> I am looking for the �Open Panel Vi', which I found described in
> Help->Online Reference.
> I know that it existed in Labview 4.1, but after upgrading to 5.0 I
> can't find it anymore. So, can anybody tell me where it is located.
> Is there anybody who did �window handling' under LabView, like moving,
> resizing, positioning, opening, closing, ... them? If so, I am
> interested if you are using only all the vis which come with labview or
> do you use a special (smart) vi library, which could be found at
> (->please send me that address).
>
The VI still exists, though it is there for compatibility, so that
older applications will still work. The new and improved way to
get at that functionality and lots more is the VI Server. You
will need to go to the Application
palette, the one with the LV
icon on top of a hand. Inside there you will find icons for getting
access to a VI's reference, wire that to a property node and select
Panel Window.Open. Wire True to open the window and False to close it.
As I said, there are lots of other properties, probably 20X what there
used to be; so things are now packaged differently. You will probably
also want to read a bit of the user manual and perhaps look at some of
the examples that deal with the server.
Greg McKaskle
