same original paths from the same original psd file), it gives me the compression dialogue box. If I complete the "Save" and reopen the image, voila, the path I pasted into it is still there, and, if I edit the image and hit "Save" it becomes normal again and saves without showing the compression options dialogue box.
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Labview- Excel template path at run time(to build .exe file)

I am new to labview and I have one doubt in it. I have one main.vi file where I use local drive path to invoke one excel template, Now I have to convert this .vi file in to .exe file. So now I cannot give the local drive path to invoke the template because the client will not have the same path as mine. So what I did is I created one project. Under this project I created one virtual folder which contains the excel templates. My doubt is how to give path for the excel-template in main.vi file. Please let me know if you guys know. thanks in advance.
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SQL Developer 3.0 Production (win xp 32 bit, with JRE download):
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I ran across this tonight, and it seems a little weird to me. I have a path that shows as "<Not A Path>" in probes and in the control/indicator, but the NaN/Path/Refnum? function returns false. I suspect it has something to do with how this path was created (I used path to string, some string operations, and then string to path on it), but I would still expect the comparison to return True. Any thoughts or insights? I used Flatten to String to look at the path, and it is clearly different from the Not A Path Constant. I can use File/Directory Info instead, and then check for an error, but this is annoying. The vi is saved in LV8.6.
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Message Edited by C. Minnella on 02-05-2009 06:39 PM
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