I'm new to LabView and would like to know what would be the simplest way to implement a multiple window menu application?

[lone_progmr]

Also is there a "LabView For Dummies" book available?

[Oliver Friedrich]

I don't know about the book, but I have an idea for a nice multi-window
application.
I created VIs which represent my several windows. They have almost no
functionality, except they respond to notifications and they can trigger
some notifications (for example if you press a button).

The next one is that I've built a state-machine construct. It is a Case
within a While loop. Each case calls the corresponding Window-VI via VI
server (Open VI, Close VI, VI properties, trigger the notifications, wait
for the frontpanel's notifications, the whole communication is done by
notifications and VI server calls). So this state machine contains all the
functionality and logic, the GUI-VIs are just the way to communicate with
the state machine.

At a first look, this se
ems to be a lot of Overhead, but you'll get a very
nice structure, that is very easily to expand and maintain.

Hope, that I could help you

Oliver Friedrich
"lone_progmr" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I'm new to LabView and would like to know what would be the simplest
> way to implement a multiple window menu application?
>
> Also is there a "LabView For Dummies" book available?

[Max]

Hello,

Right click on the icon in the upper right corner of the front panel or
diagram. Select
"vi setup". Take a look at the "Execution options", this where you make your
User
Interface appear and dissapear when it executes.
Also look at the "Windows Option" and play with the settings. This were you
define
how the User Interface should look when it opens.

Good Luck.

PS. Try the Evaluation Package of LabVIEW and read the manual that comes
with it
or look at the NI website http://www.ni.com

[Doug (CapeFl)]

You've got good answers for the multi-Windows. In addition Labview book/resources, find a good search engine (I like Google) and search for Labview + Tutorial. Many options will show.
Good luck with it, Doug

[HBrown]

I know it may be a little late, but I think I may have something to help you out. I received a simple form of it from the forum, and made my own app. from it.
See attached.
Good Luck!

[sam_amdocs@yahoo.co.in]

use subvi's set vi properties so visible when called