xy graph point tip strip

[Greg_Shipley]

I am using LV6.1 with Win2000. I would like to have the mouse pointer show the value of a point on an xy graph like Excel does. Is there a way to do this?

[Ben]

Well not exactly like Excel but Excel cheats and limits you to 65535 samples in a plot!

The built in functionality you should investigate is the cursor legend. That is available from

show>>>Cursor Legend

You can resize the cursor legend as you see fit.

The cursors can be set to snap to a point on a plot and the cursor legend will show the X and Y values of where the cursor is positioned.

You can drag the cursor or use the "arrows" to move teh cursor one step at a time.

I have written custom code that will do the "mouse over thing" but that is over-kill in most cases (mouse overs can kill most processors!).

I hope this help,

Ben


Ben Rayner
Certified LabVIEW Developer
www.DSAutomation.com