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Amen to DB. It put my USB out of business.

Even service pack versions matter. Not to mention driver versions. So if the project is using RT, I am very selective as to when we update (sometimes never if field deployed). This means using VM's or dedicated laptops (rarely) is a necessity.

Hi Bob. You could try the latest drivers. Off the top of my head, that's RIO 3.5.1 (patch) and Ethercat 2.0. I haven't used the 9144 alot, but we did have some compatibility issues once with it and the serial driver. Cheers, -JG

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Looks great - I really like the new LAVACR page.

Thanks Michael, the links now look good.

I don't know about the future of LabVIEW but Silverlight is currently used in MAX and also for configuration of targets via the new web interface. Additionally it is used for the Web Builder UI.

Just convert the data from a string to it's correct representation (whatever format that may be).

There is a free version available in the app store - so you could try before you buy

Hi Sjukheter The VISA interface in LabVIEW accepts string data only so you will have to convert the byte information e.g. by typecasting the data etc...

Hi Neil Thanks for the feedback. Sorry, but I have no control over the CSS of the LavaCR site which is different to the standard Lava site. I have already editted the page, under Michael's direction, which clearly states to download the IE API - and mentioned the link style to him. Anyways, as above, the page says the Icon Editor API is in the ZIP distribution so no need to search around! So, does anyone read the 'readme' ?

Scripting is great - but you don't have to create a package and publish it to get an (internal) benefit from it. I suggest you check out Norm's Scripting Springboard - IMHO the fastest way to get a script going. I also like his philosophy on Scripting + Assumptions = Powerful Code. Sometimes, for a project, you just need something quick and dirty, if that does the job and saves you time doing in manually then it is fine that it is narrowly focused.

Sure, you can't see it update in this case, but is still allocated memory e.g. to give you the option to cut and paste the data etc...

Thanks mate! I am just trying to keep up with Shaun

It obviously still makes a copy of the data to the FP Object (rather than being related to a graphical update) just like any other.

So it wasn't a stupid question! Don't worry - I have been caught out with that one before

Thats pretty much what I said... and I get no kudos , shucks... Noted.

My LabVIEW default is yellow with black border. I think there is an option to toggle between transparent and the above. Anyways, I have a package that contains various comment styles amongst other things. I even have one called 'JKI comment' which is the bold title with plain text comment underneath, all centered. I really like that one. Crelf told me to use the OpenG one though, cause that's what real programmers use

Maybe a stupid question but I assume you checked 'LabVIEW 2010 IDE support' or whatever during the DAQmx install? Normally, upgrading is fine in my experience. On a side note, with the latest DAQmx drivers, on an upgrade you don't have to uninstall the old one manually - I really liked that new feature.

Very cool Thanks for sharing!

Just a quick one, I contacted Jim who has put in a challenge question for member registration. Hopefully, that will calm things down with the spambots. Cheers -JG

Thanks François! That is correct - also the same feature is in the Rename LVOOP FP Object Labels Quick Drop plugin tool (this would be a faster way to go if you only require that feature). Cheers -JG

Hi InsameObject I use Perforce, VIPM and OGPB to manage reuse. For me, I don't want to be branching & merging (yuk!), the dist code is the snapshot (as a package format). If I ever want to install an older version (package) or upgrade then VIPM lets me do that quickly and easily. VIPC files are the secret key here, they allow a dev to manage reuse code versions between projects. You should definitely check it out more IMHO. Cheers -JG