Aha, I see that in LabView 7 there is an option for directories &
libraries, but in LV6 this option isn't there yet, it only has files &
libraries.
Quite right. However, the listed selection modes allow LLBs to be used
only when selecting files, not directories.
On the front panel, right click on the File Path control and select
browse options, there you can set the "selection mode" (file or new or
existing directory, etc) and file extension patterns as well.
Hope that's enough to get you started...
How may I configure the File Dialog VI (preferably) or File Path
control (less ideally) to allow the user to select an existing
directory or library? The desired behavior is that of the Mass Compile
control, "Directory of VIs or VI library to compile." More generally,
how may I configure the VI or