Pause a VI programmatically?

[dthor]

Is there a way to pause a VI programmatically? Perhaps something similar to the Application Control:Stop object or an Invoke Node (Class:VI, Method:Abort VI)

Ideally, I would like a user to be able to press a button on the front panel and pause a *built* (as in .exe form) VI and to have internal logic that will pause the VI if something is repeatedly wrong during a test.

Thanks

[smercurio_fc · Accepted solution]

Not unless you've coded something like a state machine that allows you to have a "pause" state. That's the only way to do it.

[Viper]

Ok... I know this post is 7 years old. Things have changed. Now if you want to pause in the IDE there are break-points. Put a break-point where you want to pause. I have included an example.

[BowenM]

No.  Things have not "changed".  A breakpoint is not a programmatic pause - it is something to debug in development environment.

The answer marked with solution is still correct.