How to Postpone Sub-Vi Linking

[Philip_B]

Is it possible to postpone linking non-primary subvi's?

I.e. I have a test case w/ over a hundred cases, each linking to a different .vi file (which contains a popup diagram). [note: using labvie 5.0, so I had to make diagrams by using x-windows dump onto the front panel].

Anyhow- it takes a long time (minutes) to load the front panel of the GUI, b/c all of the sub-vi's have to link to each other. Is there a way I can have them link in the background, or some way I can reduce the initial time it takes to load the front panel?

Mucho gracias,

Phil

[Jarrod_S.]

Hi Phil,

What you are trying to do is called calling a VI dynamically. This is possible with LabVIEW through a technology called VI Server. I checked the oldest version I could find, version 5.1, and it was still possible. Hopefully that counts for 5.0 as well!

Here is a link to a document that should get you started calling VIs dynamically. And if this process seems difficult or cumbersome, you might consider upgrading to LabVIEW 8, where this entire process is a right-click away!