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EstebanF

Invoke Method: Clean up Diagram

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-04-2022 03:27 PM 2 Comment

Some more details on the Context Help and Detailed Help. Could there be a possibility to add some more information regarding the Invoke Method: Clean up Diagram. The information right now is kinda confusing. 

 

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Hope this could help us to improve our platforms. 

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flarn2006

Change XNode development to use an INI key rather than a license, and open the XNode development forum to the public

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-03-2022 06:27 PM 2 Comment

Usually, unsupported LabVIEW features can be enabled with nothing more than an undocumented INI key. The one exception that I know of is the integrated XNode development feature in the Windows version, which is instead controlled by the license manager. (This feature exists in the Linux and Mac versions as well, but on those versions it's an INI key like everything else.)

 

Despite not being officially supported, community-made XNodes are very much a thing. Even on the Windows version, one can still create them using a third-party editor, or hack their way into the built-in one somehow. And it's clear that NI (rightfully) doesn't put much if any continued effort into preventing third parties from making XNodes, as the same methods that were used over a decade ago still work just as well now.

 

I'm not asking NI to provide official support for XNodes necessarily, but I think it's for the best if they at least remove all unnecessary, artificial roadblocks, and open up the XNode development forum and perhaps some internal documentation to the public, so community-based developers can at least have the best shot at learning how to do it right. You've already done this with Project Providers; why not XNodes as well?

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Andi_S

Case insensitive searching in maps

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 01-13-2022 02:18 AM 10 Comment

I really like this idea: https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Regular-Expression-search-in-Maps/idi-p/3934993

But as so often there are only a few Kudos - probably because it's a very special feature not needed by many programmers.

 

I'd like to suggest also to add a function (or option) for a case insensitive search for string keys as first and easy to use implementation. As second I also hope for the regular expression search.

 

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TurboPhil

Specify "friends" of community-scoped VIs on a per-VI basis

Status: Declined Submitted by Active Participant on 06-11-2021 03:18 PM 2 Comment

It would be really helpful if we could specify a unique "friend" or group of "friends" for each method in a class, rather than a setting that applies to all members of that class.

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mrk_ramesh

Double Click probe watch takes to wrong clone

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 05-27-2021 07:57 AM 2 Comment

For example, I have 4 clone threads running in my LabVIEW application. I am probing a particular data wire in all 4 clones. If I double click a probe watch is not taking me to the right clone instance. Please do needful to correct this.

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usrfrnly

Add Instructions to the Block Diagram for Online CLD Exam

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 03-12-2021 11:04 AM 2 Comment

Trying to toggle back and forth between the instructions and the code for the online CLD exam was both distracting and difficult since most hot keys didn't work. Placing the instructions or goals in the block diagram would allow easier reference for those taking the exam. 

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riley.ilieva

Enqueue Enum Message

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 03-09-2021 04:03 AM 3 Comment

We use Queued Message Stage Machines a lot and often send messages through API calls. In a state machine I prefer using enums to determine the state and in the QMSM that would be useful too because sometimes a typo in a message in an API call stops it from working. 

 

However, the Message Queue functions accept string only. 

 

 

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Even if we make changes to the message cluster or make the VI polymorphic but we would then need to do it every time we are setting up a new machine with LabVIEW. Would this be useful for anybody else? 

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_carl

Allow scrolling while dragging item in Project Explorer

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-25-2021 01:37 PM 3 Comment

I work with large projects.  And I often need to move items around in my projects.  However...  while you're dragging an item in the Project Explorer, if the cursor is at the top or bottom of the visible area, the window does not scroll.  This means that the item you're moving, and its destination, must both be visible at the same time in order to drag and drop it.

 

I regularly have to un-expand items in order to be able to simply move a file.  This is time consuming and forces me to un-expand tree items that I would prefer to keep expanded.

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varshinee97

IMAQ Overlay Line Style

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-01-2021 01:23 AM 2 Comment

Similar to Draw Line/Draw Multiple Lines function available for Picture, it would be good to have line styles(as mentioned in the attached image) for IMAQ Overlay Line, IMAQ Overlay Multiple Lines 2.

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TiTou

Make NXG dev team contribute to LV related open source projects

Status: Declined Submitted by Trusted Enthusiast on 01-07-2021 02:53 AM 3 Comment

Now that NXG is going to be discontinued, I guess the NI employees who were working on it will be re-deployed.

There question is to do what??

 

A part of the LabVIEW community thinks the failure of NXG was partly due to the fact that the team working on it didn't have enough love for LabVIEW-CG and/or not enough experience using LabVIEW-CG in real world applications.

 

So my suggestion to help them understand better what makes LabVIEW great and what could make it even better is to encourage/force them to spend a fix percentage of their work-time contributing to LabVIEW related open source projects.

 

What better way to enrich the LabVIEW eco-system and make them feel for LabVIEW at the same time?

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Mark.Ridgley

Add "LstEvt" (Last Event) to the event data node

Status: Declined Submitted by Member Member on 12-28-2020 10:46 AM 18 Comment

Sometimes, it can be useful to know the last event handled by an event structure.

 

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leon42

Text editing with ctrl + arrow keys

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 10-15-2020 12:53 AM 9 Comment

When I try to select a word or more words I currently have two options. The first one is to hold down shift and select on letter by letter basis which is slow. The second one is to select with help of mouse, which is error prone.

 

Normally all text editors have options to move for 1 word left or right by ctrl + left arrow or ctrl + right arrow. The same goes for selecting a word (ctrl + shift + arrow). I would like this functionality to be supported by LabVIEW at least on block diagram, VI documentation, enum editing.

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JÞB

Block Diagram Cleanup should replace any Stacked Sequence Structure

Status: Declined Submitted by Knight of NI on 10-12-2020 11:35 AM 11 Comment

we correctly recommended that the SSS be removed from the Structures Palette.   Let's go one step further.   Default Block Diagram Cleanup to apply the existing "Replace SSS with FSS."

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patibandla

adding more intelligence to File handling functions

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 09-23-2020 11:45 PM 6 Comment

Problem: while handling file I/O functions , connecting the wires between File functions like Reference , Error etc. takes time.

 

Solution: some of File I/O function intelligent(auto) wiring by keeping function on top of one function and dragging the function.

 

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CDuck

Learning industry standards should be free

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 09-16-2020 09:19 PM 2 Comment

I would like to watch the series of videos from 2012 about learning Advanced Architecture.  I would like to follow industry standards to ensure that I am building an architecture that will be understood by developers. 

 

I did a bit of research and somehow I managed to unlock the course as a student.  I went back to finish the course today and it switched to "you are not entitled to training courses".  I mean fair, but I feel pretty entitled to steer people away from LabVIEW if they come to me with interest in it...  

 

I'm not understanding how this model can possibly make more money than having more LabVIEW developers.  Easy access to training = more developers = more hardware purchases and certification puurchases right?  Am I missing something or is this model as bad for share holders.

 

 

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Dataflow_G

Enable "This VI's Callers" for malleable VI (vim) files

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 09-10-2020 07:41 PM 4 Comment

I just noticed the Find VI's Callers option isn't available when trying to find callers for a vim file.

 

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So the idea is to allow this option for malleable VIs!

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cy...

string input for hash function

Status: Declined Submitted by Active Participant on 08-27-2020 04:17 AM 4 Comment

Hi community

 

"propose to extend hashing function to include string for hashing sensitive information (1-way)"

 

currently hash function is polymorphic and accepts only path as input, perhaps:

- input terminal can accept both string and path, determining type internally and change accordingly, and

- instead of polymorphic, enum terminal instead?

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gnilsson

Element of Set? to also return the index in the set

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 08-13-2020 01:36 AM 4 Comment

Sometimes it would be useful to get the index in the set. 

Could then replace Search 1D array in this :

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Dataflow_G

The 'key' input of the IPE's Map Get / Replace Value node should be required

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 08-07-2020 10:37 AM 3 Comment

The key input of the Map Get / Replace Value node of an In Place Element structure is not a required input. This can lead to bugs, where a developer may have forgotten to wire the key. All other Map primitives require the key input.

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The idea is to simply make the key a required input.

 

(The map isn't a required input either, but has a documented default. It should probably be required too though.)

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andre.buurman@carya

Meaningful error message in case build path is too long for the application builder

Status: Declined Submitted by Active Participant on 06-19-2020 08:02 AM 7 Comment

Please create a meaningful error message in case the application builder errors due to long path names.

 

The error below was ultimately fixed by shortening the output path in the build spec. It took me however more than half a day of fiddling around with alternative solutions to reach my end goal (https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-Web-Technology-Lead-User/Hosting-WebVI-on-cRIO-following-KB-article/gpm-p/4061052/highlight/true#M282).

 

While explaining it to my colleague it hit me that the build output path could be too long, shortened it, built it, deployed it, and it worked.

 

 

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