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David_L

Allow editing an XControl while it is in use in another VI

Submitted by Active Participant on ‎06-28-2011 11:40 AM 6 Comments (6 New)
Status: Declined
Functionality already in LabVIEW.

Currently you cannot edit the XControl components (facade VI, Init VI etc)  if the XControl is in use in another VI in memory. However during development I always want to be able to make a change to my XControl and then test it out.  This involves deleting the XControl from the test VI, making changes, re-adding the XControl, and then rewiring it to anything it's connected to.  

 

xcontrollock.png

 

I understand that the XControl is always running so it needs to be compiled in order to view on the front panel.  However it would be nice if there were some easier way of "stopping" or "disconnecting" an XControl so that it can be edited easier.  I don't know the best implementation of this idea, but I urge any XControl users to comment with their thoughts.  

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tst
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Knight of NI
‎06-28-2011 12:15 PM
‎06-28-2011 12:15 PM

Today you should already be able to right click the XControl in the project and select the Unlock Library for Editing option. This should unlock the XControl and break all the VIs which use it until you apply the changes.


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elset191
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‎06-28-2011 12:29 PM
‎06-28-2011 12:29 PM
@tst wrote:
Today you should already be able to right click the XControl in the project and select the Unlock Library for Editing option.

Unless you have the same problem as me.

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David_L
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Active Participant
‎06-28-2011 01:16 PM
‎06-28-2011 01:16 PM

Well... Shoot... Don't I feel silly..

 

That was a quick feature implementation.  COMPLETED!

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G-Money
NI Employee (retired)
‎06-28-2011 05:08 PM
‎06-28-2011 05:08 PM
Status changed to: Declined
Functionality already in LabVIEW.
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AristosQueue (NI)
NI Employee (retired)
‎06-28-2011 05:11 PM
‎06-28-2011 05:11 PM

> Well... Shoot... Don't I feel silly..

 

Don't feel too silly. It isn't exactly obvious. If you can figure out a way to make that feature more discoverable, that would be a worth idea to post to the Exchange. R&D kicked it around for a while when XControls were created and that was the best we came up with. Not exactly one of our "swing for the fences" moments.

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David_L
Active Participant
Active Participant
‎06-28-2011 05:26 PM
‎06-28-2011 05:26 PM

Would it make sense to add some button to the toolbar of the facade VI (or other components that need to be edited) that would unlock the VI for editing?  It could probably just do the same exact action as the right-click option, but be much more obvious and even take one less step than switching to the XControl Project window.

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