I started learning BridgeVIEW and later LabVIEW about a year ago. One of the
few things I found helpful is to do math operations, such as additions, multiplications,
division, etc first.
Once you've grasped that basic stuff, try learning about displaying messages
like "Hello World", which I see almost very common in many introductory books.
I started programming with Basic about 10 years ago and took some C++ and
FORTRAN classes at school but I didn't quite enjoy C++. My point in this
is that you may take some programming classes that you might end up not liking
and thus might ruin you programming experience.
I also feel that it is useful (or cheaper) to at least get a LabVIEW book.
It might be easier to learn something if you looked at examples and tried
th
em out. I got "LabVIEW for Everyone" by Lisa Wells and Jeff Travis. It's
written for LabVIEW 4.0 but it helped me understand certain basic concepts
in LabVIEW.
Also, you can check the NI seminar page to see if they offer any free introductory
courses for LabVIEW. They offer basic overview, which is good so you know
what to expect.
I hope that helps.
"Audie Breeden"
wrote:
>>My company is planning on purchasing LabVIEW, the spring of 2001. They
intend>on sending me to the LabVIEW, Basics I & II courses at that time also.
I>haven't had any programming experience to speak of and was wondering if
it>would be helpful in the Basics courses to have taken a programming class>this
fall at one of the local colleges before I attend the LabVIEW courses>in
the spring. If so, can anyone recommend what type of programming class>(Visual
Basic, �C� Programming, etc.) that would be the most helpful with>LabVIEW
training?