Can I disconnenct remote panel clients automatically in my VI?

[Marc Brandes]

Hi,
I want to have the possibility to disconnect a client automatically in my VI, while the client controlls a front panel via browser. For example when the client typed 3 times a wrong password, I want my VI to disconnect the client and shut down the webserver. Shutting down the webserver is no problem, but without connecting the client it doesn't solve the problem, because the connection stays online!!! The client is still connected even when I set the webserver not aktiv (by property node).
I know, that there are VIs for this, since they are part of the remote panel connection manager, but using them outside of the manager without proper knowlegde of the VIs results in nothing.
Any ideas?

There are
also some nice to have things: When a client is connected controlling a panel, I can regain the controll and lock the server by hand. Is it possible to do this automatically via VI? How can I get some information about the client controlling a front panel?

Thanks for yout help.
MB

[Jeremy Braden]

LabVIEW 7 has Application Class methods for programatic control of remote panel connects. There is even a shipping example that shows how to limit the connections from a remote computer.

[Marc Brandes]

Nice to know, but I'm using LabVIEW 6.1. I d'ont know, if can convience my boss to buy the new version. Is there a way to do this in 6.1? Since there are VIs for this (used by the "remote panel connection manager"), I think there should be one.
Thanks for your help.
MB

[Jeremy Braden]

This was one of the features requested when people saw the remote panels of 6.1. NI heard the message and eleased the features in 7. The closest thing I have seen in 6.1 is a VI that requests a password. If the passwordfails then the VI is not allowed to run.

[Marc Brandes]

Thanks for your info. I finally confinced my boss to buy LV7. Next Year. Well, I have to wait...
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