Problem with multiple sreens on Windows 98

[Günter Hofmann]

Hi,

first excuse my bad english.

I have the following problem. I'm working on a labview data aquisition
software
that runs under windows 98. My PC has two ATI graphics cards and two
monitors. The
first graphics card is used to display a video picture with the
ATI-player, which
cannot operate on the second graphics card. So my labview software has
to use
the second screen, but every labview frontpanel and file open dialog
appears on
the first sreen and i have to move the windows manual to the second
screen.
I found a partial solution to my problem using the library LVWUTIL32
from NI, which
includes functions to move and position frontpanels from inside a
labview program,
but this solution is very cumbersome, bec
ause i have to look at every
situation in
my program where a new window is created and move the window to the
right screen.

So my question is: Is there an easy way to bring labview to work
completely on the
second screen ?

Thank you in advance

Guenter

[Vlad Dragomir]

Hi.
For positioning the front panel of an application, I use the following method:
I open a VI Reference ( Open VI Reference VI), wiring "Current's VI Path"
at vi path input. Using a Property Node, with "FrontPanel.WinBounds" property
selected, I set my windows bounds as I like.
I hope this will help you.
Regards,
Vlad

[Günter Hofmann]

Vlad Dragomir wrote:

> Hi.
> For positioning the front panel of an application, I use the following method:
> I open a VI Reference ( Open VI Reference VI), wiring "Current's VI Path"
> at vi path input. Using a Property Node, with "FrontPanel.WinBounds" property
> selected, I set my windows bounds as I like.
> I hope this will help you.
> Regards,
> Vlad

Hi,

thank you for your answer! Your solution is similiar to the use of the VIs in the
library LVWUTIL32
but works faster and doesn't need additional VIs. But what about the window from
the VI "File Dialog"
that still appears on the first screen ?

Guenter

[Greg_McKaskle2]

> > Hi.
> > For positioning the front panel of an application, I use the following method:
> > I open a VI Reference ( Open VI Reference VI), wiring "Current's VI Path"
> > at vi path input. Using a Property Node, with "FrontPanel.WinBounds" property
> > selected, I set my windows bounds as I like.
> > I hope this will help you.
> > Regards,

>
> thank you for your answer! Your solution is similiar to the use of the VIs in the
> library LVWUTIL32
> but works faster and doesn't need additional VIs. But what about the window from
> the VI "File Dialog"
> that still appears on the first screen ?
>

I believe that the dialogs are placed according to where your Start menu and
task bar are located. I'm not incredibly familiar with the Win98 setup for
t
his, but I believe that you can move it to the second monitor, then all
of your applications will default to opening the dialog there assuming
they follow the Windows conventions.

Greg McKaskle

[Vlad Dragomir]

Hi.
For positioning the front panel of an application, I use the following method:
I open a VI Reference ( Open VI Reference VI), wiring "Current's VI Path"
at vi path input. Using a Property Node, with "FrontPanel.WinBounds" property
selected, I set my windows bounds as I like.
I hope this will help you.
Regards,
Vlad

[Vlad Dragomir]

Hi.
For positioning the front panel of an application, I use the following method:
I open a VI Reference ( Open VI Reference VI), wiring "Current's VI Path"
at vi path input. Using a Property Node, with "FrontPanel.WinBounds" property
selected, I set my windows bounds as I like.
I hope this will help you.
Regards,
Vlad