GUI for client server system

[vindsan]

I have designed a client server system to cut and copy files from one folder and sent over tcp ip network to another folder. My next step is to design a GUI to control both client and server that does the above. How should I approach that. What are the basic steps. Shouldnt I be creating GUI as a seprate VI and connecting to both client and server. Thanking You. 

[GerdW]

Hi vindsan,

when you need ideas on GUI design for such a tool you should have a look at FileZilla - it basically does the same for FTP transfers…

[vindsan]

Iam not sure, filezilla is another software? I want to create GUI in labview. I have aready designed labview VIs for client server system. I need to develop a labview gui for the client and server system which i created. I am not sure what u just said. Thanking You. 

[crossrulz]

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@vindsan wrote:

Iam not sure, filezilla is another software? I want to create GUI in labview. I have aready designed labview VIs for client server system. I need to develop a labview gui for the client and server system which i created. I am not sure what u just said. Thanking You. 

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Filezilla is another program.  GerdW was suggesting you look at it to get ideas of how to layout your GUI.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Your VIs would already have a GUI. What more do you want? Presumably, the client would run on one computer and the server on another. Why have one VI that combines them?

[vindsan]

Client and server will both run on the same computer. For me the source path is files from the computer and target path is Network Attached Storage device, which will be seen as a network disk in the computer itself. So instead of using both client and server, I just use 1 GUI to transfer data from computer to the Network Attached Storage device . That is what Iam trying to achieve. Thanking You. 

[crossrulz]

Sounds like a simple Tree Control for each folder and then you can use the Drag & Drop events.  Use Copy File to move or copy the file.

[vindsan]

I ve created subvis for the client and server system and put it in the main GUI vi and tried to run it. But the client system and server system is not working as a sub vi. Can anyone suggest something, y its happening like this. I cant  attach all  the files. Remaining one in next. 

[vindsan]

Reamining attachments 

[crossrulz]

1. For future reference, put your files into a zip file first and then post the zip file.  It will make all of our lives simpler.

2. You have a data dependency between your Server and Client, meaning only one will run at a time.  You need to make them run in parallel.

3. As I said before, you can do this with a simple Copy File.