LabVIEW 7.0 provides new VI Server properties and methods to achive this functionallity. Using VI Server you can connect to a panel running on another machine, request control, and close the connnection. On the remote machine you can monitor the connections, lock the panel and close client connections. Search for the examples Programmatically Remote Panel Control - Client and Programmatically Remote Panel Control - Server on the section Viewing and Controlling Front Panels Programmatically in the LabVIEW help.
LabVIEW 6.1 does not implement this functionality natively. However, there is a set of VIs that will give you the ability to programmatically control remote front panels.
The attached library contains a set of VIs that can be used on the client (i
f doing LabVIEW to LabVIEW communication) and server side to programmatically control and monitor connections.
These VIs provide programmatic open/closing of remote connection as well as monitoring of connection status and network loading. A programmatic method of providing/requesting client control is not available in LabVIEW 6.1.
