Changing the File Dialog Express VI Window Size

[jschichl]

I am using the File Diaog Express VI for opening a file.  The VI opens in full screen mode.  I'd like to have it open in a small window similar to my other Win7 applications.  There doesn't not seem to be a way change this property even after converting it to a standard sub VI.  Does anyone know of a built-in VI for opening files where the window size can be adjusted?  Thanks

[James.M]

Is it the FIle dialog that's full screen, or the file that you're opening is opening fullscreen? How are you opening the file after you have the user browse for it?

You can open files using the System Exec VI and specify how the file should be opened (minimized/maximized/standard/etc) the same way you would with the command prompt.

[jschichl]

I'm just opening a data file to use in my Labview program.  I'm using the File Dialog Express vi just to create a file path for my Labview program.  From an aesthetic viewpoint, I don't want the File Dialog window to go full screen.  I just want to make it smaller as it isn't necessary to take up all that space.  I like the File Dialog Express vi because I can limit the file that are displayed to a certain extension.

[James.M]

If I create a new VI, put the File Dialog Express VI down, and run it, it opens as a small window in the middle of my screen. It must be an issue with Windows auto-assigning how the dialog should open.

[jschichl]

Interesting.  Thanks for this information.  I'll see if I can take it from here.

[MIG · Accepted solution]

If I open the file dialog with the FileDialog Express VI, and then double click the title bar to make it full screen, and then close the file dialog, next time I open it,  it opens full screen. i.e. it seens to remember the size between calls.

Try opening the file dialog, resizing to a smaller size, and then closing it, to see if it then remembers the smaller size.

[jschichl]

Yep, that was it.