Is there a way to make a numeric control blank after entering in a value

[UliB]

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@Yamaeda wrote:

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@Martin_Henz wrote:

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@Kyle97330 wrote:

Numeric controls by their nature always show a number.  They can't show "blank".

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Not completely true. There is a hidden/unofficial property "HideText" that does exactly that.

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Wait, what?

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The help for the private "Hide Text" property says: "Temporily hide the numeric text until text is entered into the control".

I learned something new, thanks.

[Martin_Henz]

It was not possible to create a small VI with the smartphone this morning. Here it is.

[Yamaeda]

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@Martin_Henz wrote:

It was not possible to create a small VI with the smartphone this morning. Here it is.

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I guess i need to activate an ini-key to find it?

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

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@Yamaeda wrote:

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@Martin_Henz wrote:

It was not possible to create a small VI with the smartphone this morning. Here it is.

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I guess i need to activate an ini-key to find it?

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Yes, sure.

enableSecretPopups=True
SuperSecretPrivateSpecialStuff=True

Don't remember which one from both take effect, but it does:

Update: It is SuperSecretPrivateSpecialStuff=True

[Yamaeda]

I don't understand why those are hidden. I understand you don't want to clutter the default list, but have a sub-menu with advanced properties or something ...

[NIquist]

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@Yamaeda wrote:

I don't understand why those are hidden.

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Because it's Super Secret Private Special Stuff!!!  🤣

[JÞB]

Write property Text.Text = NUL

[Yamaeda]

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@NIquist wrote:

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@Yamaeda wrote:

I don't understand why those are hidden.

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Because it's Super Secret Private Special Stuff!!!  🤣

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So, a tickbox in settings and a sub-menu with all those? 🙂

[Frozen]

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@JÞB wrote:
Write property Text.Text = NUL

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I don't think that works.

[maxnoder1995]

I can't find this property. This is the first time and I would appreciate an explanation.
I open the LabVIEW.ini in the path: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2024\LabVIEW.ini