DSC popup keypad

[slud]

I am designing an application with Labview DSC 8.2 I have several front panels that require users to enter setpoints for roughly 150 shared variables.  I have seen the keypad.vi that another user has developed, but am not sure how to have it popup when the user touches the screen to change one of the numeric inputs.  Any ideas?

Thanks

[AdnanZ]

Are you using a touch panel to interface with this? If so, what kind of touch panel is it and what operating system is it running on?

[slud]

It is a Hope Industries touchscreen with ELO element.  Desktop PC running Windows XP.

[AdnanZ]

There is no built-in code which would help you achieve that. I would recommend looking at the following website:
http://www.bettervi.com/Pages/free.htm

[unclebump]

Possibly you could do this with an event structure. I assume the touch panel acts like a mouse. You should be able to act on a mouse enter event for each control. Attached is an example that displays a dialog box when the mouse enters a control. Maybe you could make this execute a vi that shows the front panel when called.

[slud]

I have decided to use the osk.exe popup as a keypad for now.  It is the only way to have a single keypad for many inputs.  Right now the keypad pops up when called then I just have to put key focus on the numerical control that I want to change.  Once I press enter, the keypad enters the new number.  This seems to work good, but would prefer something that resembles LV environment.

Thanks