TobyD

QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 16 2009, 11:36 AM) You could call SHFileOperation from shell32.dll with the FOF_ALLOWUNDO flag set, but it wants a custom data structure type as an argument so it would not be a trivial task.

QUOTE (malentina @ Jan 16 2009, 10:35 AM) QUOTE (malentina) I'm sorry I had a finger error, but the complete message is ready. No Problem, I just couldn't resist - It looks like your original post got overwritten by your last one so I copied it here.

QUOTE (malentina @ Jan 16 2009, 10:35 AM) QUOTE (malentina) I'm sorry I had a finger error, but the complete message is ready. No Problem, I just couldn't resist - It looks like your original post got overwritten by your last one so I copied it here.

QUOTE (Dan DeFriese @ Jan 16 2009, 10:14 AM) Yes! A very important part of the style guidelines.

QUOTE (Dan DeFriese @ Jan 16 2009, 10:14 AM) Yes! A very important part of the style guidelines.

QUOTE (malentina @ Jan 16 2009, 09:46 AM) Hello!

QUOTE (malentina @ Jan 16 2009, 09:46 AM) Hello!

QUOTE (loserboy @ Jan 15 2009, 02:17 PM) Apparently there used to be a "G Toolbox" that contained a vi called "Delete Plus.vi" that had the option to delete to the recycle bin. Does anyone have this vi/toolbox? Was it released under a license that allows it to be given away?

QUOTE (zmarcoz @ Jan 16 2009, 08:51 AM) Congratulations! :thumbup: The CLD is less about what to study and more about learning good coding style and being able to do it quickly. That only comes with practice and discipline in always following the style guidelines. Definitely get familiar with the 3 sample exams (Car Wash, Traffic Light and Security System). They are a good indicator of the difficulty level of the CLD exam and the type of problem they might ask you to solve. If you cannot comfortably complete the sample exams in 4 hours then don't waste your money on the real thing. My exam, although similar in difficulty level to the sample exams, was much longer than any of the three. It had more requirements to implement and I was barely able to finish in time. -Toby

QUOTE (zmarcoz @ Jan 16 2009, 08:51 AM) Congratulations! :thumbup: The CLD is less about what to study and more about learning good coding style and being able to do it quickly. That only comes with practice and discipline in always following the style guidelines. Definitely get familiar with the 3 sample exams (Car Wash, Traffic Light and Security System). They are a good indicator of the difficulty level of the CLD exam and the type of problem they might ask you to solve. If you cannot comfortably complete the sample exams in 4 hours then don't waste your money on the real thing. My exam, although similar in difficulty level to the sample exams, was much longer than any of the three. It had more requirements to implement and I was barely able to finish in time. -Toby

QUOTE (crelf @ Jan 15 2009, 08:25 AM) QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 15 2009, 09:32 AM) http://numptyphysics.garage.maemo.org/' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">Numpty Physics is similar, one difference being that it's free (as in pizza). Looks like fun. I'll have to check this out more when I get home.

QUOTE (crelf @ Jan 15 2009, 08:25 AM) QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 15 2009, 09:32 AM) http://numptyphysics.garage.maemo.org/' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">Numpty Physics is similar, one difference being that it's free (as in pizza). Looks like fun. I'll have to check this out more when I get home.

QUOTE (george seifert @ Jan 14 2009, 11:10 AM) I like Ton's idea of a list box. That's becoming more and more popular in programs. Look at the LabVIEW options screen to see how it handles multiple screens of information QUOTE (Ton @ Jan 14 2009, 11:18 AM) I found a GUI that doesn't reorder the tab rows: Firefox. Where at? My web page tabs start to scroll horizontally if I open too many and I didn't see any options screens with multiple rows of tabs.

QUOTE (george seifert @ Jan 14 2009, 11:10 AM) I like Ton's idea of a list box. That's becoming more and more popular in programs. Look at the LabVIEW options screen to see how it handles multiple screens of information QUOTE (Ton @ Jan 14 2009, 11:18 AM) I found a GUI that doesn't reorder the tab rows: Firefox. Where at? My web page tabs start to scroll horizontally if I open too many and I didn't see any options screens with multiple rows of tabs.

QUOTE (Gary Rubin @ Jan 14 2009, 08:00 AM) I've never really liked it, but every GUI that I've ever seen has the row with the selected tab move to the front row so I'd stick with that (everyone else does it so it must be OK...right?).

QUOTE (djolivet @ Jan 14 2009, 04:42 AM) That's very cool. I didn't know about that feature :thumbup:

QUOTE (ned @ Jan 14 2009, 04:38 AM) I noticed the same thing a while ago and then promptly forgot look into it more. The other issue is if you run "diagram cleanup" it ends up hiding a bunch of wires and doing weird things.

QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 14 2009, 02:46 AM) I couldn't agree more. Go through the entire test. If you know the answer is correct, mark it and move on. If you come to a question that you are unsure about, mark it for review and move on. Don't waste too much time the first time through. On your second pass start marking your best guess. My advice: if you are only getting 26/40 on the sample exam then you are not ready for the real thing. The good news is that you still have some time. Spend time going through the sample exam many times. I think if you pass the sample exam you are not allowed to take it again, so sign up for multiple accounts at ni.com if you have to (or fail on purpose). If there is a question you are unsure about, capture a screenshot of it so you can spend some time looking up the correct answer and/or coding it after you complete the exam. I found the real exam to be quite similar to the sample exam - I would say the sample exam is your best study tool. Good Luck! Let us know how it goes. -Toby

QUOTE (blitzkrieg @ Dec 14 2008, 10:49 AM) Sorry, somehow I missed this post. Do you still need help or did you figure out what was going on? -Toby

QUOTE (PaulG. @ Jan 13 2009, 12:59 PM) You must have a story to go along with this one

QUOTE (shoneill @ Jan 13 2009, 01:49 AM) Ha Ha . That was going to be my comment and then I saw that you beat me to it. Everyone was complaining that they lost frames per second in their games when they switched from Windows 98se to XP and that they needed twice as much memory to make things run smooth. Not to mention the 1.5 GB install size requirement !!!

QUOTE (RalcoBe @ Jan 13 2009, 03:07 AM) A Taser is battery powered and it can produce over 100,000 volts! Make sure your remote control doesn't have any anti-tampering circuitry built in :ninja:

I passed the test and added Certified TestStand Developer to my title! :thumbup: Yay me! -Toby

QUOTE (PhattieM @ Jan 5 2009, 12:39 PM) With any subVI, the data on the outputs is not available until the subVI completes execution. If you are running a while loop inside the subvi, the output terminal will not be updated until the while loop finishes and the subVI returns. This subVI will also block dataflow on the line it exists on until it completes execution. If you post your code someone can probably recommend another method to get the job done.

I spent quite a bit of time going through the online exam. I grabbed a screenshot of each question and pasted it into a word doc - then I was able to go through each one and really understand the question/answer. In many cases I would actually code the question in LabVIEW and watch it run. This really helped in understanding auto-indexing and array manipulation. Each time you take the online exam the questions are different, so go through it a few times to get a good sample. Unfortunately I can't find the document I created. A couple of people have asked for it. It would probably violate all sorts of copyright laws to post it here anyway. Good Luck! Toby