Can I Save Data from a Remote Front Panel to the Client Computer?

[sithara]

I created a VI that saves data to disk, and I created a remote front panel for the VI(using remote front panel labview6.1). When I view and control the front panel remotely in a Web browser on another computer, I want to save the data to a file on that client computer instead of saving it to a file on the server computer. Is this possible?
the server and client are on WAN
how should i go abt this.

[AndreOliveira]

Hi,

To obtain a quicker answer, this question should be posted on the general LabVIEW discussion forum category, the LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory section is dedicated strictly for DSC questions.

Regards

Andre Oliveira

[Liz F]

Hello,

This is possible only if the client and server computers are on the same network. Since you said that both computers are on a WAN, you should be fine with saving to a directory that is accessible to both machines. Below I've attached some instructions from one of the KnowledgeBases that gives you some insight on how to do this.

If you view or control a front panel remotely, the block diagram runs on the server computer. For example, if you use a path of c:\temp\data in the VI, the VI saves data to that path on the server computer, not on the client computer.

However, you can share a directory on the client computer over the network and save the data to that directory from the client computer. Complete the following steps to do so.

1. On the front panel you want to view and control remotely, place a path control where the client user can enter the path to which to save the data.

2. If necessary, hide the browse button of the path control by right-clicking the control and selecting Visible Items�Browse Button from the shortcut menu. As described in the LabVIEW User Manual, the browse button of a path control is disabled in remote front panels. You can access the LabVIEW User Manual by selecting Help�Search the LabVIEW Bookshelf.

3. Share the directory on the client computer to which you want to save the data. In Windows Explorer, you can do so by right-clicking the directory and selecting Sharing from the shortcut menu.

4. When you view and control the front panel on the client computer, enter the path to the shared directory in the path control. For example, enter \\testing\data, where testing is the name of the computer on the network, and data is the name of the shared directory. The VI saves the data to the shared directory on the client computer.
(If the client and server computers are not on the same network, use DataSocket or TCP to save data to the client computer.)

If you would like more information about possibilities of doing this with DataSocket, please visit the below link:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/99335E92E97051608625672400623C77?OpenDocument

I hope this helps! Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Liz F.