web service startup vi

[Jonvo]

Hi,

When using a vi web server it seems that a vi only starts after calling (via browser).

Is there a way to auto start a vi as soon as the web server service gets active?

I need to have a vi running without logging in to windows. And since the vi web server runs as a service I’d like to use the web server instead of registering the vi as a windows service...

Kind regards,

Jonas Van Otterdijk

[chrylarson]

What version of LabVIEW are you using?

In LabVIEW 2013 the VI in the startup folder will begin running as soon as the web service starts.

[Jonvo]

Thanks Chris.

I've installed 2013 and found the startup function but it does not work as i intended.

The main vi of the example i've modified only starts right after deployment.... not after rebooting the pc where the service is build on.

when calling http://172.22.5.74:8080/startuptest/graph from a second pc after reboot of the "services host pc" i get a stable response until calling http://172.22.5.74:8080/startuptest/main.

(172.22.5.74, depends off course on your pc configuration..)

Kind regards,

Jonas Van Otterdijk

[ThiCop]

Hello Jonas,

Why do you need to explicitely call the Startup VI?

It seems kind of unusual (and not the purpose of the Startup VI)  to use the Startup VI as a "web resource".

As far as I have understood here (based on the previous explanations) the main VI shoudl be  a background VI that you don't directly interact with.
The Web resources (Frequency, Graph and Stop VI) will be the ones you directly interact with as "Web Resources".

Or did I understand this incorrectly?

Please let me know if I have mixed up what you are trying to accomplish.

Thanks in advance for any further elaboration!