Launch Root Actor from Project Context

[JW-JnJ]

I would like the ability to launch a root actor to test without creating a new VI for each new actor I want to test. This has the added benefit of not having to search for your launcher VI in a sea of open VIs and project items.

This could just call the launch root actor with the clicked actor and set it to visible.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

This feels like a bad idea to me. You're asking LV IDE to create a launcher VI in the user space that isn't under user control. Not something I advocate doing. Then this VI would (presumably) be deleted when it stops running.

I can see where you're coming from, but some association between the launcher VI and the actor VI seems like a better idea to me.

Anyone else in the community have thoughts on this? I don't want to decline this idea immediately, but it makes me nervous.

[JW-JnJ]

I was picturing one of two things:

1. The script just calling "Launch Root Actor.vi". I'm unsure of all of the repercussions of this, but I had assumed the launching script would run to completion due to asynchronous calling.
2. Searching for a "Launch Actor.vi" and calling it. If not, creating it, then calling it.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Oh. Hm... yeah... I can see how that might work. I had in my head that the launcher needed to stay around, but we don't even need the launcher VI.

[Darren]

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