The recent discussion has indicated the danger that VIs on the clipboard present for tangling projects. GhostBuster.vi, now available on http://www.SULLutions.com/LabVIEW.html, flashes a large, red warning on your screen when the only VIs, Globals, and Type Defs in memory are invisible because they are on the clipboard, off screen, or have their front panels closed. The development environment looks free of leftover pieces, but it really isn't. You can even set it to detect panels that intrude somewhat onto the screen, in case you might not otherwise notice them. It's free as long as you don't intend to sell it to someone else.
GhostBuster does not detect minimized VIs. I seem to recall a discussion about detecting that a VI has been minimized, but I cannot find it at the moment. If anyone can tell me how, I'll incorporate that feature in the next release of GhostBuster.
LabView 7.0 already shows VIs on the clipboard when you look in the Browse menu for unopened subVIs. Yes, I was surprised too, but there it is.
- andrew
