front panel of a vi pops up when i start my top level vi how can i stop this

[jknapp]

i have a vi that whos front panel should display when the user clicks a front panel button(test instructions),

however this vi pops up when i run the top level vi. I can manually close the vi, but how do i stop this?

i tried modifying the Sub VI Set up properties, but that doesnt work.

[egraham]

So you went to Customize Window Appearance under VI properties and neither Show front panel when called or Show front panel when loaded was checked?

[nathand]

Also check the SubVI Node Setup (right-click on the subVI within the main VI).  It is possible to set a single instance of a subVI to show the front panel when called this way.

[TaylorG · Accepted solution]

Hi jknapp,

As egraham has pointed out, you can customize the window appearance of your sub VI from the VI Properties.  If you go to File » VI Properties, then under Category select Window Appearance and then Customize..., you should be able to control how the sub VI appears.  Hope this helps!

[jknapp]

thanks that worked!