Display a Message for a Period of Time Programmatically

[Perry_S]

Overview

This is an example that shows how to have a message box pop up and exit with out having to press OK.

Description

Sometimes when running a VI you might like to see a periodic message pop up to let you know the progress or any other information you need. This activity can become bothersome, especially if you have to press the OK button each time. Here is an example that shows how to have a message box pop up and exit with out having to press OK. It can also be put into a sub VI or even be part of you main VI.

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Run the VI.
2. When the window pop up, do nothing and the window will exit after several seconds.

Additional Information or References

VI Snippet

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[Himanshu0128]

Hi All

Is there any way I can display a text message saying ' Total Time taken = ____' and the numeric value is fetched from the 'Total time box' when the Start/stop button is FALSE.

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