The following is an excerpt from the Labview 7.0 User Manual, page 18-15 (chapter on remote panel limitations): "Additionally, some VIs might not work exactly the same way from a remote computer as they do when run locally. ActiveX controls embedded on a front panel do not display on a remote client because they draw and operate almost completely independent of LabVIEW. If a VI presents the standard file dialog box, the controller receives an error because you cannot browse a file system remotely. Also, the browse button of a path control is disabled in remote panels."
So I think it is the file dialog box and not the saving of the file which causes the problem in your case. In fact, I successfully use in one of my programs a 'Save to file' procedure, but the filename and directory are generated automatically and no dialog is used. A solution in your case could be to read the file/directory info programmatically in the VI and present it to the (remote) user within a labview (and not OS) dialog box. Admittedly, a quite complex solution... If anybody else knows a simpler solution, I am also interested int it... -Franz
