How do I call a LabView VI via dll to display its control panel in a tab of my uir in LabWindows

[BeginnerMan]

Hi User Community,

I am trying to build a LabWindows Top Level Control Panel to call individual LabView VI's, which have been compiled into a dll.

I have no problem using the CmtScheduleThreadPoolFunction to start a new thread that calls these VI's however, I'm having trouble trying to get the display that comes up in it's own window to display in a tab of my existing UIR.

I've compiled the DLLs to always display the VI Control Panel window when running - and usually it covers the whole screen you can't see the LabWindows window until the VI completes.

Is there a definitive guide to LabWindows Windows/Panels/Tabs? Or does anyone have experience with this? Any help would be appreciated.

[Shawn_S.]

Hello,

I would suggest reviewing the Programming with Panels and Programming with Tabs CVI Help documents.  I think that this can be done with the LoadPanelEx function.  Let me know how it goes!

As well, I found some example code to get you started.

How to access individual controls within multiple tabs in CVI

http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-14187