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  1. LCOD is essentially elaborate functional (LV2-style) globals that use an enum-controlled state-machine (commands... i.e. methods, property get/set commands) that can be used for data hiding and auto-initialization (1st call, invalid refnums, etc).

    I think that comparing LCOD and GOOP is like comparing apples and oranges. Sure, both methods allow you to encapsulate data in a private way, but I can't see a way of instansiating objects using the LCOD method, which (for me at least) is the main reason to use OO (that's where the scalability comes in - check out this for an introduction). There's also several other benefits to OO, inlcuding the ability to use inheritance from parent classes, etc... That said, many (but not all) GOOP engines use LCODs in their object repositories, so you could argue that OO extends the LCOD paradigm even further...

  2. I agree. I was particularly impressed with the realistic space dogfighting. No more banking your spacecraft to turn etc.

    ...and the sounds of battle were really really quiet - I appreciate that sort of detail.

  3. So, and this the reason of this topic: Why theres is a LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office and not for OpenOffice.org.

    Because of demand - if enough people want the OpenOffice toolkit and it produces enough of a ROI, then I'm sure NI would consider it. I just don't think there are enough people that are using both OpenOffice AND LabVIEW to make it worth their financial while. That said, there's nothing stopping you from writting such a toolkit - in fact, if you need help, it could be an appropriate OpenG project.

  4. That's why they sell it in Germany as "Fosters - Famous Australian Beer". Nobody want's to drink it @ home => they have to sell it somewhere else.

    By the way, crelf do you live in Australia /if yes: where?

    cheers,l

    CB

    Not that I'm standing up for Fosters (no fair dinkum Aussie would ever do that :) ), I have had it in the USA and the recipe is certainly different - still not great, but much better that the brew at home (then again, maybe I was spoilt for choices in Australia). My beer of choice in Oz is Toohey's Old, and my beer of choice in the USA is Shiner Bock (when I can get it) - they're very similar.

    I'm not in Oz at the moment - I grew up in the bush here, and spent most of my professional life here, but now I'm here working for them.

  5. Is it just an American Urban Legend or is/was there an Aussie saying that, "I'm so thirsty I'd drink water..." ?

    Can't say I've ever known an Aussie that thirsty! Yes, that saying is used a lot, often in variations like: "I'm so thirsty I'd drink Fosters" or "I'm so thirsty I'd drink yank beer" ;)

  6. G'Day jdebuhr and welcome! I think you'll find a lot of really useful stuff here on LAVA (if you're not into visiting the site every day, there's an excellent RSS component for Outlook that you can get - more info here). You'll also notice that we have a bit of fun right here in the LAVA lounge too. I'm in Farmington Hills (not far from Detroit), so if you're ever over this way, be sure to hit me up for a :beer: or two!

  7. For the higher numbers (just some of them, not all, yeech) couldn't we use scripting to make a sparse ring with just a hundred or so at a range? I'm not at a LV 8 machine right now or I'd try something.

    I don't know how valuable that would be - I'm more than happy with the little 113 element version, as if what I'm looking for is way above that, then I'm probably going to find it in the LabVIEW help and just wire in an I32 anyway. That said, it does improve code readability...

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