Jim Kring

QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ May 31 2008, 12:39 PM) I still get a blank screen when I try to view any of my PM messages.

[cross-post] I'd like to challenge developers at NI to find more ways to incorporate stand-alone (built) LabVIEW applications into their internal systems and processes. Here's a Thinking in G article that explains why: A Challenge to NI: Use your Application Builder I hope you enjoy it Thanks, -Jim

I'm not so sure that's Nevada -- look closer.

I was hoping to see LabVIEW and some NI Hardware on their instrumentation photos page, but didn't notice anything:

QUOTE (Justin Goeres @ May 23 2008, 10:19 PM) ...and that you know what a "meme" is

Congratulations, AQ, and thank you for your many valuable contributions to LAVA and LabVIEW. The LabVIEW community wouldn't be the same without you

Here are some that I think are cool

Mikael, Thanks for the response. > I guess you have to use some windows API to get the content of the dragged file. Yes, that's the missing link. T_Schott, > i use the following events to check the file content: Thanks for posting your solution. However, this is using a listbox as the drag source -- I'm interested in using Windows File Explorer (the OS) as the drag source. Cheers, -Jim

[cross-post] I want to be able to detect that a user has draged a file into a path control, before they actually drop it. I can get the drop event, via that Value Changed event for the path control, but I need to know about the file path before they actually drop it (i.e., drag enter/over). Is there any way to do this? Perhaps by using some Windows API functions? Thanks, -Jim

QUOTE (crelf @ May 20 2008, 01:43 PM) If 'ifs' and 'buts' were candy and nuts...

QUOTE (crelf @ May 20 2008, 11:42 AM) I doubt it.

QUOTE (jgcode @ May 20 2008, 09:15 AM) Hi JG, It's important to keep in mind that "licensing" software (what people agree to do) and "enforcing/managing licensing" (a.k.a. "activation" or what you try to make people do) are two seperate beasts. I can't go into how VIPM works, beyond what's in the documentation. What I can recommend is that, when you feel you are ready for a software activation system, you look for an off-the-shelf solution or keep your system as simple as possible. Remember, most of the time you should only be trying create a system that lets honest people easily/painlessly comply with your licensing terms. Most of the time, your energy is better spent on (1) creating a great software product that people will want to use and tell others about and (2) making it very easy for people to give you money. Only after you solve those two challenges, is there much value in trying to enforce licensing terms. Cheers, -Jim

QUOTE (Bryan @ May 20 2008, 04:47 AM) Congratulations, Bryan! And, welcome to the club :thumbup:

I'll throw another log on the fire... Paul Graham just published a new essay, this month, called Lies We Tell Kids. The "Identity" section describes how religious identity, beliefs, and lies are all intertwined in a way that propogates modern religions.

QUOTE (Val Brown @ May 16 2008, 10:20 PM) By copying the repository in Windows File Explorer you *might* possibly corrupt the new copy, but I can't imagine that you would corrupt your repository. You can avoid problems by using the svnadmin dump command. Here is a high-level tool that might help you (but I have no experience with it): http://www.systemwidgets.com/Downloads/FreeDownloads/SVNBackupWidget/tabid/73/Default.aspx' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">SVNBackupWidget.

QUOTE (Val Brown @ May 16 2008, 05:07 PM) Hi Val, For a one person, such as yourself, I would recommend setting up a local subversion repository and regularly backup the local repository onto your external drive/server. A while back, I wrote an article about how do this, using TortoiseSVN: http://thinkinging.com/2007/04/12/creating-a-local-subversion-repository-with-tortoisesvn/' rel='nofollow' target="_blank"> Creating a local Subversion repository with TortoiseSVN Cheers, -Jim

QUOTE (gmart @ May 16 2008, 01:44 PM) > I understand SVN's development model is different. In general have you worked with an IDE (not client like Tortoise) that doesn't get in your way when using SVN (for example, Visual Studio)? Take a look at any of the Java and/or open source IDEs: e.g., Eclipse, Apple XCode, NetBeans. > Is the check in/out model such an impediment that even with the third-party SVN plugin for LabVIEW, you feel your productivity is diminished? Ya, pretty much.

QUOTE (gmart @ May 16 2008, 10:30 AM) Omar mentioned that he was using TortoisSVN, so I'd assume (actually, I know) he's using Subversion. Using subversion with LabVIEW's SCC provider is like swimming against a current. Subversion wasn't designed for the check-in/check-out development model that LabVIEW and SCCAPI assumes, and there is no native support for Subversion. You have to use a third-party SCC API adaptor. All this just gets in the way of things, IMO.

QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ May 12 2008, 04:11 PM) Library members can be any file type. Ya, that's confusing.

QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ May 12 2008, 03:35 PM) Looks like you're doing a source distribution and not excluding some libraries in vi.lib.

QUOTE (Yen @ May 12 2008, 11:38 AM) Old? I only turned 0x20 years old in March

QUOTE (Bryan @ May 12 2008, 11:15 AM) Congratulations, Bryan. Yen, I think OpenG Commander might look more like this http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_05_2008/post-17-1210617048.png' target="_blank">

QUOTE (Bryan @ May 12 2008, 05:46 AM) OpenG Commander? What's that? Do you mean VI Package Manager? There are some useful base 64 VIs inside the OpenG SMTP library, here: http://wiki.openg.org/OpenG_Internet_Connectivity_Tools Thanks, -Jim