Labview Slow Launch

[Philip_B]

My GUI takes minutes to load, b/c I have numerous sub-vi's (diagrams vi's in a 100+ element case). Is there anyway to postpone linking, so labview does not take minutes to load?

I'm working w/ Legacy labview 5.0.

thanks much

[GerdW]

Hello Philip,

short answer: no.

Other question: Do you really need a case structure with 100+ cases? That's not a usual programming style...

[Philip_B]

Hi-

 Unfortunately, I think I do. I have to have Diagrams for different "test" buttons in my GUI. As I am in Labview 5, the only way to creat a diagram, was to do paste an image on the front panel of a unique .vi file

Phil

[falkpl]

I am not sure about lin LV 8.0 but if you upgrade to a more recent version (I would suggest 7.0 or greater) you can replace the case structure with a dynamic call.  This is more like using function pointers to replace a huge if/esleif/else if...else case in c++.  This way you are not making a case structure decision but calling the right function based on the function name.

Paul

[Ben]

Tools >>> Advanced >>> Mass Compile?

Was that a "Shift run arrow" or a "ctrl run arrow"?

Ben

[Albert Geven]

Did you ever look to dynamic loading via VIserver?
There are numerous examples also some with a splash screen
even in labview 5.

[GerdW]

Hello Philip,

easiest could be to have some subVis containing groups of your 100+ cases. You could do a grouping of tests too. So your main vi has a cases with ranges like 0...9, 10...19, 20...29 and so on. Each range calls a subvi which splits the range to (in my example) 10 cases. So you easily change the readability of your vi.
Or you use the vi server and call your subVis by number like "subVi_case_xxx.vi".