How to resize array width programmatically?

[Berezka]

Hi,

I have an array with dynamically changed number of columns. Is there a way to fix the whole array width and to change the columns width programmatically? Something like listbox property Active Cell:Cell Size:Width?

Thanks in advance.

[RJay]

No.

Try to figure out how many new columns or elements you need to insert, initialize a new 2D array with the additional elements and start by copying the older array into the new one.  Then insert the new elements.

Initialize a larger array than needed to avoid having to resize the array too often.

[Norbert_B]

I assume that you want to "resize" the graphical appearance on the front panel. You can do this by selecting the "Number of Rows" and/or "Number of Columns" and set it to a new value.

I haven't found the width of the array elements in the short time, but possibly someone else finds a solution here.

Please note that this resize of course resizes the graphical appearance. So it can happen that you overlay other controls using this method!

hope this helps,

Norbert 

[Berezka]

Thanks, guys.

This is 1d array with only one row visible. It's used to view and edit rows in a listbox. Number of columns is changed dynamically.

As you can see in the attached images, I changes number of columns in the listbox and in the array and resizes the listbox columns width. I need to do the same resizing for the array too.

[Norbert_B]

Hm, i have not found a possible way to change the width of elements contained in an array. You can read the width, nothing more.....

Since i assume that you use the array for "header-purposes", why don't you use headers in the table itself?

Norbert 

[Norbert_B · Accepted solution]

Errata:

There is a possible way to change the size of the elements; see this KB for this request. 

hope this helps,

Norbefrt 

[smercurio_fc]

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Norbert B wrote:

Errata:

There is a possible way to change the size of the elements; see this KB for this request. 

hope this helps,

Norbefrt 

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That KB article has an image that points to ae.natinst.com, which only the people inside NI can see. This has been complained about many times - there are tons of KB articles like this.

Also, why in the world is there a BMP image in there? 

[Norbert_B]

Which one is the image you cannot see?

And the attached bmp has been converted to png in the text (wondering why the attachement was not updated as well.....)

Norbert 

[Berezka]

Hi Norbert,

That's it!

A lot of thanks!

[smercurio_fc]

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Norbert B wrote:

Which one is the image you cannot see?

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The one that I cannot see.

Just do a "View Page Source" and you will see an image that has a URL of "ae.natinst.com". Now come and join the rest of the world who will not be able to see that image because we cannot access ae.natinst.com. Like I said, this has been complained about far too many times on these forums, but NI doesn't seem to be inclined to fix these KB articles.