Documentation and HTML printout feature

[TG]

Need a quick info on the Documentation feature in LV

When printing the VI there are many options that would (supposedly) provide an HTML file with the VI terminals and descriptions of controls etc..

That kind of thing. Something simple to get some documentation going.

Q is anyone know why it does not appeare to show the control descriptions?

(Annoying to se those error terminals and nothing else in descriptions)

Or is it more likely I am just not getting it?

Should I read the manual on this one?

John

[Ton Plomp]

Sorry John,

not so quick.

Are you programmatically printing? or manually?

Ton

[TG]

QUOTE(tcplomp @ May 7 2007, 01:00 PM)

Sorry John,

not so quick.

Are you programmatically printing? or manually?

Ton

Appreciate tcplomp

Good thinking.

Actually I am not connected to a printer. I have not tried making the files on the one rig I have with a printer driver.

I was using the HTML feature so I wasn't thinking it was needed.

Could it be that not having a printer would disable certain parts of the HTML file feature?

Regards

[Ton Plomp]

No, that's not what I meant.

Are you using code to print, or manual via File>>Print

Ton

[TG]

QUOTE(tcplomp @ May 7 2007, 01:40 PM)

No, that's not what I meant.

Are you using code to print, or manual via File>>Print

Ton

Sorry didnt' understand.

A Simple file save to HTML file in the print dialog of the VI.

The thing I am finding is that some of "my" controls get descriptions and most do not, for reasons

unknown to me.

Regards

[Ton Plomp]

Could you post a VI + (zipped) HTML

Ton

[Mellroth]

QUOTE(John Rouse @ May 7 2007, 04:09 PM)

The thing I am finding is that some of "my" controls get descriptions and most do not, for reasons

Hi John,

have you checked the print properties?

There is a drop-down menu that allows you to select if only connected controls should be printed (see picture below).

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/J

[TG]

Thanks JFM

YEp

Did everything I could think of and tried to see it it helped.

Thing is the controls exist just fine but the descriptions seem to be blanked out for most of them.

I tried entering the documentation info in the control instance on the VI's front panel and saving the VI.

I Also Tried changing it to a control and then later a type def and then a strict type def just sto see if it

would work.

I just know its something silly so I'll go ahead and post a VI here. Perhaps it will expose something not obvious.

brb thanks

I got it working fine on a VI outside my project using your selections so there is some help to your answer. At least a lead..

thx still woring on it...

[TG]

I found it is not so easy to supply a VI regarding this issue because the one I wanted to upload had many dependencies and the one I

was going to use worked fine

It Turns out Controls on a FP that are linked to Enumerated type definitions will not document properly in HTML printout feature.

They must be disconnected first (I have no idea why)

:headbang:

Im angry at my (less than stellar) troubleshooting skills because it took me at least two hours to isolate this.

I think there are other issues remaining but if disconnecting makes it work I'll use it and move on.

(just don't actually save the VI LOL)

Nevertheless, thanks for the tip JFM and I do appreciate the attempt to help tcplomp

[Michael Aivaliotis]

QUOTE(John Rouse @ May 7 2007, 02:12 PM)

It Turns out Controls on a FP that are linked to Enumerated type definitions will not document properly in HTML printout feature.

They must be disconnected first (I have no idea why)

I would say this is a bug. Report it to NI.