call "About labVIEW" windows by property node

[Marc-Henri]

Hi,

I would like call the "about LabVIEW" windows (see attachement) with a property node in order to display it on the screen. Any body know how to do that ?

Regards

[smercurio_fc]

Ummm... why?  There is no property or method to call that window. If you're trying to do this for your app then you're barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. You need to create your own "About" box. Search on the NI site, as examples of About boxes have been posted.

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

You can't call this window programmatically (at least I don't know the way), but you can add item with tag APP_ABOUT into Run-Time Menu, then this window will appear when called from menu (and in builded application as well). Otherwise your own "About..." dialog is much better idea.

Andrey.

[Marc-Henri]

Why ? Because normaly when you create an application you have to mention NI LabVIEW in your About windows. I know that I can create my own, but it would have been easier and faster to call the NI About windows.

Regards

[Dennis_Knutson]

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@M-H Pottier wrote:

Why ? Because normaly when you create an application you have to mention NI LabVIEW in your About windows. I know that I can create my own, but it would have been easier and faster to call the NI About windows.

Regards

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So what does that have to do with a property node? If you have the menu item and have not created your own About VI, then NI's will be called when the menu item is selected.

[Marc-Henri]

Hi,

In my application, I don't have menu bar. So I can't call that windows with a personal menu.

Regards

[smercurio_fc]

Well, I don't know what else you want us to tell you. We've told you what you can and cannot do. You can decide what to do from there. Personally, I think it's pretty trivial to create your own About dialog box that you can call from a button if you don't have a menu bar.

[Marc-Henri]

Hi,

Finaly, I create my own.

Regards