Parallel Consumers Maintain Data Order

[drjdpowell]

That is NOT simpler.  Open VI ref code is some of the trickiest code there is, because of "root loop blocking".    Try delaying the start of your top loop by a couple of seconds, and open a menu any leave it open.  The Open VI ref will block.  

[ConnerP]

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@drjdpowell wrote:

That is NOT simpler.  Open VI ref code is some of the trickiest code there is, because of "root loop blocking".    Try delaying the start of your top loop by a couple of seconds, and open a menu any leave it open.  The Open VI ref will block.  

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OUCH! You are entirely right. I saw claims that opening it with a name instead of a path can get around this but I didn't have any luck trying that. It would have been quite nice but I guess the existing solution stays for now.

Perhaps the issue with using the name was I was doing it with the run arrow and not a compiled exe? I will try that later.

Links of interest:

http://www.labviewcraftsmen.com/blog/the-root-loop

https://www.winemantech.com/blog/the-ui-thread-root-loop-and-labview-what-you-need-to-know/

[drjdpowell]

Another relevant link is:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Actor-Framework-Discussions/Suggestion-open-a-ref-to-Actor-vi-only-on-first...