Hardcode menu selection

How to hard code value for a menu selection?
I want a specific menu option to be selected if i click a particular button.

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In your .jpg you show an event structure embedded inside another event structure. Don't do it! You are going to wind up having lots of problems with your code.
Event structures capture events even when they aren't in the current path of execution. So if you do a number of menu selection (Apps) before you do a Cut (Value Change) you'll wind up accumulating events in your queue for the inner event structure. Possibly to the point of even crashing your program, but at least to the point that your program will seem like it's not behaving the way you want to.
There should be only one event structure in any given while loop. Any given event case should run quickly enough so that the front panel always seems responsive to the user. Never trap an event structure in a piece of code that may not be executed or not executed for a long time (such as in a case structure or another event structure.)

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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thanks for respond.
Here's a code explaining the main idea.
Attachments:
Untitled 1.vi ‏9 KB
Enum_States.ctl ‏5 KB

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Get menu selection help

Hi I am new to the Labview world and am having a bit of an issue with the get menu selection vi. I opened an example (Queued Message Handler.vi) and basically copied that get menu selection setup in my vi. Yet all i get for menu selections are null strings. I have tried to set the get menu selection timeout to -1 then selecting a menu item. I still get a null string from it so I know it isn't some timing issue. I have attached a copy of my vi. The runtime menu I was using was just File with an exit option. There are a couple sub vi's that i made that are required to run Queue.vi but they arent really needed to see what I am doing. Thanks for any help in advance.
Attachments:
Queue.vi ‏59 KB

Hi Superseadragon,
I recommend you to use an event-driven state machine desing pattern that combines a queued state machine and event structure into a hybrid single-loop design pattern.
I made an example with your code but as I don't have your set up I put in commentary all the communication function.
To close the VI click on the cross on the upper right corner like for a tradionnal application.
You can fire an event from the run time menu. I included a case in the event structure. Have a look at it. This is not the only way to do it.
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Attachments:
SuperSeaDragon.zip ‏135 KB

Programmatically simulate the Get Menu Selection vi

Hi,
I'm using LabVIEW 8.5 base version (no event handling). I have created a custom RTM (Run-Time Menu) and use the Get Menu Selection vi wired to a Case structure to handle all the items. (Part of the handling it to put a check mark next to the selected menu item and clearing the check mark from all other items using the Set Menu Item Info vi. Too bad it doesn't do that automatically. Maybe it does in newer versions, but I digress.)
My application can save and recall setups. When I recall a setup I would like to programmatically call the respective Case, as is done by the Get Menu Selection vi, even though the menu is not actually clicked by the user. I cannot find a way to do this. Is is possible?
Thank you.
Ed
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Edjsch wrote:
Thank you for your reply. It looks like there is no convenient way to "simulate" a Windows "event" with the base version. Duh!
I'd take that a step further and say there is no convenient way to write software without the event structure. I don't know how people write code without it. This limitation has been removed and the event structure comes with all versions of LabVIEW as of 2012.
As for my virtual keyboard trick, here is a better one I didn't get a chance to check the link previously.
https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-15310
With that you can call a subVI that will invoke the Alt+F or whatever to open menus.
Edjsch wrote:
Note that in the Get Menu Selection vi's Case structure, I had to actually clear each check mark and set the one for the current selection, since the RTM does not handle check marks automatically, as, for example, Visual Basic does. Again, maybe newer versions do.
They do not, you are welcome to make an idea exchange for it, but I'm fine with toggling that bit myself. But then again I can't think of a time when clicking on a checked item, shouldn't uncheck it so I can see your point.
Edjsch wrote:
Let me know if anyone would like to see screen shots of that area of my block diagram.
Never post screenshots.
When posting code post the actual code not a screenshot. You wouldn't take a screenshot of a text file and post it on a text language forum. Upload the actual VI, or zip several files and upload the zip. The exception to this rule is when uploading a VI Snippet. This is an image with the VI embedded in it, so the source is still intact.
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I am using the "Menu Selection With Events.vi" example alongside other while loops, When I select exit from the new menu it stops the other while loops but not the menu/event while loop

The event driven menu example works fine and I've integrated it into my application. I have built in simple local vars to link menu selections to existing GUI buttons. The problem is that I cannot get the File-Exit menu option to switch off/terminate the application. The [1] "Stop": Value Change panel of the event structure simply switches off the other while loops but leaves the event while loop running. Add a while loop to the axample using a local var from the event while loop to terminate 2nd while loop to get the effect.
Help appreciated, Chris

Attached you will find a modified version of your VI.
I documented what I did on the block diagram.You were right on you just needed to add a variable with a true wired to it.
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Menu selection event

Is there any way to generate a Menu Selection Event for a menu item that has a sub-menu?

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