How can I create a GIF file ?

[Osman Polat]

Does anybody know, how can I create a Gif file with LV.
I had used the print option (Print to HTML file) from LV but I can't use it
when I
create an application with appbuilder.
Does anybody know another way to carry it out?

Thanks in advance

[Dennis_Knutson]

It works with a LabVIEW 6 built app of mine. What kind of error do you get when you try it? Attaching the VI would also help.

[Osman Polat]

Hi Dennis,
I also have LV 6 and get no errors.
Printing the frontpannel directly on the printer works fine.
Do you know a posibility to redirect the printer output to a Gif -file?



"Dennis Knutson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> It works with a LabVIEW 6 built app of mine. What kind of error do you
> get when you try it? Attaching the VI would also help.

[Dennis_Knutson]

I was talking about the properties of the documentation tool which creates an html file and allows for the selection of GIF as an image format. The GIF files are the front panel, diagram, and icon. You didn't specify what you are trying to print but if you need something else, let us know.

[Osman Polat]

You understood me correctly but the properties of the documentation tool
doesnt exist
after building the application (Runtime Version). Only the Menu "File /
Print Window" option is present. Therefor I looked for another way to do it.


"Dennis Knutson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I was talking about the properties of the documentation tool which
> creates an html file and allows for the selection of GIF as an image
> format. The GIF files are the front panel, diagram, and icon. You
> didn't specify what you are trying to print but if you need something
> else, let us know.

[Dennis_Knutson]

I mistakenly thought that my built app was working correctly but I looked again and it generates an error. It may be because the property expects to find a diagram and there is no diagram with a built VI. If you want to try printing a subVI, what might work then is if your top level VI called a subVI that was in a normal .llb.