run event structure on startup

[tomsch1]

i have an event structure in a while loop.

when I run the vi i wish to run one of the events 1 time without a user input.

can this be done?? and if so how??

[smercurio_fc]

Is this event tied to a front panel control? If so you can use the "Value (Signaling)" property, like this:

Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 03-17-200605:37 PM

[tomsch1]

i tried what you suggested but it did not work for me i am including a sample vi to show what basically i have now.

[zou]

If you aren't going to use timeout event, you can use it for your example.  See attached vi.

George Zou

http://gtoolbox.yeah.net

[altenbach]

This does not work with latch action booleans, you need to fake latch action with a switch action and a local variable. The attached modification show a working version of your VI.

Of course I typically prefer a solution similar to George's.

The need for a generic "first run" event has been discussed before, see my example and discussion in this old thread:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=108599#M108599

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Message Edited by altenbach on 03-17-2006 08:20 PM