Rube Goldberg Code

[Hooovahh]

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JW-JnJ wrote: 

Wouldn't it be better to just bundle all of the objects you want sorted in with the initial cluster?

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That's one method, and honestly I'm not sure which I prefer.  From a readability stand point I think the OpenG method makes more readable code.  And from development time I think the OpenG method is faster to write, and takes less clicks.  From an execution stand point I'm sure the OpenG method is slower.  

One reuse function this exercise did make me think about writing, is a VI that sorts an array of cluster, based on an element in that cluster.  Because sure some times I have two 1D arrays one of string one of double.  But some times I have a 1D array of cluster, which contains two scalar elements a string and a double.  And a reuse VI could be written that sorts that array of cluster based on the scalar data.

[Hooovahh]

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@Hooovahh wrote:

One reuse function this exercise did make me think about writing, is a VI that sorts an array of cluster, based on an element in that cluster...And a reuse VI could be written that sorts that array of cluster based on the scalar data.

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Because the sort 1D array doesn't work on a variant, or on a cluster where the first element is is a variant, this would have to be done using an XNode.  Still possible if someone feels like a fun exercise.

Edit: nevermind I think you could do it with variants for the common data types.

[altenbach]

To calculate a mathematically simple (1220 * (x+1)) scalar output from a scalar input, we apparently need a FOR loop and briefly create an array. (seen here)

[RavensFan]

Let's keep a history of waveforms in an array the hardway by storing in a shift register with 30 element history, and then building them all up into a 1-D array every iteration.

Seen here.

 

[altenbach]

Brief review of boolean logic:

What is the output as a function of the error status?

 

(seen here)

[Hornless.Rhino]

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@altenbach wrote:

Brief review of boolean logic:

What is the output as a function of the error status?

 

(seen here)

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Are we to assume that the shown case is the one one that is firing with the case structure?

[altenbach]

I was talking about the output of the function, not of the case structure. 🙂

[altenbach]

(seen here)

To do some calculations on a 2D array, my first idea would probably not be to create an excel report from it, then use the report generation to apply some formulas to the excel file, followed by reading out the new data.

[altenbach]

(seen here)

A flatt sequence, a while loop, 37 disconnected boolean indicators, 1369 boolean diagram constants,  1379 local variables, a stop button, and 37 identical delays!

Wow! Just wow! (Yes, this is just a small section of the code!)

 

[AnthonyDeVries]

I always wonder.... didn't the person who created this ever think:  "There has to be a better way to do this!?"