log file window

[Gatet]

I´m using a string indicator to display a log file of the program, showing the command executed whithin a time stamp. I pass the data between VI´s trough references.

This object is quite big, and difficult to place it in the user interface window. So, now I would like to take it into a floating window, hence when the user runs the test, it opens (and going on writing the commands on it). How can I do to implement that? I have to create another vi, but how to take the data there dinamically?

[becktho]

What do you want to display in the floating vi? A log file or just strings, which are written into the log file? Could you clearify a bit and maybe post some code?

[Gatet]

Hi, Becktho.

It´s just a string.

I attach some screenshots, hope they help.

Thanks for your interest

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[becktho]

Your code seems to work - so the only thing you have to do is to pass the data to the sub-vi. You could do this using a named queue, or by passing a queue reference to the floating vi. There you dequeue the message-items you enqueued in the rest of your application (That's the way I made a log-library).

Hope this helps.

Thomas

[Gatet]

Now it´s me who ask for a bit of code exemplifying this, cause I´m not familiar with this queues functions

[becktho]

No problem - here you are. There are also examples shipped with LV.

Thomas

[Gatet]

Aham... Interesting...

Ok, cheers may!