Palette Editing API

[Liang]

Hi,

I try to use "Write/Read Palette" functions in my VI. And it works well.

But after I built it to EXE file. An -4406 error happened.

Error -4406 occurred at an unidentified locationPossible reason(s):LabVIEW:  A VI item in the palette data array is not supported in this version of LabVIEW.

Has anyone met this problem before? Or can anyone help me?

Thanks a lot.

[crelf]

I try to use "Write/Read Palette" functions in my VI. And it works well. But after I built it to EXE file. An -4406 error happened.

I suspect that your VI is trying to edit the palette of the runtime engine (which, of course, doesn't have palettes).

[Liang]

I suspect that your VI is trying to edit the palette of the runtime engine (which, of course, doesn't have palettes).

Hi Crelf,

My VI is used for modify "Item Path" programmely of an existing MNU file.

Have you tried to build any VI that contains "Write/Read Palette"?

Edited August 22, 2009 by unCLAD

[jgcode]

Hi Crelf,

My VI is used for modify "Item Path" programmely of an existing MNU file.

Have you tried to build any VI that contains "Write/Read Palette"?

Hi unCLAD

A work around for this would be to build you VI into and EXE so you have a nice GUI for distribution as you are doing, but when you want to do the actually work of editing the menu file, you will need to call an instance of LabVIEW and run the working VIs in the development environment. This will get around having no support for those functions in the run time engine.

Other products do this e.g. VIPM, Sciware GOOP Wizard etc...

Some people call the working VIs Agent VIs and the link might be a good example for you to check out.

[Liang]

Hi unCLAD

A work around for this would be to build you VI into and EXE so you have a nice GUI for distribution as you are doing, but when you want to do the actually work of editing the menu file, you will need to call an instance of LabVIEW and run the working VIs in the development environment. This will get around having no support for those functions in the run time engine.

Other products do this e.g. VIPM, Sciware GOOP Wizard etc...

Some people call the working VIs Agent VIs and the link might be a good example for you to check out.

Hi Jgcode,

Thanks for your reply.

I did not mean to edti menu file at run time. I just want to generate MNU file that was used for letting LabVIEW know how the VIs distributed on function palette programmely.

MNU file≠menu file

[Kurt Friday]

Hi,

I try to use "Write/Read Palette" functions in my VI. And it works well.

But after I built it to EXE file. An -4406 error happened.

Error -4406 occurred at an unidentified locationPossible reason(s):LabVIEW:  A VI item in the palette data array is not supported in this version of LabVIEW.

Has anyone met this problem before? Or can anyone help me?

Thanks a lot.

I think what you need to do is open an application reference and pass it to your Read/Write Palette functions. Use machine name "localhost" also check that your VI Server Configuration is correct by going to Tools -> Options. Enable TCP/IP and machine access to 127.0.0.1

[Liang]

I think what you need to do is open an application reference and pass it to your Read/Write Palette functions. Use machine name "localhost" also check that your VI Server Configuration is correct by going to Tools -> Options. Enable TCP/IP and machine access to 127.0.0.1

Hi SciWare,

I try to use Open Application Reference and use "localhost" as Machine Name input. And I also check the VI Server Configuration.

But I still got the same results.

[Kurt Friday]

Hi SciWare,

I try to use Open Application Reference and use "localhost" as Machine Name input. And I also check the VI Server Configuration.

But I still got the same results.

Weird, I just tried it, it should work but doesnt.

Time to try an agent.

[Kurt Friday]

I just knocked up a demo that shows how to implement an agent to read the palette from an exe.

Agent.PaletteDemo.zip

Hope this helps

[Liang]

I just knocked up a demo that shows how to implement an agent to read the palette from an exe.

Agent.PaletteDemo.zip

Hope this helps

Hi SciWare,

Thanks, this still can not work on my PC.

There is a question, why use agent? Could you like to tell me the reason?

[jgcode]

There is a question, why use agent? Could you like to tell me the reason?

This is what I was referring to in my post.

Certain functions do not operate in the Run Time Environment.

Therefore you can still create an EXE but you need to use Development Environment (LabVIEW IDE) to do the work.

E.g. Creating/editing a MNU file.

The Agent VI does just that.

[Kurt Friday]

Hi SciWare,

Thanks, this still can not work on my PC.

There is a question, why use agent? Could you like to tell me the reason?

Can you provide more detail, is there an error message?

I included source code and a build, did either of those work?

[Liang]

Can you provide more detail, is there an error message?

I included source code and a build, did either of those work?

Hi SciWare,

I try to shut my firewall and open TCP and set my LabVIEW VI Server.

But it cannot work.

Error:

VI Server Setting:

This is what I was referring to in my post.

Certain functions do not operate in the Run Time Environment.

Therefore you can still create an EXE but you need to use Development Environment (LabVIEW IDE) to do the work.

E.g. Creating/editing a MNU file.

The Agent VI does just that.

Hi Jgcode,

Thanks for your explanation.

I'm learning it now.

[Kurt Friday]

Are you getting the error when you run the executable or the source code?

Is anyone else who downloaded the demo experiencing the same issue?

What version of LabVIEW are you using?

Try the suggestions in this link.

[Liang]

Are you getting the error when you run the executable or the source code?

Is anyone else who downloaded the demo experiencing the same issue?

What version of LabVIEW are you using?

Try the suggestions in this link.

Hi SciWare,

Thanks, my problem has beed resolved.

My VI Server setting is wrong.

The Agent is great.

[Kurt Friday]

Hi SciWare,

Thanks, my problem has beed resolved.

My VI Server setting is wrong.

The Agent is great.

Brilliant!!

Yeah, it's a handy technique.