TobyD

I was looking through the new expression flow forums and was suprised that there were already 36 topics. Digging into it I found that there weren't 36 topics but actually far fewer than that. It appears that the number of topics is not being displayed correctly throughout the site.

I'm curious as to why you hide all of this code in a flat sequence structure. Why not use a SubVI? It really impedes readability. I am also getting the error.

QUOTE (pikro @ Mar 17 2008, 01:02 PM) Take a look at the String to Number conversion VIs... http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_03_2008/post-8758-1205786732.png' target="_blank">

QUOTE (Gary Rubin @ Mar 14 2008, 05:52 AM) One of the guys I work with has a 12 year old son who is in some sort of "league". They get the requirements beforehand and then have to program their kit to compete in competition against the other teams. Each team has at least one adult coordinator. I'm not sure who it's all organized through, but it sounded like fun. I'll have to ask him about it next time I see him - he's out today. I know he said there was a team of six year olds, but that it looked like the dads were doing most of the programming in that group .

QUOTE (george seifert @ Mar 10 2008, 04:42 AM) I found this website - I think it might have what you want if you have the time to parse through it... http://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/gaertner/miniball.html You can feed this guys algorithm a series of points and it will generate the minimum encompassing circle. If you compiled his code into a dll you could call it directly from LabVIEW. To find the points use the edge detection functions at multiple points around your odject. The more points you put in the more precise your result will be.

QUOTE (Yen @ Mar 13 2008, 11:56 AM) I am also running IE7 and neither of these images (the image above or the image from the original post) were resized on my machine (1920x1200).

QUOTE (alfa @ Mar 11 2008, 11:47 PM) That sounds a lot like what the great philosopher http://www.answerbag.com/profile/?id=214710' target="_blank">Murph once said... "Anybody can speak wisdom, but only few people are wise" And before you say too much, don't forget... Wise people think all they say; fools say all they think.

QUOTE (LV Punk @ Aug 10 2007, 03:37 AM) I know this is an old thread, but since it was reopened anyway I thought I'd put in my $0.02 about some of the other topics in the thread... I think MS finally got it right with Office 2007. After years of clicking through menus that were 3-4 layers deep looking for the right tool, I can now get to nearly any tool I need in 2 clicks. I think the layout is intuitive and the "learning curve" of the new format was very short. Now that I'm used to it I can produce quality documents in much less time and with less frustration. On another note... when I took the CLD exam I was able to use my Laptop. Because the exam was not offered anywhere close to where I am, one of my local NI reps came to my workplace and proctored the exam for me. I had the monitor, keyboard and mouse that I was used to and LabVIEW was obviously setup just the way I like it (I did have to remove OpenG ). Even so the test was a killer. I'm sure I would not have passed if I was dealing with unfamiliar mouse/keyboard and/or if I had to spend 5 minutes setting up the environment (those 5 minutes were precious).

QUOTE (7J1L1M @ Mar 11 2008, 02:12 PM) It is in the File I/O --> Adv File Function palette... http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_03_2008/post-8758-1205276672.png' target="_blank">

QUOTE (Aristos Queue @ Mar 10 2008, 03:19 PM) I think the auto-tool is great, but I'm new enough to LV that I learned with it. That said, I couldn't survive without the keyboard shortcut that AQ listed or these other 2: Shift + Right Click - brings up the Tool Palette (useful for selecting the paint tool for example) Shift+Control - changes the cursor to the diagram drag tool (not that any of my code requires scrolling around the screen )

QUOTE(Daklu @ Mar 7 2008, 03:03 PM) There is some good info here and here.

QUOTE(george seifert @ Mar 7 2008, 09:59 AM) Hi George, In http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?showtopic=10261&view=findpost&p=42378' target="_blank">your original post you wanted to find the smallest circle that fully encompassed a mass. Now you are trying to solve apollonius. Although similar, an apollonius solution will not necesarily be the smallest circle to encompass your mass. Apollonius requires that the new circle is tangent to all 3 of the other circles, whereas a solution to your original problem only has to be tangent to the "mass" at one point (it may be tangent at many points). Which of these are you actually trying to solve? Or is it both? Either way it's an interesting problem. I thought I had it figured out but the results aren't coming out quite right. I'm sure I messed up the math somewhere - there's a lot to keep track of when you're manipulating those equations. Toby

QUOTE(JDave @ Mar 6 2008, 12:09 PM) I had remembered reading this particular strip on the history page of the official Dilbert website, but I may have done some google bluffing for the original published date. QUOTE(Justin Goeres @ Mar 6 2008, 12:40 PM) Is there a difference? I'm inclined to believe that the sum total of "knowledge" I've gained in the last 5 years consists entirely not of things I have learned, but rather things I have bookmarked after Googling them. P.S. When I was first getting to know my wife, she told me that I'd score big points with her if I could guess why a particular series of concepts were important to her. So I typed them into Google. BAM! The answer was the first hit. "I'm feeling lucky," indeed. I agree, just last night I sucessfuly diagnosed and repaired the EGR valve in a 1988 Buick that I'm still riding around in. I was convinced it was my transmission going out (I don't know a lot about cars) until I started googling my description of the sounds it was making. In the end it cost me less than $100 to do the work myself and I didn't get taken for a new transmission. She's purring like a kitten once again... I don't know how I got by before the internet.

QUOTE(neB @ Mar 6 2008, 09:53 AM) Are you bluffing...

QUOTE(neB @ Mar 6 2008, 06:34 AM) This was one of the original 50 that Scott Adams used in his sydication request package to try to find newspapers who would print his work. It was originally published on May 5th 1989. I couldn't find the actual published version, but here is the version he submitted as part of the package - Hilarious! http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_03_2008/post-8758-1204825183.png' target="_blank">

QUOTE(JDave @ Mar 5 2008, 12:41 PM) Call GetActiveWindow or GetForegroundWindow from user32.dll. Pass the handle into GetWindowText if you want the windows name. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/m...292(VS.85).aspx Toby

QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Mar 4 2008, 02:31 PM) I checked out the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsU3B0W3TMs' target="_blank">youtube video which links to the original posters profile which links to a blog. His/Her name is Robbi from the UK. I've never known a Robbi that was a girl, but I guess stranger things have happened. Who has too much free time now...

Very cool, but I can't help but wonder if the guy who made this has ever had a girlfriend... Some people have way too much free time.

QUOTE(Donald @ Mar 4 2008, 03:44 AM) I would give this a try too. Microsoft tries to scare you away from it - and it could potentialy cause other programs not to work - but I have had good luck with it the past. It will clean out any registry keys that may have been corrupted causing your install to fail.

QUOTE(phillip @ Mar 2 2008, 07:37 PM) I don't know if this will help, but have you seen this thread? It discusses how to capture an image of the desktop to the windows clipboard by simulating the print screen key. I have attached an updated sample VI. Download File:post-8758-1204567862.vi

QUOTE(neB @ Feb 29 2008, 09:17 AM) Just think. After today you only have one more Feb 29th to work!

QUOTE(jasonw @ Feb 28 2008, 03:05 PM) That's a solid first post! Welcome to LAVA :thumbup:

QUOTE(richlega @ Feb 28 2008, 11:18 AM) The answer that seems obvious is "the one near the top", but I agree with Ton. Once the data branches there is no way of knowing the precise execution order of the two parallel branches. Especially in a non deterministic operating system.

QUOTE(Janne @ Feb 25 2008, 11:51 PM) Don't change the resolution of your monitor. Resolution is the number of pixels that your monitor displays (horizontal x vertical). If you change the resolution of your 19" monitor you are displaying 800x600 pixels over 19 inches. If you then cram the same number of pixels down to 9" your controls and indicators will shrink. Leave your 19" monitor at standard resolution (probably 1280x1024) and then do like Yen reccomends. Use a decoration to draw a box on your front panel that is 800 pixels x 600 pixels. As you are drawing the box there is a small tooltip that tells you the size. You will probably find that the measured diagonal of this box is about 9" on your 19" monitor. Develop your front panel to fit inside this box and still have controls that can easily be actuated with a touch screen interface. Now when you move it to the 9" monitor your FP should not be scaled too much.

QUOTE(sara @ Feb 25 2008, 10:43 AM) Based on many of your posts, it seems like you have not yet found the help files. If the "Context Help" window is not already opened, click on Help --> Show Context Help on the menu bar. Now when you hover over the SMTP Send Email.vi some details about the VI will show up in the context help window. If you need more help on the item, click the "Detailed Help" link at the bottom of the context help window and read all about the various connections of the vi you are examining. In this case, the detailed help tells you everything you need to know about the mail server input to this vi. I would really encourage you to try to find the answer on your own before posting here.