Search VISA resources to find Custom Aliases

[Ben_S]

Overview
This VI demonstrates the four different search methods included in the VISA Find Resource VI.

 
Description
Here is a brief description of the example:

This Example code shows the four different search methods included in the VISA Find Resource VI. Using those four different search methods you can find all the VISA resources in your system. However, the VISA Find Resource VI can return Alias names of VISA resources but not search by Alias. This code includes the ability to then search the returned Aliases/Resources.

Requirements

1. LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)
2. NI-VISA
3. NI-PXI Devices

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. The "Search VISA" string control is the search string for the first 3 methods employed by the VISA Find Resource VI (Canonical Names Only, Aliases Only, and Include All Aliases), and "?*" is the required search input for the fourth method (Include Matching Aliases).
2. The "Search Which Method" control lets you choose which of the four search methods you would like to search for Aliases in.
3. The "Search String" string control is the string that you are searching for within the chosen VISA Find Resource search method

Additional Information or References

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