configtool

[mrbean]

We found a white paper (for LabVIEW 7.1) that came with a configTool Property editor.  Here are some of the readme instructions.

- Place configTool directory in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW x.x\user.lib

- Place _configEditor directory in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW x.x\project

- Place configEditor.vi in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW x.x\project

- Relaunch LabVIEW.  Select the Configuration Property Editor by going to Tools>>Configuration Property Editor...

We were able to bring up this (somewhat crude) Configuration Property Editor and add a number of properties.  We then created some code (top portion of .png attachment)

Then we found (in LV8.2) under User Controls::ConfigTool::configTool.llb some VIs that seem to perform similar operations as the VIs from the above tool (bottom portion of .png).

Has anyone used the 8.2 config file controls?  How do they compare with the ones from 7.1.  Are we talking about the same thing here, but in a different package?  Is there an integrated Configuration Property Editor that comes with the 8.2 version?  Can anyone point me to some documentation about the 8.2 controls - the help in LabVIEW doesn't shed much light.

[TCPlomp]

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- Place configTool directory in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW x.x\user.lib

Then we found (in LV8.2) under User Controls::ConfigTool::configTool.llb some VIs that seem to perform similar operations as the VIs from the above tool (bottom portion of .png).

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Hi MrBean,

this is not strange, anything you save in the user.lib will show up in  user controls\

Ton

[mrbean]

I'm still wondering if (1)there exists a Configuration Property Editor that uses the 8.20 toolset (2) if the 7.1 vs 8.20 are even the same thing (3) what is recommended

[TCPlomp]

1: You might have to change some things, most likely it will just work
2: They are the same (VI's are VI's)
3: I don't know what you want

Ton