Ping tbd : "feature" related to FP.Open and compiled apps

[clark.leach]

tbd,

In another thread you stated:

To programmatically pop-up the FP of a VI, set its FP.Open property to True.  This can be done anywhere in the application, as long as the VI's reference is available (sounds like an application for a Global  ).  There's a "feature" related to FP.Open and compiled apps - do you plan to compile this?

Would you (or anyone) care to elaborate on this subject a bit.  I am doing just this sort of thing and am interested in all insights and caveats.

Thanks

[tbd]

Hi BadToad,

      If the compiler doesn't think an FP is needed, based on a VI's appearance properties, it will exclude the VI's FP during compile - and FP.Open won't work for the VI.  The attached pic shows this compiler setting in 7.1 and 8.2.  If the VI is top-level, or one of its appearance-properties indicate the FP is to be shown, these will default to UNselected for remove, otherwise you'll need to deselect these for Open FP to work.

Cheers! 

BTW - great user-name.

Message Edited by tbd on 03-02-2008 03:26 PM

[clark.leach]

Thanks for the heads-up and for the details.  This might save me a few headaches in the future.

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