Holding default values in CVI application

[matth3w6247]

Hello -

I am writing a LabWindows/CVI application, which controls an USB Digital I/O Board.  I have set numeric user interfaces to a default values.  However, when a user runs the application, he/she may need to change the them.  How can I hold the values the user entered so the next time the user runs the application it was as they used it last?

Best,

Matthew

[cdk52]

Hello Daniel.

Probably the simplest approach is to utilise the User Interface library functions SavePanelState() and RecallPanelState(), which will save and restore (respectively) the control values and other settings for a panel, using a binary disk file.

Alternatively, you could use the Inifile instrument, which "...contains functions for storing and accessing hierarchical configuration information using .ini-style files or Windows Registry Keys." This would require extra programming, but has the advantage of storing the values in a text file which can be read and modified in other applications.

Regards,
Colin.