programatically block window close

[grabeer]

Is there a way to disable a user's ability to exit the window while the program is running.  For safety, I want to force the user to terminate all of the outputs before quitting the program.

[PiDi · Accepted solution]

Hello grabeer

Catch "Panel close?" event and discard it if the application is not ready to stop.

[Mark_Yedinak]

You may also want to include Application Instance Close? too.

[ben64]

You can also go to File -> VI Properties -> Customize -> uncheck Window has Title bar.

Ben64

[crossrulz]

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@ben64 wrote:

You can also go to File -> VI Properties -> Customize -> uncheck Window has Title bar.

Ben64

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Can this be set during run-time?  It sounds like the OP wants to enable closing of the close window once the shutdown process has happened.

[ben64]

You're right, it cannot be set during run-time. Usually I do as specify in a previous post: filter the panel close event, make sure everything stop properly and then exit the application. If you don't show the title bar you can provide a stop button that do the same thing (I usually do this for a vi loaded in a subpanel).

Ben64

[Mark_Yedinak]

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@ben64 wrote:

You're right, it cannot be set during run-time. Usually I do as specify in a previous post: filter the panel close event, make sure everything stop properly and then exit the application. If you don't show the title bar you can provide a stop button that do the same thing (I usually do this for a vi loaded in a subpanel).

Ben64

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I generally do it the same way. Only I add the Aplication Instance Close? and a user exit event. I have the panel close and application close fire the exit event which has all the cleanup code. That way I have one means of actually exiting the application and I can be assured that the cleanup code has been executed.

[grabeer]

worked perfectly...thanks!