Can I control labview menus using labview code?

[Gracinda]

Maybe the question is strange, but well, I hope someone can help me ;)!

I want to control LabVIEW menus (>>Operate>>Make Current Values Default,>>Tools>>Build Application..., for example) using labview code.
I have checked OpenGCommander forum,but I have not found any solution.
I am working in Linux, so, I think I can not use Active X.

Any idea?

best regards,

Graci

[waldemar.hersacher]

The menu functions are located under "Application control>>Menu" palette. You can use these functions to manipulate the menu bar during runtime.

Under "Edit>>Run-Time menu" you can edit the menu including creating your own items.

I'm working under Windows but Help does not state that it will not be availabel under Linux.

[Gracinda]

hi Waldemar!

Thanks for your answer, I have tried your solution!I have built an example that I attached, but it produces an error, " Code 1164, Cannot modify an application menu item".
Even if it works, I am not sure, that it is going to be a solutiom for my problem.
Because my real problem is that I want to build an vi, that launchs a certain vi to build his block diagram, and we want to control labview menu, "to make the building of this vi more automatic" ( launch application builder, or show his block diagram...).
But the first problem is that when you built an exe, and from this exe you try to launch a vi, you can not edit his block diagram so I think that I can't use labview to do this. Any idea?

Gracinda

[zou]

Graci,

You should be able to find the right path for application builde VIs
(for window, it's under program files->National Instruments-> ...).
Then use VI server to launch the VI. Don't bother trying to control
LabVIEW menu. You can't.

George Zou
http://gtoolbox.yeah.net