[Bug?] DSC Executable shows 'VI Loading' splash screen by default

[jgcode]

[LV2009.SP1]

I posted this thread here regarding DSC applications showing the VI Loading splash screen on startup of an executable:

The workaround is, to add a name-value pair to the application's ini file: In your ini file, you can include the line: ShowLoadProgressDialog="False"

I would like to file a CAR on this however, my local AE said:

"[RE: CAR] I think showing the VI Loading screen by default is behaviour by design - ie, to keep the user updated as to what is happening, as I suppose many of the complile applications are not commercial in the same way that yours seem to be. However, the option to turn it off is there, for applications such as yours."

So I wanted to see what others online think about this?

And whether the general opinion is the same as mine, which is any application NOT show the VI Loading screen by default (it looks very unprofessional) DSC or otherwise.

Cheers

-JG

[Jarrod_S.]

Sounds like a bug to me.

Another thing you can try is to have your top-level VI of your executable be nothing more than a simple VI that loads the main VI or VIs using Open VI Reference. I believe VIs opened in this manner will not ever show this dialog. This workaround wouldn't rely on an ini setting.

[jgcode]

Hi Jarrod

Thanks for your reply and workaround.

Can I get a CAR lodged through this thread?

Cheers

-JG

[jareds]

Hi JG,

It looks like there is a CAR (# 199969) that relates to the VI loading dialog with executables.  However, it would also be a good idea to file this to the Idea Exchange.

[wretched1]

We are seeing this after upgrading a large app to LV2011. We did not see it in LV2010.

We are doing one of the suggested workarounds, but still see the "loading files" dialog:

 "Sounds like a bug to me. Another thing you can try is to have your top-level VI of your executable be nothing more than a simple VI that loads the main VI or VIs using Open VI Reference....."