[user interface] stop button problem

[bdarroux]

Hello,

I want to make an user interface with 2 panels ( a menu and an application): the first allows the user to choose to excute a vi. When he clicks on an OK button, I want to call the second panel. On the second panel, there is a STOP button. When he clicks on this STOP button, I want to close the second panel and open again the first panel (menu).

I am able to call the second panel, but not to close it and call the first again. Can you help me?

Cordially,

BD

[becktho]

Hi

Have a look at this thread http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=146807#M146807. Maybe this helps you.

Thomas

[DavidJCrawford]

My suggestion is similiar to what Thomas has suggested but with a tweak to make it fit into what you want ( I think)

I suggest that you pass the vi reference of your front panel of your main vi. In my case this is First Panel.vi. This reference is used by the subvi Second Panel.vi. Second Panel.vi has been set to Run When Opened and Close Afterwards if orginally closed through VI Properties->Window Appearance. The subvi then uses an invoke node to manipulate the First Panel using Open FP method. You can you this method to hide your first panel then show just before you close the Second Panel.

My apologies, I can only supply code in 7.1.

Hopefully this will help too.

regards

David

[bdarroux]

Hi again,

Thank you both for your help, your advices are very usefull. I will use your method Mr Crawford.

BD