User Libraries
You can install your own libraries into the Library menu. A user library has the same form as an instrument driver. Anything that can be loaded into the Instrument menu can be loaded as a user library, provided the program is in compiled form.
The main difference between modules you load as instrument drivers and those you load as user libraries is that you can unload instrument drivers using the Instrument»Unload command, but you cannot unload user libraries. Also, because user libraries must be in compiled form, you cannot edit them when they are in the Library menu. Refer to the IVI Driver Development Help for more information about writing an instrument driver.
To install user libraries, select Library»Customize in the Workspace window. Once a library is installed, the next time you launch LabWindows/CVI, the libraries load automatically and appear at the bottom of the Library menu.
Dummy .fp Files for Support Libraries
If you develop a library module to provide support functions for the modules in your project, you can install it as a user library. By doing so, you ensure that the library is always available in the LabWindows/CVI development environment. If you do not want to develop function panels for the library, create a .fp file without any classes or functions. In that case, LabWindows/CVI loads the library at startup but does not include the library name in the Library menu.