> Is it possible to have a password mechanism on the front end of
> Labview 6i launch, to prevent unauthorized persons from launching
> Labview.
You don't say what operating system you are using, but this is the sort
of thing that user accounts are for. You can install packages so that
they are available only to different groups or users. This does mean
that each user needs to log out and into the machine in order for this
to be used.
Another thing you can do that may work well enough is to remove the LV
items from the Start menu. Move the LV directory so that it is not
located in the user's Path, and rename the executable to something other
than labview.exe. Check the path setting by looking at the environment
variables. Then place either a LV VI that verif
ies login, or a batch
file that verifies login on the desktop, in the Start Menu, etc. Name
it LV or whatever you like, and have it launch the real, sorta hidden LV
when the login is verified. This isn't bulletproof, but by renaming a
few things, people would find it difficult to even search for the thing.
I haven't tried this is awhile, but you used to be ale to make
directories hidden to the casual user.
Greg McKaskle
