Michael Aivaliotis Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 1 2008, 04:30 PM) [JG starts counting down the days until DevSuite arrives] Why count down the days? ftp://evalftp86:LabV13w86@ftp.ni.com/LabVIEW_86_E.exe' target="_blank">Download LabVIEW 8.6 here. Just use your current SN. Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 So sad... "SuperFunkyPrivateSpecialSecretForumStuff=LAVA" doesn't work anymore. I say we boycott LabVIEW8.6. Quote Link to comment
Omar Mussa Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 1 2008, 04:30 PM) The new of ability of the **NEW** web service looks fantastic and finally no run-time....With the new LabVIEW Web server, you can deploy VIs as Web services, which you invoke via a request from a client using standard HTTP. Unlike options such as LabVIEW remote panels and shared variables, the clients you build to communicate with a deployed VI do not require the LabVIEW run-time engine, which means you can use any Web-based client technology, including common languages such as HTML, JavaScript, and Adobe Flash. This is cool! I've been looking at the examples and I have one question for anyone else on the bleeding edge... I can't for the life of me figure out why the 'Weather' data service data output renders into an html table but the 'LV Queue Server' renders straight XML. Is there something I'm missing? I want to display the raw XML output from the Weather example in my browser, I don't want an html output. Is it because the weather service is using shared variables? Is it because the variables are in a library? I don't get it. QUOTE (Omar Mussa @ Aug 1 2008, 10:19 PM) I can't for the life of me figure out why the 'Weather' data service data output renders into an html table but the 'LV Queue Server' renders straight XML. I actually found out something useful from an NI webcast :thumbup: So I'm posting the link to it here: http://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-810 (the solution to my problem is in this webcast) ... ok just in case you're too lazy, there is an option under 'Source Files' and the only way to get there is via the 'Configure' button on the 'Source Files' tab in the build rules of the web service. Quote Link to comment
jgcode Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ Aug 2 2008, 08:24 AM) Why count down the days? ftp://evalftp86:LabV13w86@ftp.ni.com/LabVIEW_86_E.exe' target="_blank">Download LabVIEW 8.6 here.Just use your current SN. Ok...you have twisted my arm Downloading now.... Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 2 2008, 11:16 AM) Ok...you have twisted my arm Downloading now.... Anybody succesfully installed LV 8.6? I can't I get the following error: QUOTE Cannot install NI LabVIEW 8.6 (incompatible with products already installed) NI Measurement & Automation Explorer 4.5 (incompatible with products already installed) I don't know why (the incompatible software isn't mentioned :headbang: Ton Quote Link to comment
Omar Mussa Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (Ton @ Aug 2 2008, 05:53 AM) Anybody succesfully installed LV 8.6?I can't I get the following error: I don't know why (the incompatible software isn't mentioned :headbang: Ton I had the same issue :thumbdown: . The only way I got around it was by installing LabVIEW on a virtual machine that had no other NI products installed. Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (Omar Mussa @ Aug 2 2008, 04:32 PM) I had the same issue :thumbdown: . The only way I got around it was by installing LabVIEW on a virtual machine that had no other NI products installed. I have the problem the other way around. All my labview versions are virtualized using Altiris SVS. Works OK (some versions must be auto-start). I can't get 8.6 installed under SVS or directly in the OS. Is this the end of the NI-multi installer? Ton Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (Ton @ Aug 2 2008, 07:53 AM) Anybody succesfully installed LV 8.6? Yep - no problems here... Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (crelf @ Aug 2 2008, 06:36 PM) Yep - no problems here... I managed to install LV 8.6 on my home computer with (only) LV 8.5.1 installed. I have no NI device drivers installed. Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 No problems here. I have 7.1, 8.2 and 8.5.1. I decided not to install the drivers. Perhaps that helped? Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 QUOTE (sachsm @ Aug 1 2008, 01:45 PM) Anybody know if the new RT I/O variables will have an API associated with them to allow programmatic access by name? LV 8.6 does not have this support, but this is a common request and being considered by development. Quote Link to comment
BrokenArrow Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 QUOTE (TobyD @ Aug 4 2008, 01:02 PM) ....I'm running Vista so I had to run the updater that NI released so my system wouldn't BSOD during the install. Toby, what's the "updater" and where did you get it? QUOTE (TobyD @ Aug 4 2008, 01:02 PM) Side Note: Any thoughts on the "cleanup block diagram" button? ....... I'm just glad they started it. Like any new piece of code, it'll just get better as the new releases come out. PCB and Schematic capture programs have been doing this for decades, so it's about time for LabVIEW. A zoom-in would be nice too. Also.. how far back will 8.6 save? to 8.5? 8.2? 8.0? Quote Link to comment
TobyD Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 QUOTE (BrokenArrow @ Aug 5 2008, 11:08 AM) Toby, what's the "updater" and where did you get it?Also.. how far back will 8.6 save? to 8.5? 8.2? 8.0? The updater is at the end of this http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/rdvbsi' target="_blank">knowledge base article. LV 8.6 will save back to 8.0 Quote Link to comment
b_subhasis Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Hi, I have installed LabVIEW v8.6 PDS.Thought Hi Everybody, Have installed LabVIEW 8.6.In spite of my limited understanding of Advanced Progrmaming ,I thought of having a look at a few upgrades. I had also seen that the update in the function "In Range and Coerce—Supports the fixed-point data type", but detailed help still says "Note :You cannot use this function with fixed-point numbers" (Havent tried validating it) Have attached a pdf "A few updated features in LabVIEW 8.6.pdf", where in i have added snapshots of the features. Might be useful for a quick grahical view of a few upgrades. Download File:post-7061-1218006832.pdf Thanks, Subhasis Quote Link to comment
AnalogKid2DigitalMan Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 LV 8.6 Known Issues (so soon?) http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7324 Quote Link to comment
Phillip Brooks Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 QUOTE (AnalogKid2DigitalMan @ Aug 6 2008, 10:40 AM) LV 8.6 Known Issues (so soon?) I suspect these are carry-over known issues from < 8.6 or found during beta trials but not fixed for the released version... Quote Link to comment
djolivet Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 The support page (LV 8.6 Support Page) states that LV 8.6 uses DAQmx 8.7.2. Has anyone found a location to download the new DAQmx? Quote Link to comment
Darren Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 QUOTE (b_subhasis @ Aug 6 2008, 02:26 AM) Have attached a pdf "A few updated features in LabVIEW 8.6.pdf", where in i have added snapshots of the features.Might be useful for a quick grahical view of a few upgrades. I'm glad to see http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7423' target="_blank">Quick Drop made your list. You mention in your document that you can drop the object by pressing 'Enter'. That is true, however, there's another, even faster way to use Quick Drop. After you have typed the shortcut or object name (or typed enough of it that auto-complete has finished it for you), if you click in the VI to dismiss Quick Drop, it will drop the object you selected where you clicked. No 'Enter' necessary, and you can skip the step of having the object on your cursor. I like to call this method 'Super Quick Drop'. -D Quote Link to comment
Val Brown Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 OK, so I've done the download and installed but NONE of my toolkits were installed. Any helpful ideas??? Quote Link to comment
pallen Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 QUOTE (Val Brown @ Aug 6 2008, 03:38 PM) OK, so I've done the download and installed but NONE of my toolkits were installed. Any helpful ideas??? One of the things they've talked up in the release is that all the toolkits are also re-released on the DVD. If you just download LabVIEW without installing the associated toolkits, my guess is it probably won't recognize your previously installed ones. At one of the panels I was at today, someone asked if multiple versions of toolkits will now be supported. The guy running the panel said yes. But did not go into details. Again I'm guessing these multiple "versions" mean you're installing the new toolkits into your 8.6 Folder. I don't think you'll be able to just re-install existing kits into 8.6 as well as where it currently resides...but it might be worth a shot. Otherwise, you'll probably have to uninstall them from your older release and re-install them to 8.6 Which will likely be a problem if you still want to develop or support pre 8.6 code. Quote Link to comment
Neville D Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 QUOTE (Val Brown @ Aug 6 2008, 01:38 PM) OK, so I've done the download and installed but NONE of my toolkits were installed. Any helpful ideas??? Was it a DVD-sized download? It seems the dvd includes everything and the kitchen sink. I usually wait for the package in the mail since LV-RT is never available for download. Neville. Quote Link to comment
Val Brown Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 QUOTE (Neville D @ Aug 6 2008, 02:46 PM) Was it a DVD-sized download? It seems the dvd includes everything and the kitchen sink.I usually wait for the package in the mail since LV-RT is never available for download. Neville. I did the download mentioned here on the forum and it was pretty large (571 MBs) but...Perhaps it isn't the entire DVD but it wasn't clear to me from the download. I'm really hoping to get this done while I'm here at NI Week because I live in Canada (the mail is slow there) and I go on another trip as soon as NI Week is done so, if I don't get it done now, I won't see the upgrade for about 3 weeks. QUOTE (Val Brown @ Aug 6 2008, 02:54 PM) I did the download mentioned here on the forum and it was pretty large (571 MBs) but...Perhaps it isn't the entire DVD but it wasn't clear to me from the download. I'm really hoping to get this done while I'm here at NI Week because I live in Canada (the mail is slow there) and I go on another trip as soon as NI Week is done so, if I don't get it done now, I won't see the upgrade for about 3 weeks. Looks like I'm going to have to download each of the toolkits and install them separately. :thumbdown: Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 The first DVD is 7.2GB (DL)... Quote Link to comment
Val Brown Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Aug 6 2008, 04:25 PM) The first DVD is 7.2GB (DL)... Yeah, I've gotten it all worked out except for the Adaptive Filtering Toolkit. Somehow that doesn't seem to be licensed so... The process was that I did have to download each of the toolkits and then install and activate them sequentially. Quote Link to comment
Antoine Chalons Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 QUOTE (Darren @ Aug 6 2008, 10:03 PM) I'm glad to see http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7423' target="_blank">Quick Drop made your list. You mention in your document that you can drop the object by pressing 'Enter'. That is true, however, there's another, even faster way to use Quick Drop. After you have typed the shortcut or object name (or typed enough of it that auto-complete has finished it for you), if you click in the VI to dismiss Quick Drop, it will drop the object you selected where you clicked. No 'Enter' necessary, and you can skip the step of having the object on your cursor. I like to call this method 'Super Quick Drop'.-D Nice tip Darren :thumbup: , this is the first LV 8.6 occasional nugget . by the way, one question about quick drop - I haven't tried to install LV 8.6 yet - can we customize the key combination to launch it ? Thanks Quote Link to comment
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