Set curser in a VI which frontpanel is not opend

[_EMG_]

Hi,

I've the following problem:

A Sub-VI which has several initialisation routines while start-up (takes about ~10sec). I want to set the cursor to 'busy' for this time.

The sub VI sets the cursor to 'busy' while start up, and after finishing the init routines the curser is set back to 'standard. When the Panel is open this works for shure,

but when the window is closed while start-up and opend then from main panel in between the init routine it doesn't work....

It seams that the (VI-)reference for setting the cursor is ignored o.s. when the panel is not open. 

I think setting the cursor from main panel by using the VI-path of the sub-VI will work, but is there another way soving this?

Any suggestions?!

[NitzZ]

Hi,

I think what you must be doing is follow the data flow and use error clusters for setting the icon busy. Check the attached example. 

Regards,
NitzZ

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[MSteffan]

Dear  _EMG_,

i have set the cursor to 'busy' in the Initialization SubVI and it worked fine too, if the

SubVI Frontpanel is not opened.

Here is the example.

[Sunnyliu]

Maybe need to add more description about the "VI reference". It should be the current front panel VI reference!

Sunny

[Ben]

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@Sunnyliu wrote:

Maybe need to add more description about the "VI reference". It should be the current front panel VI reference!

Sunny

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Ditto that.

If you are saying that ALL FP are minimized then I would look to Windows in that case. The cursor is genearlly an indication of the state of the top most app and if the VI FP are closed...

Ben

[richjoh]

Enable "show FP when open" in the VI properties. Then on your BD use a VI reference and set the FP to minimize wired to in/out error cluster. The FP ctrls don't update if it FP is not open. This is a way to enable update of controls shown on your VI FP.