abort execution w/ labview database

[rosaura]

I have a labview application that reads and writes to an access databse. I have a go button that continues the program after its running. Now, is there any danger in just using the "abort execution" button on the toolbar everytime i want to close the program? what if the program is just "x"-ed out everytime?
thanks,

[Dennis_Knutson]

It is generally NOT a good idea to use the Abort Execution. It is better to provide more control when stopping a program and make sure all reads/writes are completed, references are closed, etc. You can use the Event Structure to trap the "X" and do an orderly shutdown.

[rosaura]

My program stops by itself once the write is completed. I wanted to try to make the program continuous (thats why I asked about the abort execution). The program is alright if it just runs once and stops right? Also, how would I "trap the X"?
I uploaded one of the program examples.

[Zvezdana S.]

Instead of running the program continuously by selecting the Continuous Run button, put your entire code in a while loop and have another Stop Boolean conotrol button.
You can use the Event Structure if you have LabVIEW 6.1 or 7 to detect user generated events. There you can set up the code that ends the VI if the user closes the VI by clicking on the X in the top right corner.
Zvezdana S.