interactive front panel

[King_Doyon]

Hi,

I want to create a interactive VI that allow me to "write in an indicator" (when clicking on that indicator). I cannot use the property node : indicator, because the Vi is running.

My solution up to now, is to put a control over the indicator and make it visible when I need it (check my vi). Is there a solution more "easier" ?

Thanks

Labview 8.0

[mikeporter]

You can also enable and disable controls so they appear to change the way they act. The thing to remember is that there are three enable/disable state:

0 = enabled
1 = disabled but not grayed out
2 = disabled and grayed out

In addition you can update the contents of controls programmatically using the value and val(sgnl) properties even when they are disabled. Likewise, I believe mouse events are still fired when clicking on a disabled control.

Mike...

[Doyon]

Anybody have an other solution ?

Thanks to reply on my new User Name

[tst]

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@Doyon wrote:

Anybody have an other solution ?

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Possibly, but Mike's solutions are the simplest and most elegant - have a control instead of an indicator and disable it when the user can't use it (right click on the control or the terminal and select Create>>Property Node and select the Disabled property) or use a local variable.

To learn more about LabVIEW, I suggest you try searching this site and google for LabVIEW tutorials. Here, here, here, here, here and here are a few you can start with and here are some tutorial videos. You can also contact your local NI office and join one of their courses.
In addition, I suggest you read the LabVIEW style guide and the LabVIEW user manual (Help>>Search the LabVIEW Bookshelf).

[mikeporter]

Was there a palace coup? No, then you'd have become "recently_deposed_monarch_Doyon"... Must have been a peaceful abdication...



Mike...