setup dialog with next and back

[L_K]

Hi
I want to program LabVIEW to pop up set up window that has "next" and "back" button (like those windows that pops up when u install some software and you can select next or back). Do you have an example program? I just want to know how you would control the flow of showing the window(front panel) when the user can select whether to go forward (next) or bakward (back).
Thanks

[becktho]

Hi Irene

I enclose you the LV-Wizard vi. I hope this is what you are looking for.

Thomas

[vicky]

Hi,
this is possiable from labview but for simiplicity sake i would like to suggest you to go in for a Tab control with the Tabs hidden so user will be allowed to go further or back only by clicking the buttons as shown in the iamge i have attached along with this .This is a example to just show you how it works,do reply if you dont understand and want the full solution.
hope it helps
cheers
vicky

[becktho]

Hi

The attached vi contains a tab-control and of course the tabs must be hidden to make it look like a wizard or something similar. But for development I prefer to have the tabs visible.

And by the way the attachment works with a next and a back button - so it matches the required functionality. In the end it is no problem to hide the tabs.

Thomas

[L_K]

could u attach the file again please?

[becktho]

Hi Irene

It is still available in the first answer I gave you.

Thomas

[Ian_Phillips]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the great dialog example.

In your instructions you mention using a producer/consumer design pattern to implement code. I had a quick look in Labview 7.1 examples and couldn't find an example or description, is this new to labview 8? Have you got a simple dialog producer/consumer design pattern/example you could share?

I am using Labview 7.1.

Appreciate your help
Ian

P.s. A quick point, for others who have not used the tab control in detail before. Once you have finished you design, you can simply hide the tabs selectors by right clicking a visible tab and selecting "Properties", then deselect "Show page selector". (I tried using a property node to make the current tab visible and hide the rest. Very messy and complicated considering the quick solution above. Live and learn!)

[Darren]

This should help...I found it by searching ni.com for "producer consumer" (without the quotes):

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/C54BADADD8BBDE4286256C5200533B80

-D

[Rikki]

Hi Vicky

I have to create similar kind of GUI with lot of forward and back buttons. Can u send me the complete solution as u refered in u r reply to Iane. 

Thanks for your help.

Rikki

[parthabe]

hi thomas,

can U tell me, how to bring the tab selector to the bottom of the tab control ? I dont know how to do it..
I'm using LV7.1. Is it possible or not in this version ?

Regards,
Partha.