Nathan wrote:
> Has anyone used LV 5.1 for Internet
> features? Does 5.1 contain all the
> features of the Internet Toolkit?
> Does anyone have examples?
At the risk of being considered a biased observer...
LabVIEW 5.1 has some extremely valuable connectivity enhancements,
including integration of the G Web Server (from the Internet Toolkit)
and the built-in DataSocket functionality. The G Web Server is great
for viewing VI front panels remotely, and DataSocket will revolutionize
the way that data acquisition and analysis is performed across the
network.
However, the enhancements in LabVIEW 5.1 do not replace the
functionality of the Internet Developers Toolkit, and the ITK is a great
investment if you are interested in any of the following:
- integrating e-mail n
otifications with your application
- programmatic file transfer via FTP
- true CGI behavior, using LabVIEW as your CGI development environment
I'd say that the last bit of functionality is the one most difficult to
achieve by some other means, or build yourself--you don't get anything
other than the panel-viewing features with the standard LV 5.1 Web
Server. With CGI development and some HTML savviness, you can build
applications that provide a pretty high level of remote control via a
standard Web browser. Here's an example:
http://digital.ni.com/explprog.nsf/websearch/42cf377dd207ecc786256530006876c0
Hope my observations help,
John Lum
National Instruments
