Make it possible to regroup a lot of print in a single print task

[EricC.]

When you have something to print you can develop a VI with the option : 'print after execution'
With complex information, you can have a printable VI for graphical data, a VI for array data, ...
When you print all data you have a lot of paper.
But when your printer is a PDF printer, you have a lot of file with 1 page and not 1 file with a lot of page !

I suggest to have a way to create a print task, add a VI to print (with a option like 'add to print task after execution') and to have a command for run the print.

Advanced option :
A option to create more a print task.

So you can prepare the print task and juste run it on a event (and no loose time to build or re build the data if the same event comes again).

Regard's

EricC

[Christina_R]

I am interested to see how many others desire this functionality in LabVIEW, but in the meantime I would recommend that any time you need to print data from multiple VIs, you consider using a report generation tool, either built from the programmatic printing options in LabVIEW or using another package such as NI DIAdem.

I believe your requested functionality would be fairly expensive to implement, so it would take a high level of demand for it to "make the cut."

[EricC.]

Thank's Christina for you answer.

Of course, for complex print jobs I use the toolkit, but to implement a complex report need a lot of work/time, while often it already has all the elements in VI.

I made this suggestion to reduce the time spent making a report, thus reducing costs.

regard's.

[RENN]

i need this feature

[RENN]

This feature will defenitely save a lot of work.

[RENN]

even i posted this without seeing this post.

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Print-Panel-To-Printer-with-Wait/idc-p/2251444#M20848

Customers are asking why is it not possible in LabVIEW to have multipage reports?

[RENN]

@ Christina_R

Please consider implementing this feature in the next LV version. Printing VI front panel creates High quality reports. but using report generation tools, the quality of the printed report is VERY POOR. pelase make EricC's idea a reality in the next LV version.

Thanks and regards

RENN

[RENN]

@ Christina_R

[RENN]

Please consider implementing this feature in the next LV version. Printing VI front panel creates High quality reports. but using report generation tools, the quality of the printed report is VERY POOR. pelase make EricC's idea a reality in the next LV version.

[RENN]

Thanks and regards

[RENN]

RENN

[Darren]

Any idea that has received less than 4 kudos within 4 years after posting will be automatically declined.