Is it possible to create run and stop button on the control pannel instead fo using the ones on the tool bar?

[overmyhead]

I have created a program which runs to all my specifications. The final thing I'd like to do is to be able to run it from the contrl panel.
Can i create a run and stop button on the control panel or am i limited to using the little white arrow button on the toolbar?

[jon_mcbee]

When you say Control Panel are you referring to the Front Panel of your VI?  If so then yes you can have the program start automatically upon being opened and close with a button push on the Front Panel.  Let me know if this is what you were looking for.

[johnsold]

You can create buttons which the effect of causing the user to perceive that the program is not running, but it will actually be running in an idle mode.

Typically a state machine architecture is useful for this.

The entire program is inside a while loop. The program is configured to run when opened. A case structure or an event structure waits until the Run button is pressed. Then the code switches cases and runs your main code. The main code or the event structure also looks for the Stop button to be pressed. When it occurs, the shutdown portion of the code executes (close files, reset DAQ hardware to known states, ...) and then the program exits.

Lynn

[overmyhead]

I'm trying to run my V.I. by the use of a boolean start and stop button.  The version of LabVIEW that i'm using is 6i so it's probably more difficult than recent versions.

[overmyhead]

If thats true than the only thing i need to figure out how to do is to run the program upon opening.

[smercurio_fc]

Open up the VI Properties and in the "Execution" section set "Run When Opened" to true. Then, when you open your VI from disk it will run after it opens.