05-09-2011 07:51 PM
05-09-2011 08:10 PM
(Not sure why my first post is not there - seems as though explorer 9 was the culprit)
I am trying to lock Ni-Max so that my tasks and calibration information can not be changed.
Is there a way to do this? Or is there a way to handle this problem within labview?
Thanks for any suggestions!
mm
05-09-2011 10:41 PM
See this post. Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4
Can you set up user access control on your Windows installation so that the user is not permitted to execute MAX?
05-10-2011 02:02 PM
We are using XP and the machine is logged in with a general user id so I am not aware of how to do that exactly.
I did look at there are several free apps we can use to lock the NIMAX exe file but I would think there would be a way to protect the data within one of the NI utils etc.
05-10-2011 02:09 PM
@wedge wrote:
We are using XP and the machine is logged in with a general user id so I am not aware of how to do that exactly.
I did look at there are several free apps we can use to lock the NIMAX exe file but I would think there would be a way to protect the data within one of the NI utils etc.
None that I know of. If anything there is a big sign over the door say welcome!
Go with the simple approach.
Ben
05-10-2011 02:11 PM
Use the NI system config API to save your configuration (to a read only file) and load the config at run-time. keeps the users pretty honest
05-10-2011 03:33 PM
And everything can be set in LabVIEW. No need at all to create tasks in MAX.
05-10-2011 03:34 PM
Great suggestions but can you expand on how to do that exactly?
1) When you say save the configuration - do I do that programmatically (Sys cfg pallet) or in NIMAX?
2) Once the config is what would I use to load it – do I just init using the Measurement I/O / System Config pallet?
Thanks!
M
05-10-2011 03:43 PM
"And everything can be set in LabVIEW. No need at all to create tasks in MAX."
Thats a good point - I could create my tasks but (long story short) we have a calibration group that likes to use NIMAX for calibration.
M
05-11-2011 07:12 AM
Add a good backup scheme to that plan then.
If you can't stop them from breaking it, at least you will be able to put it back together.
Ben