where is front panel datasocket connection

[clark.leach]

After successfully using front panel data socket connections in the past I have now discovered that the menu item is gone.  Anybody have any idea as to why? 

LabVIEW 8.0.1

WinXP/SP2

Why can't I paste a screen shot?

[Ray.R]

The only data socket control that I see is the Datasocket Refnum (reference control), which is located in the refnum palette.

I think all other functions are found in the block diagram palette.

RayR

Message Edited by JoeLabView on 12-17-2007 08:04 AM

[Dennis_Knutson]

Right click on the control/indicator and select Properties. Go to the data binding tab of the properties window. Change the Data Binding Selection to Datasocket. See if that does the same as what you are used to,

[clark.leach]

If you go to this tutorial and look at the "front panel data socket connections" section you will see what I mean.  It is (was) in the context menu; now it is gone on my machine.  I don't know what I did (if anything).

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3224

Any hints are welcome, thanks from an amateur.  More questions to follow.

[RavensFan]

I see what you are talking about.  I don't see that right click menu option in LV 8.2 either.  I suspect that the referenced link which has a publish date of 2/1/06 was created for LV 7.1.  Some of those other dialog boxes have a different look to them as well compared to what you see in LV 8 and above.

I suspect going through right click properties like in Dennis' message will get the job done.  I just think the link is for an older version of LabVIEW.

[clark.leach]

It was there in 8.0.  I have installed (possibly since the last time I used front panel DSC) the 8.0.1 maintenance service pack and the openG libraries.  Maybe the service pack killed that context menu item.  For anyone interested I did find a package called frontpaneldsconfigurator (.zip) which seems to work.

I'm not entirely sure I even want to be barking up this tree, but I am trying to learn all this stuff and it is filling up my head really fast ....

[Dennis_Knutson]

I never had 8.0 but the tutorial is obsolete with 8.2. The properties page still allows for a datasocket connection. Instead of adding a right click option for a shared variable, NI put the shared variable and datasocket options on the property page.

[Ray.R]

I agree with Dennis..  I'm running LV8.2 and it is now in a Tab on the properties page.