[Ton Plomp]

Name: Code Capture Tool Submitter: Ton Plomp Submitted: 03 Jul 2009 File Updated: 15 Feb 2010 Category: LabVIEW IDE Version: 2.1.0 LabVIEW Version: 7.0 License Type: BSD (Most common) This tool provides an API for creating images of LabVIEW code as well a GUI for easy capturing and use of code.
Further info is provided in the help-screen (F1) of the program.

For the latest version visit the Code Repository
For the latest version of the source code, visit SourceForge
For more info, visit the LabVIEW wiki with the documenation.
A series of videos is available on screencat: Code Capture Tool

[Ton Plomp]

Hi All,

I am looking for beta testers of a new version of the Code Capture Tool.

Especially people in posession of multiple LabVIEW versions on Mac and Linux.

So if you could sent me a PM with your configuration, I try to respond to you.

Ton

[jcarmody]

I tried to install this from VIPM without success.  VIPM couldn't install it for LV 8.2; 8.6 completed successfully but I got an "Error 7 occurred at Open Config Data.vi" in 8.6.  I went back and ran Install Code Capture Tool.vi in 8.6 and got the same error.  

Without CCT, I'll have to resort to  taking pictures of my monitor to attach to my posts.   

[Ton Plomp]

Hi jcarmody,

what OS are you on?
Do you have read/write privileges on your LabVIEW data folder? Especially the Code Capture Tool.ini file?

Ton

[jcarmody]

Ton Plomp, on 27 November 2009 - 09:00 AM, said:

what OS are you on?
Do you have read/write privileges on your LabVIEW data folder? Especially the Code Capture Tool.ini file?

Windows XP
Yes

[Ton Plomp]

jcarmody, on 27 November 2009 - 02:18 PM, said:

I tried to install this from VIPM without success.  VIPM couldn't install it for LV 8.2; 8.6 completed successfully but I got an "Error 7 occurred at Open Config Data.vi" in 8.6.  I went back and ran Install Code Capture Tool.vi in 8.6 and got the same error.  

Could you run the Install Code Capture Tool.vi on 8.2?
I have tested the OGP file on Vista for all versions I currently have (7.0-2009)

jcarmody, on 27 November 2009 - 08:24 PM, said:

Windows XP
Yes

Will try to check that later.
I will sent you an edited version privatly.

Ton

[jcarmody]

I just tried Install Code Capture Tool.vi on 8.2 without success.  I've attached a screen capture of the result.  A small window flashes after a slight pause, before the error message comes up.  Perhaps that's a clue to what's happening?

I tried the version you sent privately, but it didn't change anything.  Perhaps I'll wait a few days to see if other folks with XP have the same trouble I'm having.  I'd hate to have you spend time fixing something that isn't broken on your end.

Thanks.

Attached File(s)

•  cct.swf (126.5K)
  Number of downloads: 73

[Ton Plomp]

jcarmody, on 28 November 2009 - 12:01 AM, said:

I just tried Install Code Capture Tool.vi on 8.2 without success.  I've attached a screen capture of the result.  A small window flashes after a slight pause, before the error message comes up.  Perhaps that's a clue to what's happening?

I tried the version you sent privately, but it didn't change anything.  Perhaps I'll wait a few days to see if other folks with XP have the same trouble I'm having.  I'd hate to have you spend time fixing something that isn't broken on your end.

Thanks.

I was able to replicate the problem you have (on XP)
Trying to debug...

Ton

[Ton Plomp]

Run the attached VI.  Openrwconfig.vi (11.13K)
Number of downloads: 84
This will open the BD of the VI with the bug.
Delete the input wire of the 'Open Config VI.'


The next release will have this fixed.

Ton

[jcarmody]

 That did it for both LV versions.  Thanks.

[Ton Plomp]

Version 2.0.5 has been released fixing the 'error 7' bug.

Ton

[Ton Plomp]

Here's a demonstration video with the new (2.0) features:<br/>

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[jcarmody]

The Code Capture Tool rocks.  I love it. .  The video was a great touch, too.

Just to be clear (because I can't test it) folks will be able to drag a snippet made with the CCT in LV 8.6 to a LV 2009 BD?  I'm wondering when CCT 3.0 will come out, with the ability to extract the code from a snippet in pre-2009 versions...  

[Ton Plomp]

jcarmody, on 30 November 2009 - 02:21 PM, said:

The Code Capture Tool rocks.  I love it. .  The video was a great touch, too.

Thanks

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Just to be clear (because I can't test it) folks will be able to drag a snippet made with the CCT in LV 8.6 to a LV 2009 BD?

Yes you will, I have created a snippet on Linux 8.2 and imported on Windows 2009

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  I'm wondering when CCT 3.0 will come out, with the ability to extract the code from a snippet in pre-2009 versions...  

Shouldn't be too hard (yours to try), but the code is embedded inside a PNG tag as a saved VI, just open up and dump like a merge VI.

Ton

[jcarmody]

Ton Plomp, on 30 November 2009 - 12:18 PM, said:

Shouldn't be too hard (yours to try), but the code is embedded inside a PNG tag as a saved VI, just open up and dump like a merge VI.

Here's a LabVIEW 8.6 VI that takes a path to a snippet-embedded PNG file and creates a snippet.vi in the same folder.  I'm not happy with the way I did it; it works, but I have a feeling that there's a more elegant method.  The next thing I'd like to try is to make a JKI RCF plugin that converts a PNG on the BD into code.  It would be nicer to be able to have LabVIEW respond to a PNG being dropped onto the BD; do you know how I might do that?

Hey folks!  This picture is a Snippet made with the Code Capture Tool in LV 8.6!   

 

Attached File(s)

•  GetSnippet.vi (23.89K)
  Number of downloads: 84

[Ton Plomp]

I am wondering how your code actually works since the snippet is embedded in a 'niVI' chunk preceded by the chunk size.
The snippet is created in 'user.lib\_Code Capture Tool\CCT Class\Software\Methods\Private\Snippet\CCT_Snippet__CCT.vi'
Here is a screenshot of the VI that creates the chunk:

And I think this code should get the actual snippet (tested):


Ton

[jcarmody]

Ton Plomp, on 02 December 2009 - 02:45 AM, said:

[...] the snippet is embedded in a 'niVI' chunk preceded by the chunk size. [...]

Thanks.  I actually had studied the vi that embedded the snippet but took the long way around.  It's much prettier now .

Attached File(s)

•  GetSnippet.vi (9.29K)
  Number of downloads: 76

[jcarmody]

 Does it make sense to add this to the end of the VI?  Is there a more appropriate way to open a VI for editing?

[Yair]

You can open the BD of the VI, select the content and (if I'm not mistaken) even copy it to the clipboard.

[jcarmody]

Here's a LV7.1 llb that will extract a snippet made with the CCT, and a snippet to test it with.  Put the llb into [LabVIEW]\project and restart LabVIEW to use it.  Put the snippet in a BD, select it and click Tools -> GetCCTSnippet.  Now all I need is for folks to make snippets instead of screen shots...

Attached File(s)

•  GetCCTSnippet71.llb (129.71K)
  Number of downloads: 80