Replace old controls

[MickJagger]

Hello,

I hav an old application, written in CVI 6.x. Now I am using 7.1, which has a lot of new designed controls for the panels. How can I replace the old controls (e.g. Edit Numerics, Switches, ...) with minimum of effort. Now I have to replace every item with anew one, and must configure the items again. Is there any function/option doing this for me?

Michael

[Alex D]

Probably the best thing to do is to change to control style. This will allow you to (for exmaple) change a numeric to a color numeric, thermometer, slide, etc. It will allow you to pick either classic or lab styles. This will keep all settings on the controls the same that are compatible with the new type. You can access this from the Edit menu, Control Style. The default keyboard shortcut is F11. You will still have to change the controls one at a time, but the settings will propogate to the new control.

Hope this helps... Regards,

Alex

[baker_matt]

Try Exporting your UIR as a TUI file and the just do search and replace and then reload it.

[MickJagger]

Thank you Alex,

that is, what I was searching for.

Michael

[LuisG]

Michael,

If you have a lof of controls in your .UIR, the quickest way would be to select Tools>>Convert UI to Lab Style.

Luis
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