modal progress dialogs

[snoopy_conti]

how can I create a modal progress dialog control in LabWindows/CVI ?

[scomack]

Sounds like you want to use CreateProgressDialog() and UpdateProgressDialog()

[RobertoBozzolo]

Just as a side note, these commands are located inside the Programmer's Toolbox ( <cvidir>\toolslib\toolbox\toolbox.fp) which you must include in your progect either as an instrument (Instrument menu) or inside the Library menu (Library >> Customize... and add the corresponding .fp to the list).

[snoopy_conti]

Yes, I guess

I will have to use " InstallPopup() " for make a progress dialog modal.

Is this so?

[RobertoBozzolo]

Sure, basically you need to:

• Create a panel with a slider or something like this
• InstallPopup the panel
• Update the slider value during your process
• Handle an "Abort" button if you want to
• RemovePopup and discard the panel at the end

All this matter is already developed and solved in ProgressDialog functions in the Porgrammer's Toolbox: you may wanto to reinvent all that, but in my opinion it would be better to spend the same (or less ) time studying how these functions work; it may be a way to learn-by-example on a problem that you need to solve: the better option, I think

[snoopy_conti]

Thanks, I had to use InstallPopup() because, on my version of CVI proress dialogs are not

modal if I want to, I don't know why, but I solvet the problem with the help on InstallPopup()

over a progress dialog, so now it works.