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Sounds like fun, but I did a Skypecast search and got: <p> :!: We did not find any Skypecasts that contained "LabVIEW".</p>

This is, indeed, an excellent place to look if you're not UML initiated. Maybe we should create and shift this part of the conversation to a new thread about the pros and cons of UML, as opposed to its' tools, so we don't confuse the two? What do you think Mike?

I'd like folks to list their favorite UML tools here, including pros and cons of each package. Once enough of them are listed, I'll post a poll to help others wanting to get into UML make an educated decision (I might even tie the packages together into a LAVA Knowledge Base article). Feel free to discuss the packages posted here too. Please format your responses something like: Name: <insert name here> Website: <insert a direct link to the website here> License: <insert license terms here - per seat, per site, per project, open-source, free, shareware, etc> Description: <include a general introduction, the comprehensiveness of the tool, ease of use, why you use UML (just to document, to heavily design for multiple developers, etc), anything else you think is important> How Long: <how long you've been using the tool - eg: 2 years> How Often: <every project, only large projects, once every now-and-then...> How Many: <multi-developer teams using it? just you?> Pros: <what's good about it?> Cons: <what's a pain-in-the-arse> Notes: <does it tie in directly with other tools (incl. LabVIEW)? Anything that doesn't fit in the other categories>

Please post the VI you're using, as well as some of the data you've acquired to help us diagnose your problem more easily.

Hi Gatto and welcome to LAVA! Have a look around - we've got a Knowledge Base, LabVIEW FAQ, Code Repository, Forums - plenty to keep you entertained Feel free to not only use the resources, but add your own for others to benefit!

Yeah - but the runtime engine is tied to the technology that you're using, and not the application you're creating Have you tried Pete Parente's Webcam Driver? It's a little experiment he did years ago, and might be good enough for what you're trying to do.

<p> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value=" </param> <embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object> </p><br>That is indeed pretty freaking cool - I can picture Roomba wars: two guys with Wii remotes on either side of a botwars stadium, battling it out. If you can get access to the other controls (buttons, etc), then teh Wii remote could be the botwars controller of the future...

Jim Kring is an extremely highly respected member of the LabVIEW community at large, and (no offense) you have yet to proove yourself. I strongly suggest you take a step back, take a deep humbling breath, follow his advice, and try again with a clean slate...

You might want to remind me of this post when your performance review comes around

:thumbup: That's awesome! (If you've got a few bucks left over at the end of the year, you could always - every bit helps )

I just got this in the mail since we had our NI-Week 2006 BBQ there - I thought I'd pass it along Download File:post-181-1166893234.pdf

Post the data and the code you've tried to help us to help you

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You can open the image files you have using the graphics VIs that come with LabVIEW, and then display them in a picture indicator. I still think where getting hung up on the hardware here: are you using a separate video card to dispplay your extended desktop? If you really really don't want to do that, you can always get a video generator from NI (a lot more $ than an extra VGA card, but they work perfectly), but I'm not convinced that's what you need. Can you describe what it is your actually trying to do? Rather than saying "I want to display an image on a screen", tell us about the project from a higher level...

:thumbup: Great idea!

If the form factor's important, google "Shuttle PC". I've never had any experience with them, but have heard good reports.

Spoken like a true gentleman That said, I'm really looking forward to the next ashes series since Warnie's on his way out. I've always enjoyed his on field talent far more than his off field stupidity, but I'm looking forward to seeing some younger players into the Australian side...

The LAVA Certified Team is looking for community dedicated LabVIEW superstars who would like to help out the LAVA world. The LAVA Certified Team are the backbone of the LAVA Code Repository, working together to build the community. One important part of the position is to assign and assess LAVA Code Repository submissions to strict requirements, so sound LabVIEW knowledge and a deep sense for coding style is required. On average, being a member of the LAVA Certified Team only takes up 15 minutes a week, so why not become involved? If you're interested, please PM me directly.

Awww crap! I'd forgotten all about that! thanks Mark Ummmm errr, I'm sure if was just some random member of the LAVA Certified team

Maybe the 5th dimension will help?

Can you hear her now?

I did hear that, although I listen to the BBC World Service on National Public Radio at night.

Does anyone know of an easy method to get some sort of reference to a VI's icon? I'm not talking about the generic "I'm-a-VI" one you see from your OS, but the actual icon you create when you make your VIs. I know that I can get it from the VI's binary, but I'd much prefer loading it from a VI reference and displaying it in a picture control or the like, but I can't find an appropriate property... PS: actually, it'd be kind of cool if someone wrote some code that gets the subVI's icon from its' binary for the Code Repository...

It's funny - I sometimes feel like I should be putting [W] at the start of my topic titles I'm using the LabVIEW Context Help window in my built application to guide users around my GUI, but I'd like to to stop floating. I've tried using the VI below - it finds the right window (you've got to put "Context Help" in as the window name to get the window handle hWnd), but it doesn't change the floating property (which, as this MSDN entry suggests, would never have worked anyway). Has anyone got any ideas? Download File:post-181-1166572788.vi

I think that'd be unmanageable and, frankly, unnecessary. Having a full bug list for a product as large as LabVIEW would be enormous - especially since you'd need to include all those piddly-little cosmetic issues. By the time you looked all the way through the list to find if your bug is known, a new version of LabVIEW would be out Note: I'm not trying to say that LabVIEW is full of bugs - really I'm not - I'm saying that a large and dynamic application that's in constant development cycles is always going to have a long list of "to-do" items, some of which are never reached...