Can message maker default directories be changed?

[auspex]

The message maker puts new messages in "<ActorName> Messages", but I'd like to put them in "Messages" most of the time.

I tried finding where the directory name is chosen, but I ran into a locked VI. Is there some place to change this?

I'm mostly keeping the following directory structure for my actors:

./<ActorName>/

./<ActorName>/<ActorName>.lvlib

./<ActorName>/Actor/

./<ActorName>/Actor/<ActorName>.lvclass

./<ActorName>/Actor/<MethodName0>.vi

./<ActorName>/Actor/<MethodName1>.vi

./<ActorName>/Messages/

./<ActorName>/Messages/<MethodName0> Msg/

./<ActorName>/Messages/<MethodName1> Msg/

Only for helper actors do I need more specific names

./<ActorName>/<HelperActorName>/

./<ActorName>/<HelperActorName>/<HelperActorName>.lvclass

./<ActorName>/<HelperActorName>/<HelperMethodName0>.vi

./<ActorName>/<HelperActorName> Messages/

./<ActorName>/<HelperActorName> Messages/<HelperMethodName0> Msg/

Even so, I'm thinking of keeping those helper actors in a different toplevel, so I can keep their pathnames short too.

[StevenHowell_XOM]

Look in the following directory and file.

Program Files (x86)/National Instruments/LabVIEW20xx/project/_Message Maker/support

Look at file name "Calculate Message Class Path.vi"

I am in no way stating that you should change this file, but you might want to look in here if you are looking to alter any of the directory structure of messages. 

[StevenHowell_XOM]

Just an additional FYI, the solution I mentioned works in LabVIEW 2014. I dont know about LabVIEW 2016, as it appears that the message maker has been changed somewhat. 

[justACS]

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@StevenHowell_XOM wrote:

... it appears that the message maker has been changed somewhat. 

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A little, yes. 

But most of the changes wrap the old code, so that VI should still control the default message paths, if I recall correctly.  Just make sure you test all three message types!