LabVIEW
Create a menu
Hello Ex-Jobb,
you can have checkmarks on your menu items. You can control them with "Set Menu Item Info".
So you can make a menu and set a checkmark, when the user selects on of your options. When the user finally
selects a start button (or whatever) to start your measurement, then all menu items with checkmark are selected...
It's helpful to remember the checked items in a global (or shift register of your while loop controlling the menu).
Best regards,
GerdW
you can have checkmarks on your menu items. You can control them with "Set Menu Item Info".
So you can make a menu and set a checkmark, when the user selects on of your options. When the user finally
selects a start button (or whatever) to start your measurement, then all menu items with checkmark are selected...
It's helpful to remember the checked items in a global (or shift register of your while loop controlling the menu).
Best regards,
GerdW
Hello Ex-jobb,
you have to differentiate between a "menu ring" and a "menu". Do you want to have a menu ring on the front panel or do you want to change the runtime-menu of the vi?
My last reply uses the runtime-menu, which you can change before you "compile" your vi (Edit->Run-Time Menu). But you can also change it in runtime via the functions in the menu palette (in Application control palette). So you can insert your options from the text file to the menu, check the user input and set checkmarks on those menu items.
When using the front panel there will be several options too. One I can think of consists of two arrays, one array indicator of strings with your options and one array control of boolean switches (perhaps Dialog checkbox from classic controls). You can read in your text file, display the strings in this array indicator and the user sets the appropriate checkboxes. With some property nodes you can adapt the shown number of elements (of both arrays) to the number of strings. But be aware: it's tricky to change the size of dialog checkboxes (there are threads on this in the forum).
Best regards,
GerdW
you have to differentiate between a "menu ring" and a "menu". Do you want to have a menu ring on the front panel or do you want to change the runtime-menu of the vi?
My last reply uses the runtime-menu, which you can change before you "compile" your vi (Edit->Run-Time Menu). But you can also change it in runtime via the functions in the menu palette (in Application control palette). So you can insert your options from the text file to the menu, check the user input and set checkmarks on those menu items.
When using the front panel there will be several options too. One I can think of consists of two arrays, one array indicator of strings with your options and one array control of boolean switches (perhaps Dialog checkbox from classic controls). You can read in your text file, display the strings in this array indicator and the user sets the appropriate checkboxes. With some property nodes you can adapt the shown number of elements (of both arrays) to the number of strings. But be aware: it's tricky to change the size of dialog checkboxes (there are threads on this in the forum).
Best regards,
GerdW
Hello Ex-jobb,
"menu" means the line with "File, Edit, Operate, Tools, Browse, Windows, Help" at the upper border of a vi window...
You can change this with Edit->Run-Time Menu or with the described functions from the menu palette. It's called "Run-Time Menu" because you can change this only for the runtime of a vi. When in edit-mode you are always stuck to LabView standard menus.
Best regards,
GerdW
"menu" means the line with "File, Edit, Operate, Tools, Browse, Windows, Help" at the upper border of a vi window...
You can change this with Edit->Run-Time Menu or with the described functions from the menu palette. It's called "Run-Time Menu" because you can change this only for the runtime of a vi. When in edit-mode you are always stuck to LabView standard menus.
Best regards,
GerdW
