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Well if someone causes problems with it, after coming across it in the way I described that doesn't give any kind of warning, wouldn't NI be obligated to provide support?

I wonder, is this something NI would need to provide support for? Its label in the "style" list suggests no, but then if you create the control in the way I described, you wouldn't see that.

1. Place a control refnum 2. Right-click, Select VI Server Class, Generic, GObject, Control, Pixmap 3. Now it's a "Pixmap Refnum". Right-click again, Show Control 4. Drag the control out. Unfortunately, I first noticed this control in the VI Scripting style ring, where it was labeled as "warning: dangerous" or something like that. But the class isn't marked private, and it can be placed in the manner I described without any kind of warning, so maybe that warning is obsolete and it's been fixed? Then it would probably be in the palette, I guess, but I'm curious to hear what NI has to say. Maybe it's a bug that it can be placed that easily without generating any warnings. :p

For me, something being another person's homework assignment is something that would make me more likely to want to do it for them, not less. I enjoy keeping options open for people who want them, especially when others would rather close them off. If it is in fact a homework assignment though, don't get your hopes up, because it would still have to be something I'd want to put the time into doing anyway.

Purged frequently, you say? 😛

Bumping this thread because I've posted a new version; see the OP.

Well, not supposed to know according to NI. But of course it's my brain, not theirs. Just mytwocents. Also, there's a reason MD5 has fallen out of favor, you know. 😛

Bob L? I think he prefers to go by RobertLewis.

There are a bunch of objects in LabVIEW that aren't exposed in the default palettes, and are normally inaccessible except through scripting. I made a Quick Drop plugin that exposes all of these. Many of these are no longer supported, and others never were supported in the first place. Hidden ones are displayed with an "X" next to them to warn you: as I often say, be careful with these, and don't use them in any code you care about, as they can cause crashes, data corruption, and who knows what else! Download the LLB below and place it in your <LabVIEW install dir>\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins folder. Then press Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+S to open this dialog. Select an item from the list and click OK, and there you go. There's some interesting/strange stuff in here! EDIT: Couple things I forgot to mention. The first time you open this (and whenever you rebuild the list) it uses two private properties on the app reference, to get the list of controls and indicators in the palette. Since this is just a property read, I'm sure the worst that could happen is a crash when you try to open the dialog, but I can't make any guarantees. Also there's some false positives for hidden items, mainly with front panel controls/indicators that come in different styles. Place by Style.llb

You know it be true. How about Pr0ject411?