dannyt

so funny that's a great video

Hey Cat,

congratulation it will be 1000 before you know it

Seems this is a known problem that was fixed in later updates (allegedly).

Load Error code 3

I have tried to open the VI in LabVIEW 2010 running with patch f2 and I get the same error, I suggest you raise a CAR with NI that the problem still exists in 2010 and patch f2

Dannyt

Congrats!

I'm in constant awe before the people who volunteer to be on stage. Don't know if I could myself.

I think I was half asleep when I said yes, now I am awake it not so good, still people will either be interest or not

:star::star:

Oh Thank you LORDS OF LAVA LOL's

My Portal returns, I can now happily travel through time again.

Seriously guys thanks for that, I for one appreciate it :beer_mug:

Dannyt

I think you are all missing the point.

The OP was questioning the difference between global variables and shared variables in a single process system. In fact. The argument against global variables is exactly the same for SV's (SV's are "SUPER global variables). SV's have a network feature and that is the only reason people (should?) use them (but they have limitations that make them unusable in some applications.). They were designed for real-time targets but moved over to mainstream labvVew as an "easy" network comms.

Thanks for all the replies as always.

Shaun, cheers that was the way I was leaning on this, I just wanted to see if I was missing something, I have seem more general chatter about them of late.

I have not had to do any network LabVIEW to LabVIEW programming yet in and if I do I suspected I my take a lot more serious look at them them.

cheers

Hi All,

Sorry for maybe a silly question, but I was reading another thread here talking about shared variables and I starting thinking and not for the first time, are they any different, well any better than Global Variables in principle.

I understand that unlike Global Variables they have a lot more functionality, but do they not share the same problem of over use and breaking of Data Flow issues especially when used in Single-Process Shared Variable Case.

I would be interested in people's comments

cheers

Dannyt

HI,

I am interested if having the Portal link and view, causes any extra support work or maintenance for the Site Administration team. If it does then I can understand the reason for the poll on this, it would only be worth putting back if a substantial number of people used it.

However if the View provided by that links does not add to the Admin Teams work, could the few who want it to stay not still have it anyway ?

cheers

Danny

(missing the Portal link )

Hi,

I may be going mad this morning but I cannot see the Portal link any more. This was the main view I used on Lava to see what was going down. Is it's removal intentional ?

cheers

Dannyt

My own creation.

I thought if /f I really must go to all the effort of downloading, installing, activating and navigating the script stuff. I might as well have some fun

Hi Shaun,

I do understand where you are coming form, honest I do. I just think spending the 2 days to script up something that will then save you two weeks over the coming year as you do the same thing again and again is a good think to do.

Still I am happy to agree to disagree and I will cease now :-)

Danny

I'm sure (as we've seen) people that create product will use scripting (the same way that a programmer will use more memory if more is available). But as it cannot be deployed it remains a feature that I (not being a tool developer) could have, quite happily, lived without . Tool developers, however, love it to death because it is the only way they can exist. It has opened up a 3rd party business where previously there was none and, previously, non-NI add-ons and tools were petty much free (this being a cultural change rather than a technological one) .I just find it really hard to get excited about scripting:P

Sorry Shaun, but I also totally disagree with you on this. The Scripting Tools are something that will be of use to ALL LabVIEW developers and I strongly encourage all developers to play with them and not be afraid of them.

Surly we ALL develop "Tools", in some way, they are the things that on a daily basis make our job of developing a "Product" easier, quicker and in many cases more reliable.

When I programmed in C and Perl on Unix I used things like 'grep' and 'awk' and other stuff all the time, I wrote my own scripts that used these basic Unix commands to do things for me that (as I said above) were quicker and more reliable than I could do by hand. Most people who write in text based languages are totally familiar with the concept of knocking up a little script to do some regular task in an automated manor, that is what being a programmer is about.

I use LabVIEW to create Production Test Software that we use in manufacturing to test our products. However I use scripting in a number of different ways, I using scripting to help so that I can automatically create LabVIEW executable builds, I use scripting to help auto-generate and populate a LabVIEW function Global we use. This reads some specification files our product engineers generate. I could use scripting to help auto-generate some documentation of our system, the list of possible uses is endless.

The LabVIEW IDE can not be deployed but I still find it very useful

Dannyt

I am getting the above RTM from a build - I have never seen those characters before in the RTM.

All I am doing is a basic build - new project, single VI with a single control, no custom RTM, EXE build spec with default settings.

Have tried reboot PC, but still the same - it looks like something has become corrupt?

I have no idea !

Cheers

-JG

Sorry if I am suggesting the obvious here, especially to a man of your experience, but is this not an inevitable result based on your previous post about the "No supported languages installed" or have you sorted that one out already ?

Dannyt

Hi

Select File -> VI Properties menu option, then from the drop down like select the Window Appearance option. I suspect that for your two example VI's the setting is Custom, and in the Customize.. options the buttons you want are disabled.

You could either alter the Customize options or maybe just select Default instead.

It would generally be a good idea to read the Help covering the "windows Appearance Properties Page" and have a play with the setting on these pages you will find them very useful as time goes on hope this helps

Dannyt

EDIT Dash beaten by one minute

Hi,

Is it possible to mute the master volume of the system using this method?

Thanks,

Sharon

Do not know why, but this seemed a fun thing to try

So I have been playing this this off and on. I now have a VI that toggles the sound mute button, it works fine in edit highlight mode but is a little unpredictable when not highlighted, would need to play around and put a few waits in place. I am sure some LabVIEW purists will come up with a better solution

sound_mute_toggle.vi

Hi Again... it appears your heading down a road I've been before on more than one occasion!

The way I launched Audio Properties was to use ShellExec and the command line "control mmsys.cpl" - this launches the Sound control panel.

Shaun

You just beat me to the punch there Shaun , I was going to say the same thing. As an added extra here is a list of other useful control Panel app names

Just remember that you need to type control and then the applet’s name!

Accessibility Options

access.cpl

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools

admintools

Automatic Updates

wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Properties

bthprops.cpl

Control Panel

panel

Desktop Properties

desktop

Desktop Appearances Properties

color

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Fastfind Properties

findfast.cpl

Firewall Properties

firewall.cpl

Fonts Folder

fonts

Game Controllers

joy.cpl

Infrared Properties

infrared

Internet Options

inetcpl.cpl

iSCSI Initiator

iscsicpl.cpl

Java Control Panel

jpicpl32.cpl

Keyboard Properties

main.cpl keyboard

Licensing Mode

liccpa.cpl

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Network Connections

ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard

netsetup.cpl

ODBC Properties

odbccp32.cpl

Power Options

powercfg.cpl

Printers Folder

printers

Regional and Language Options

intl.cpl

Scanners and Camera Properties

sticpl.cpl

Schedule Tasks

schedtasks

Sound and Audio Devices

mmsys.cpl

Stored Passwords

keymgr.cpl

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

Telephone and Modem Properties

telephon.cpl

Time and Date Settings

timedate.cpl

User Accounts

nusrmgr.cpl

User Accounts Advances

userpasswords2

User Passwords

userpasswords

Windows Security Center

wscui.cpl

Wireless Link

irprops.cpl

Damn the finances! I feel so bad missing out on all the fun I decided to sell my children into slavery to pay for next year. (According to them that would be a step up in social status...) How far in advance does NI schedule NI Week? I figure if I book my reservations now there's less chance of me backing out.

Oh you must have a post up for that one , I really know how you feel. I think it would be a great event to be at, but hell do you think LabVIEW 2011 will be a revolutionary as 2010 ?

Hell I cannot even join in with the "Summer of LabVIEW" Webcasts being run in the UK as for some reason I am unable to join the events, event though I can watch on demand and all the "test you connection" stuff passes OK.

Dannyt

Hi guys, currently I face a problem.

Which is regarding the timestamp. I trying to get the timestamp in hh:mm:ss form.

And I managed to get that, however there is a Am/pm behind the time.

Is there any way to remove it ?

Because one of my computer have the am/pm behind the time. However, another computer doesn't.

Hope you guys could help me out on this. Thanks.

Hi,

It is always worth putting a small snippet of code with your questions, just help people see what you are really after.

You need to look at the Format Date / Time String Vi on the Timing Pallet, this will allow you to format a Time Stamp input in whatever format you want, 24 hour clock or 12 hour clock with or without an AM / PM addition

From the LabVIEW help

Format Date/Time String

Format Date/Time String

Displays a time stamp value or a numeric value as time in the format you specify using time format codes. Time format codes include the following: %a (abbreviated weekday name), %b (abbreviated month name), %c (locale-specific date/time), %d (day of month), %H (hour, 24-hour clock), %I (hour, 12-hour clock), %m (month number), %M (minute), %p (a.m./p.m. flag), %S (second), %x (locale-specific date), %X (locale-specific time), %y (year within century), %Y (year including century), and %<digit>u (fractional seconds with <digit> precision).

hope this helps, if you want an example just ask

Dannyt

Hi

I was looking in the Toolkit list and I could not see and entry for the internet Toolkit, am I just missing it or is it no longer supported ?

cheers

Dannyt

OK I found a link to it toolkits for eval

If the info is not available then maybe if the entire dialog (rather than just the info) was automated/included in the API; e.g. a parameter that was: Popup Status Window During Build = TRUE; then that would be easier to use in a custom build process?

Maybe a post for the Idea Exchange??

HI Just added you some Kudos for the comment above. If you post it into the Idea Exchange, I would vote it up

cheers

Danny

BTW, you might not want to uninstall VIPM, yet. VIPM 2010 is going to be released soon and I have a feeling that you won't be able to live without it (because it's super awesome and will revolutionize the way we all share LabVIEW tools and add-ons)

-Jim

Jim,

It can never be said you are one to undersell :-)

Simple idea that would help me

Close Other VI's

No much more to say than the title really.

Many thanks for the upgrade

cheers

Danny