Get Path to the Frontmost VI

[Eugen Graf]

Hello, can anybody help. I want to get the path to the frontmost VI if mouse was doubleclicked. Probably my solution will work with an EXE, but it don't work while programming.

Eugen

[shoneill]

QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Aug 16 2007, 10:25 PM)

Hello, can anybody help. I want to get the path to the frontmost VI if mouse was doubleclicked. Probably my solution will work with an EXE, but it don't work while programming.

Eugen

On a side note, AFAIK, if the VIs are in memory (which they'll have to be to be front-most ) you don't need a full path for the "open" command. Just a string of the VI name will do.

Why shouldn't this work while programming? I think it should. Ah. You're building the paths from your "App" instance. While programming, this is LabVIEW itself I believe. In an EXE it's your build program. I think you need to switch paths depending on whether you're running a built program or within the development environment. Or you can just get "All VIs in memory" passing only these strings to the "open" command and forget the path altogether.

Shane.

[orko]

QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Aug 16 2007, 01:25 PM)

Hello, can anybody help. I want to get the path to the frontmost VI if mouse was doubleclicked. Probably my solution will work with an EXE, but it don't work while programming.

Eugen

Your problem might lie in the application reference. In LV8+ they changed some things over and I've been using the VI at vi.lib\Utility\allVIsInMemory.llb\Get User Application Reference.vi to get the app reference for utilities in different app instances (ie: project tools).

[Eugen Graf]

In fact I want to get the reference to the double clicked control.

And NO, GetAllVIsIn Memore gives only VI Names without a full path.

Thanks, Eugen

[Jim Kring]

QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Aug 16 2007, 01:25 PM)

Hello, can anybody help. I want to get the path to the frontmost VI if mouse was doubleclicked. Probably my solution will work with an EXE, but it don't work while programming.

Eugen

Try these green VIs:

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6654

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6655

Cheers,

-Jim

[shoneill]

QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Aug 16 2007, 11:18 PM)

In fact I want to get the reference to the double clicked control.

And NO, GetAllVIsIn Memore gives only VI Names without a full path.

Thanks, Eugen

Yeah, I understand. You don't need a full Path to open a reference to a VI in memory. Once you have the reference open, you can get the path there. I reckon the path is part of your problem.

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6656''>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6656'>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6656

Any reason why this shouldn't do what your original code wanted to do (Differences in output handling excepted)? It works on my 8.2.1 in development mode.

How you get the single control is entirely a different story of course.

Shane.