Re: my parallel port cannot work on win2000 and new pc

2004-01-14 Thread kw0001
Dell's FAE came to our office, and they just changed the mainboard, the LPT1 can work! But we have 3 same model which have the same issue and they say nothing about it, just change it. If you have the model, DELL GX260, you should check it first. Dell's pc! Thanks a lot.

How can I detect if LabVIEW is the active (frontmost) Windows application?

2004-01-14 Thread altarama
I need a way to figure out in LabVIEW 6.1 if LabVIEW is the "active" application in Windows. More specifically, I need to know if a user has switched to some other application besides LabVIEW. This needs to work on an EXE as well as VIs.

Re: LabVIEW md5 algorithm

2004-01-14 Thread Steven H.
I've submitted the VIs to Developer Zone and they are currently undergoing a routine internal review before they become "live" (I'm an NI employee). Hopefully it will be in the next couple of days. You might want to search on "MD5" in Dev Zone over the next week or so as I may be out of the offic

Re: Any info on CRC, checksum, or other file integity VIs for large binary files?

2004-01-14 Thread Steven H.
I've submitted some MD5 VIs to Developer Zone that should become live soon. Search Developer Exchange for "MD5" for another recent thread on this topic.

Re: Digital output on a pci-6601

2004-01-14 Thread jonaarch
The NI 6601 and NI 6602 only allow one 32-bit port configuration. Try changing the default port configuration from 8/16 to 32-bits.

How do I synchronize pulse Width and analog inputs

2004-01-14 Thread Nick Denman
Hi all, I have an E series card using DAQ mx VIs, my question is I'm using a CI pulse width mx VI and a analog input VI how do I synchronize an analog sample with the egde of the pulse width sample. I've been looking at the mx trigger property node but can't figure it out. Any help would be app

Re: XY Graph

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
If you have the data in a table all you need is to split the table into the X and Y parts (using the index array function) and then, if needed, convert the value to a numeric (the timestamp might e.g. need to be converted from a text string to number of seconds since...(?)). Now with one array of X

IS there a way to read and write to ISA bUS through Labview?

2004-01-14 Thread Positron
I am writing a driver for Keithley MSTEP-5 card. I could not find pre-written drivers for that card. I need to know how can I go about accessing ISA bus through labview. I use version 5.1 on windows NT

Re: How do I run a program by using a control?

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
If it's a boolean you just put the VI inside a case and wire the boolean to the case selector... If it's another type of control e.g. a numeric you can either use an event structure and add a value change event case to it where you put the sub-VI or you can store the previous value in a shift regi

How do I run a program by using a control?

2004-01-14 Thread mdr
In other words, if I change the value in a control, it executes the vi. TIA, Mark

Test Engineer Job Opportunity

2004-01-14 Thread Recruiter
Adecco Technical currently has several full-time permanent opening for Test Engineers at an OEM facility in Fort Collins, Colorado. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 1) Designs hardware and software for manufacturing test systems for power supply produc

Re: About "Write LabVIEW Measurement File" Expres vi. I got problems with ENABLE function

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
There may be a bug in the comparison VI. I experimented with simple waveforms (0,0,1,0,0) and (0,0,1,0,0,1). I used the greater than with a cut off of .5. I also set the VI to output one answer for the entire sample. I saw that the VI outputed 0 for both data sets. When I used the property pag

Re: Voice Recognition Via Internet

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
I do not think you will be able to use remote front panels for this application. There is no way to input the voice into the web browser running the panel. You might instead consider writing VIs that communicate over the internet. It is not as flexible as the remote front panels but it gives you

Re: How could I copy an image under labview and to stick it right A side of old

2004-01-14 Thread dputnam
I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve. Will you please clarify the question? Also, what version of LabVIEW and Vision Builder are you using?

XY Graph

2004-01-14 Thread Markus Manninger
I have to store a temperature-sequence to a database and display the temperature of one day in a graph. My sql table has just a timestamp (datetime) and the temperaturevalue. I can select all values of one day and display them in a table but can't get them into a xy-graph. does anybody know how to

Re: Changed PLC from Allenn Bradley SLC 500 on Ethernet to ControlLogix on Ethernet

2004-01-14 Thread Dargs
You did not understand my question, RSLinx does not have any OPC topics configured, the system uses the information in the device file attached to my original question. The only thing configured in Linx is the IP address of the PLC. What do I do to change the path for a ControlLogix PLC. Thanks fo

Re: How to read/record data from an ActiveX control

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
It is going to be tough to give you explicit help because none of us on the forum have your hardware. We could not get your code to run if we wanted to. Do you have any documentation for the control? The manufacturer would be the people to ask. A VB program would be very helpful because VB trans

Re: Express 7 Student Edition Question

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
The student version should be equivalent to LabVIEW Full but with a watermark on the front panel and block diagram. I think 6i had a special daq driver, but according to the web, 7 uses the standard daq driver. See http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/10F76F1483451F5C86256DDB00801E9B?OpenDo

Re: Long filenames on win2000 (LV6.1)

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
You cannot get around the problem. If it is a big deal, you can implent the file open, new file, etc funtions in a dll can call the dll from LabVIEW. This is a great technique for implementing features not already in LabVIEW.

Re: Easy text Report.VI...not so easy

2004-01-14 Thread Evan
I am not positive what is causing the issue, but here is a list of things that may fix it. I understand some look strange, but I promise I have seen them fix issues. 1.Hit ctrl-shift-Run Arrow on the Top level VI to force a recompile of the hierarchy. 2.Open up the subVI (really a sub-subVI) call

Re: Getting data from an XY Graph curve

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
You can curve fit in a number of ways. You can find an algorithm in any numerical methods text book and implement it. A simple fit is to assume that the exists a linear line between each of your data points. You can get the slope of the lines then look for the inflexion points there. This would b

RE: numeric and relative time

2004-01-14 Thread Michael Aivaliotis
Was digging around in there but couldn't quickly figure it out. I eventually found the reference in the documentation but not very obvious. Good job. Michael Aivaliotis > Greg, > If you go to the Format and Precision sub-menu and select > Advanced Editing > Mode for Relative Time, you can e

Re: Open web page in Internet Explorer

2004-01-14 Thread Jeremy Braden
You might try setting IE to be front most. There is a VI in http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/niepd_web_display.display_epd4?p_guid=B45EACE3EF4556A4E034080020E74861&p_node=ZONE&p_source=external";>Windows API Function Utilities (32-bit) for LabVIEW for doing this.

Digital output on a pci-6601

2004-01-14 Thread Robert_Deschambault
Hello, I have just received a pci-6601 card from NI. I would like to use the digital outputs from LabVIEW but when I try to use the supplied vi's, I get an error message that the port width is incorrect or not supported. Am I using the right vi's, and if not, where can I get them? The card works

server does not support remote panels

2004-01-14 Thread IntDet
I am developing an online laboratory setup and hence am using a client server model..the client VI being accessed by remote users online. I have done all the necessary steps using Web Publishing tool and the configuration set up. I have also tested the VI previously online. Suddenly now when I hit

server does not support remote panels

2004-01-14 Thread IntDet
I am developing an online laboratory setup and hence am using a client server model..the client VI being accessed by remote users online. I have done all the necessary steps using Web Publishing tool and the configuration set up. I have also tested the VI previously online. Suddenly now when I hit

LabVIEW & Systran FibreXpress

2004-01-14 Thread Erik J.
I'm currently working with a Systran FibreXpress FX200 card. I'd like to know if any LabVIEW drivers exists for this. If not, I'm guessing I'll have to build my own using the Call Library Function & the Mfg's API commands. How complicated is this to use?

RE: numeric and relative time

2004-01-14 Thread Michael Aivaliotis
Looks like a bug to me. One suggestion (a lot of work!) is to use a string control with an event structure. You can trap what is entered and then write back the value in the desired format using the Format Date/Time String function (which works). Michael Aivaliotis > I have come across behavior

RE: numeric and relative time

2004-01-14 Thread Daniel A. Gilmore
Greg, If you go to the Format and Precision sub-menu and select Advanced Editing Mode for Relative Time, you can edit the format string to be "%.0t" which will convert 100 (sec.) to 01:40 and automatically add hours as necessary. Dan Daniel A. Gilmore Spectral Instruments, Inc. 420 North B

Re: Labview 6.1i evaluation only good for 1 day?

2004-01-14 Thread Evan
Mike, The other posters are correct. The LabVIEW evaluation CDs have a fixed expiration date, and the LabVIEW 6i evaluation period has ended. The best solution is to try and use our new evaluation version of LabVIEW 7.0, which you can get from http://www.ni.com/labview However this has some

numeric and relative time

2004-01-14 Thread F. Gregory Metz
Hello, all. I have come across behavior that seems to have changed from LV 6.1 to LV 7, and was wondering if anyone had an easy workaround for this. In LV 6.1, place a numeric control on the front panel. In the Format and Precision sub-menu, change to relative time. The control will now rea

Re: Registering to Exents and displaying UI of a native .NET assambly (C#) with LabVIEW 7.0 Express?

2004-01-14 Thread Sebastian Dau
"bilalD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello > > Currently, we do not have any support for handling .NET events from > LabVIEW. Thats a pitty, this would be a very usefull feature... > To show the UI, you would do it the same way you normally do in a C# > program.

REPORT GENERATION TOOLKIT AND EXCEL

2004-01-14 Thread bartalesi
i have a problem with report generation toolkit and excel the problem is: i must read & write from a excel worksheet when this is open but when i using the report generation the worksheet is open another time have some solution for this problem? sorry for my english

Re: Property Node causing lockup in 6.0.2

2004-01-14 Thread LVgook
I agree. Local variables are definitely better than property nodes for changing values of the objects in the front panel. Although, excessive use of LVs can lead to max memory usage and slow down the program. The only problem I see is: what if one wants to change properties other than the value of

Re: Including Prototype Information in a LabView 7 created DLL

2004-01-14 Thread Liz F
Hello ToodK, Thank you for contacting National Instruments. Please take a look at the attached KnowledgeBase links: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/99AC2473C836CF0686256A49004425B7?OpenDocument http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/DBCE27265FFB554986256C9400026FE8?OpenDocument

DAQ OPC on Windows XP?

2004-01-14 Thread John Howard
Since some of you use OPC, maybe someone will have an idea what I am doing wrong here. I have two Windows XP Pro SP1 computers. Both have the following common software installed: MAX 3.0.2.3005 NI-DAQ 7.1.0f1 DAQmx 7.1.0f1 Server Explorer 2.4.1 (National Instruments) I have some virtual channe

Re: Using OpenG Toolkit with base version of LV

2004-01-14 Thread Frank Benoit
Ok, after looking more into the install instructions, I have the things in the palette and the examples running For other users: http://www.openg.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=OpenG+Toolkit%3A+Downloads see "Installation Instructions" and " Relinking Projects from OGTK 1.x to OGTK 2.x" for the __og

Re: Using OpenG Toolkit with base version of LV

2004-01-14 Thread Frank Benoit
I have fixed the VI "Draw Image from File" and the Installer ist running without error. I installed the actual packages. But the funktionpalette is empty, have I missed an installationstep? Frank

Re: Using OpenG Toolkit with base version of LV

2004-01-14 Thread Frank Benoit
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:25:31 +0100, Frank Benoit wrote: > I have fixed the VI "Draw Image from File" and the Installer ist running > without error. I installed the actual packages. But the funktionpalette is > empty, have I missed an installationstep? > > Frank ... and in user.lib/ the vi's are

GPIB and DDE communication

2004-01-14 Thread HoSk
Hi I have an old application involving GPIB and RS232 communication with several instruments. For GPIB I use the oldest 488.1 VI's. Everything, datacollecting, storing, etc, are done in separate parallel loops. There are also a DDE server in a separate loop to hold all collected data. We use it for

Re: Is there something to solve the problem of connecting two terminals of different types?

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
If you have 1-D array of XY-clusters and you want to extract all the X or Y values as a 1-D array just wire the cluster array to a for-loop with auto-indexing on, then wire the cluster element inside the loop to an unbundle function, and wire the element you want an array of out of the loop with au

daq multiple cannels

2004-01-14 Thread Andre Saller
only a test of the forum

Re: How to convert the string to VISA resource name?

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
Check out this one: http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=5065000800943B&UCATEGORY_0=_49_%24_6_&UCATEGORY_S=0&USEARCHCONTEXT_QUESTION_0=string+to+VISA+resource+name&USEARCHCONTEXT_QUESTION_S=0

Re: Setting dialog in window Appearance makes program run very slow !!

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
It's unclear exactly what you have done different to make it run slower; have you always had that subVI there and called it, the only change being that it is set to dialog...or have you done other things too? Wehn you say things are slow - is it just that pop-up VI or does the whole machine slow do

How to convert the string to VISA resource name?

2004-01-14 Thread yong
I would like to run the VISA Find Resource vi and convert one of the resource string to VISA resource name as an input to the VISA Open vi. My question is: How to convert the string in find list to VISA resource name?

Is there something to solve the problem of connecting two terminals of different types?

2004-01-14 Thread Giulia
The type of the source is 1-D array of cluster of 2 elements (source is "Waveform to XY pairs.vi"). The type of the sink is 1-D array of single [32 bit real( b digit precision)] (the sink is 1-D Data terminal of "Write to Spreadsheet File.vi"). Is there something (a data type converter, a merger, a

Re: Labview 6.1i evaluation only good for 1 day?

2004-01-14 Thread Brian Powell
There is a date after which the evaluation versions refuse to run because they're too old. (NI wants you to be evaluating the latest version, not a three-year-old version.) LabVIEW 6i is a little over three years old. Not sure when a 6.1 evaluation version came out; it may be using the 6i timeou

Re: Setting dialog in window Appearance makes program run very slow

2004-01-14 Thread Greg McKaskle
> I try to make popup dialog box by setting my subprogram with > > Viproperties-->Window Apperance -->dialog. > > and set my subprogram (which place into main program)with > sub program node --> open front panel. > > It looks nice graphic but it make the run time very very very very > slow !

Re:Scrollbar

2004-01-14 Thread Subramanian, Shankar, K
Thank you for all your suggestions. I am working with the tab indicator now. Thanks Shankar Shankar K. Subramanian TSS ESG Northboro R&D Center Saint-Gobain

Re: Registering to Exents and displaying UI of a native .NET assambly (C#) with LabVIEW 7.0 Express?

2004-01-14 Thread bilalD
Hello Currently, we do not have any support for handling .NET events from LabVIEW. To show the UI, you would do it the same way you normally do in a C# program. You would use the System.WIndows.Forms.Application class's Run method, and pass it the reference generated from the constructor of your

interopérabilité entre labview et labwindows/CVI

2004-01-14 Thread othorey
Bonjour, j'utilise labview 7.0 dans lequel je souhaite utiliser une DLL compil=E9e avec LabWindows/CVI. Cette DLL contient une fonction de communication avec un =E9quipement distant de type get_value. Donc, gr=E2ce =E0 cette DLL, l'outils labview demande une valeur =E0 l'=E9quipement distant. La f

Re: XY graphing

2004-01-14 Thread Mads
I assume that what you mean is that if you run the aquisition more than once you want to keep the samples from the previous runs on the graph...right? Like a chart but with XY functionality. In that case you will need to make a buffer, e.g. a functional global style rotating buffer (If you can dec

interopérabilité entre labview et labwindows/CVI

2004-01-14 Thread othorey
Bonjour, j'utilise labview 7.0 dans lequel je souhaite utiliser une DLL compil=E9e avec LabWindows/CVI. Cette DLL contient une fonction de communication avec un =E9quipement distant de type get_value. Donc, gr=E2ce =E0 cette DLL, l'outils labview demande une valeur =E0 l'=E9quipement distant. La f

Setting dialog in window Appearance makes program run very slow !!

2004-01-14 Thread Nok
Hi..everybody, I try to make popup dialog box by setting my subprogram with Viproperties-->Window Apperance -->dialog. and set my subprogram (which place into main program)with sub program node --> open front panel. It looks nice graphic but it make the run time very very very very slow !! t

Goop Wizard vs. OpenGoop

2004-01-14 Thread Frank Benoit
Hi NG I have tried the Goop Wizard 1.0 (Endevo) and want to rewrite an existing app with objects. Yesterday i discovered OpenGoop. I haven't tried it yet and I am in hurry. I want to start the reprogramming best yesterday. Other people are waiting. So, I don't have the time to test OpenGoop and ha

Re: Reverse of "Format Date/Time String.VI

2004-01-14 Thread Lewis Drake
I have one, and I'll send it to you privately. =Original Message=== Subject: Reverse of "Format Date/Time String.VI" From: "Plassen Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:47:42 +0100 I'm looking for a VI that does the reverse job of the Format Date/Time String

Re: Landscape graph in a word report

2004-01-14 Thread Paul F. Sullivan
V. P. Nair wrote: Is there any way I can make my graph display (and print) in landscape orientation when my rest of the report is portrait? If you make the graph a separate section (Insert>>Break>>Section Break), you can Format>>Document>>Page Setup>>Landscape Print applying only to the selected

Re: Why LabVIEW 7 crashes 5 times more often that 6.1

2004-01-14 Thread JoeLabView
Hi Pawel, There are no service packs that I know of for LV7. I did have many problems initially when I first installed LV7, including a similar behavior to what you are describing. I first thought it was because of Win-XP Pro (which is still a pain...), which was installed on a Dell Dimension 23

Re: How to read vi paths from multiple directory tree ?

2004-01-14 Thread Ed Dickens
http://www.openg.org";>OpenG has a collection of advanced file sub-vis. One of them is a List Directory Recursive that will do what you want. Ed

Re: password to formula node

2004-01-14 Thread ramssted b
Thanks it works just fine!! -Balle-

How to read vi paths from multiple directory tree ?

2004-01-14 Thread RA Eletro
I have an application that has a root directory and many sub-directories with multiple vis onto them. Some sub-directories has also sub-sub-directories. How to get all the vi-paths from the root directory ? Can we use recursion ?

Re: password to formula node

2004-01-14 Thread nayisoe
There is a one option in LV. You can save your VI configuration. I think "Operate" --> "Make current value default". When you open your VI again, you will find you will not lose your formaul.

Re: password to formula node

2004-01-14 Thread ramssted b
There is small problem in program or in me, it won=B4t save the formula. Every time i shutdown the program and restart it, i have to give formula again... and that=B4s not the purpose. I gues i have to start study, making sub.vi=B4s.

Re: toggle between subVI's

2004-01-14 Thread Michel
tbob, Yes, Michel is a French name, but I'm Dutch... (life was not meant to be easy) The problem is the one you stated: I am trying to jump to vi2 while inside vi1 and vice versa. now this is done by a "Back to main menu" button and then select vi2 from the main menu, but i'd like to reduce this

Another use for tab indicators

2004-01-14 Thread lkniskern2
For the multitude (2) of you who liked my earlier suggestion for using the tab control instead of stacking invisible controls here's something else I nearly always do. When I begin to code a new application the first thing I do is put a tab control with 3 tabs on the panel, change it to an indic

Why LabVIEW 7 crashes 5 times more often that 6.1

2004-01-14 Thread pawel
Very often, when I do something or too fast or Windows has something to do, or I do something, which is not listed in LV manual, my LV 7 crashes. Is there any service pack to LV7. Thanks in advance Pawel

Re: Scan from String and Read from spreadsheet not working

2004-01-14 Thread rolf . ostvik
Marco Tedaldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; >I've got LabView 7 in which I want to read in umbers from a text file >(one column of floating point values, between 0 and 1) >With the format-string %.3f oder %.6f it allways gets the right number >of values (there are 9 Values in the file, and I get an a

Re: my parallel port cannot work on win2000 and new pc

2004-01-14 Thread kw0001
Dell's FAE let me initialize the LPT1, it should be enabled at such condition, and in fact i tried all the differenct settings in BIOS, it cannot work. I also tried with a scanner connected to pc by LPT1: It cannot work at 3 Dell's PC: MODEL GX260 It canwork at a old version of dell's pc And we h

Long filenames (LV61 Win2000)

2004-01-14 Thread DAVIS, Martin
HI all, "I get error 1 (manager argument error) when trying to create files that have long filenames (128 chars or more). The operating system allows at least 255 chars. How can I get around this problem? Both the "open file" and "New file" functions return error 1." Martin This email is for the

Re: my parallel port cannot work on win2000 and new pc

2004-01-14 Thread kw0001
I have not changed the base address of LPT1, and i found the issue is due to LPT1 setting. The BIOS of the old pc is set as: LPT1 mode: ECP+EPP ECP mode: DMA 3 The new one cannot be set to such condition, i tried it with different conditions: LPT1 mode: ECP (with DMA3 or DMA1 or OFF) LP

Re: Scan from String and Read from spreadsheet not working

2004-01-14 Thread Marco Tedaldi
Herbert KOLTSCHIK wrote: Hello Marco, what character are you using as decimal point in your text file (dot "." or comma ",")? Normaly I use the dot ".". But you're right, LabView wants a in some fields instead of a dot! If the language (English or German or something else) & country setting of th

Re: LabVIEW Wishlist - Last Used Functions and Controls

2004-01-14 Thread Simon Whitaker
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:44:37 +0100 rolf.ostvik wrote: > Just curious, what is wrong with: > Right click and nail the function palette > Open it for the functions you want > Right click and nail another function palette > Open it for the functions you

Re: bad news?

2004-01-14 Thread Simon Whitaker
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:50:04 -0600 Scott Serlin wrote: > Looks like Microsoft is trying to get into NI's space here. > > ""SoftWire is a graphical programming extension for Microsoft Visual > Studio .NET"" Not sure that conclusion holds. Softwire isn't a core part of VS.NET, and the technology d

Re: Scan from String and Read from spreadsheet not working

2004-01-14 Thread Herbert KOLTSCHIK
Hello Marco, what character are you using as decimal point in your text file (dot "." or comma ",")? If the language (English or German or something else) & country setting of the operating system and the language of LabView do not match this can lead to the problems you described! This is one r

Re: Bug in "Unflatten from String" (LV7)

2004-01-14 Thread albertz
I allready told this to a NI tech support in Germany. They told me, the bug is known, but they do=B4nt have a workaround. So I hope for LV7.1 or maybe LV7.01.

Re: Why can't I open a VI that I created on another computer?

2004-01-14 Thread shoneill
Check the user rights if you're using w2k. I'm constantly getting problems with our w2k Network with file permissions being set so that LabVIEW can't read the VIs being used. Copying to a local computer doesn't always automatically mean you have full rights for the file. Just my idea on the subj

Scan from String and Read from spreadsheet not working

2004-01-14 Thread Marco Tedaldi
Hello I've got LabView 7 in which I want to read in umbers from a text file (one column of floating point values, between 0 and 1) With the format-string %.3f oder %.6f it allways gets the right number of values (there are 9 Values in the file, and I get an array of 9 Values), but all the values a

Re: Landscape graph in a word report

2004-01-14 Thread Uwe Frenz
V. P., you asked on Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:26:38 -0500: > > Is there any way I can make my graph display (and print) in landscape > orientation when my rest of the report is portrait? The graph is in a > separate page in the report. in the word (.doc) formatted report. I know > how to make the whole