Multiple row selection in a table

[PSevilla]

I'm using a table control and I would like to select multiple rows the way I do in Excel, by clicking on the row label and dragging the mouse down. According to the CVI help I should be able to do just that, but it won't do it. The table control mode is set to hot. I am able to click on individual cells and drag the mouse to select multiple cells. I'm using version 8.5. What am I missing here?

[Mathan]

Hai,

Search the LabVIEW forum by "Multiple Row selection".

Thanks,

Mathan

[LuisG]

Hello PSevilla,

Unfortunately, the table control does not have a multiple row/column selection mode. You can do that with a tree control, but not a table control. Are you sure you're looking at the table control help?

Luis

[PSevilla]

Luis,

If you look at "Operating Table Controls" under "Selection State" it says:

"Click a row label to select all the cells within that row. Click a column label to select all the cells within that column. If you hold down the left mouse button, you can select multiple rows or columns by dragging the mouse over them."

I did find that you can select a single row by clicking on the row label and then using the <Shift> up or down arrows to select multiple rows. I'll have to educate the users on doing it this way. I just think that when the users see this Excel-like table they'll want to use the same keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

Thanks for your response.

[LuisG]

Wow, you're absolutely right, that last statement is clearly incorrect, and has always been incorrect. At first I thought it was just a clumsy way of saying that you could select multiple cells by dragging the mouse, but then I saw that that was already covered by the previous paragraph. I'll have to make sure that we clear that up.

The suggestion for introducing a full-row selection mode to the table is a good one. It has been made before, and it's been a top priority for any future development of the table control.

Thanks again!

Luis