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Hey,

I'm creating an application which stores measurements (e.g. temperature) to textfiles (*.txt). I've created a vi wich is able to read these files and shows the information in a WaveFormChart.

I would like to use some kind of button within my main panel (interface.vi) to show this vi, but I don't know how to do this.

Could you help me with this problem, please

Kind regards

Geert Dreuning (School Of Technology Holland)

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I'm not sure if you are referring to embeded panels. I'm assuming you need a standard pop-up VI.

The easiest way to create a pop-up VI panel is to set the VI to open the panel when called and close the panel if originaly closed. See the attached image:

In order to bring up this property window, you must right-click on the icon in the top-right corner of the front panel of the VI you want to make pop-up.

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This topic is very close to my question, so I chose to post here.

I also wish to start a vi for graphing data from within another vi, but in my case the main vi is a loop which must continue to run. I have compiled the second vi and called it with the system exec vi, which does work, but I would much rather leave it as a vi so that when I compile, I will end up with only one exe. I believe that the vi server is what I need to use, but I have had no experience using it. Any help in this area would be appreciated.

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I also wish to start a vi for graphing data from within another vi, but in my case the main vi is a loop which must continue to run.  I have compiled the second vi and called it with the system exec vi, which does work, but I would much rather leave it as a vi so that when I compile, I will end up with only one exe.  I believe that the vi server is what I need to use, but I have had no experience using it.  Any help in this area would be appreciated.

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Here is an image of a diagram that performs a dynamic call:

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I'm not sure if you are referring to embeded panels. I'm assuming you need a standard pop-up VI.

The easiest way to create a pop-up VI panel is to set the VI to open the panel when called and close the panel if originaly closed. See the attached image:

In order to bring up this property window, you must right-click on the icon in the top-right corner of the front panel of the VI you want to make pop-up.

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Could you please show me step by step how to wire this figure in block diagram. I really zero in LV. Thanks. :headbang:

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