I would like to implement UIuserB

ase Messages in the Execution Display.vi that ships with TestStand. The Main Message loop polls for meassage types(string names). If I post a user message from a .seq file, I do not see a message type string at the selector input. What am I missing? ThanksYou can view the entire operator interface as having 4 main parts. Two of them are in the sequence display VI (\OperatorInterfaces\NI\LV\Sequence Display\TestStand - Sequence Display.vi) and the other two are in the execution display VI (\OperatorInterfaces\NI\LV\Execution Display\TestStand - Execution Display.vi).
In the sequence display VI there is a state machine that and sends a message to the specific Execution UIMessage Handler to which the UIMessage belongs. The Central UIMessage handler first gets the event code from the UIMessage (a property), which tells the type of UIMessage and determines which case to enter. Within the specific case, the Execution ID is obtained from the UIMessage. Using the Execution ID, the Central UIMessage
Handler looks up the VI name of the execution display that corresponds to the UIMessage. It looks up the VI name in a LV 2 style global variable (\OperatorInterfaces\NI\LV\Globals\TestStand VI GLOBAL - Execution List.vi). It just so happens that the VI name of the execution display for a particular UIMessage, is also the name of the queue that controls the specific Execution UIMessage Handler. Therefore the UIMessage can be forwarded through the queue to the specific Execution UIMessage Handler to which the message belongs.
In the execution display VI there is a state machine that mainly handles the commands (buttons, menus etc.) that you issue through the execution display GUI, and there is the Specific Execution UIMessage Handler that processes the UIMessages for that particular execution.
So, in order to custom UIMessages, you must modify both the Central UIMessage handler of the sequence display AND the specific Execution UIMessage handler of the execution
display.
Hope this all makes sense.

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Hi All,
Our current portal version is 7.0 sp9 .
i would like to know ,
What is the procedure for checking, whether TREX is installed in my system or not.
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can anybody help me ,what is the check list for TREX installable components.
If not , what is the procedure for installing the TREX, when i will get the help.
Regards
Vijay

Hi Subrato,
Thanks for the quick reply, I have followed your reply.
i was able to see two screens in the TrexMonitors page.
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can u please respond.
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Would like to implement my own smart copy&paste

I am considering developing the following facility:
(1) An Acrobat plugin that implements a rubberband rectangle a copies its content to the Windows "copy&paste" buffer.
(2) A SolidWorks Macro/Addin which would take the set of lines from the buffer and paste them into the sketch.
Obviously, my question refers to part (1) only.
The rubberband (rectangular lasso) sounds like a lot of work, so a Version 1.0 implementation could be to zoom into the desired rectangle with the loupe, and the copied region would be the visible region.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
TIA

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You mentioned that you opened a PDF file in Illustrator - I hope you know
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I would like to implement a pop-up help window like

When the cursos remains over a control for a certain ammount of time, some help text can then pop-up. Then the text can dissapear with more activity.

All you have to do is right-click of the control or indicator and select "Description and Tip...". In the resulting dialog enter into the "Tip" field the pop text you want to appear.
See attached example...
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I would like some help in determining the proper structure/implementation

I would like some help in determining the proper structure/implementation for the following scenario:
I have ~10 steel rods that have been equipped with a strain gauge. The most I would have is ~30 steel rods.
Each setup has had a 10 point calibration done.
These steel rod/strain gauge setups are assigned a calibration number.
The data would be grouped for each steel rod and identified by the calibration number.
I would like to use that calibration data to determine the Young’s Modulus for each steel rod and store that within the specific rod’s information.
I want the user to be able to add new steel rods dynamically and the Young’s Modulus calculated and stored with it.
There are two different types of rods.
The cross-sectional area of the rod needs to be stored and that value is constant based on the rod type (so there are two different area values).
After a rod’s calibration data is entered the first time, the data should be static so it doesn’t need to be re-entered.
The user would enter the cal#, the 10 point calibration data, and the rod type.
The user will only see the steel rod cal# on the FP.
I am using a queue-based producer/consumer with event structure for the front panel interface. So I’m thinking whenever a rod cal# was added I would call a subvi where the calibration data can be entered and then the Young’s Modulus could be calculated and stored. An option to edit/review existing cal data should be available.
LabVIEW 2010, Win 7.
My initial idea was:
Rod Arr – array of clusters:
Rod Info - cluster:
Calibration number – string
Rod Scale cluster:
mV/V – double array
force – double array
Young’s Modulus – double
Rod type – enum
Cross-sectional area – double
I have not implemented this because I’m not sure how to implement that AND keep the data after it’s been entered. And all of the bundling/unbundling anytime I want to access/edit any rod information can be BD consuming. I thought a lookup table might work. When I looked on the forums for a lookup table I was pointed in the direction of arrays/clusters.
So I have two questions:
What would be the best structure for the steel rod data?
What would be the best data type for the calibration# that the user can edit (enum, ring, ?)?

I would make a couple of small change to your proposed data layout (highlighted in blue):
Rod Arr – array of clusters:
Rod Info - cluster:
Calibration number – string
Array of Rod Scale cluster:
mV/V – double
force – double
Young’s Modulus – double
Rod type – enum
Cross-sectional area – double
For the calibration data, I would have an array of clusters rather than a cluster of arrays. IMHO, this makes it easier to index through the calibration points, and makes it less likely you will ever have a situation where you don't have the same number of mV/V and force points. I'd also move the Young's modulus, type, and area info into the Rod Info cluster.
I prefer to store this type of configuration in the system registry, but that is more complicated and far from universal in the LabVIEW world. A simpler way would be to simply pass the entire array to the "write to binary file" function. If you do this, however, you might want to add a version number, otherwise it will be very difficult to maintain backwards compatibility if you ever need to change the data structure.
As far as the control type, it depends on what the user is entering. If the user is mostly entering calibration numbers already in the system, I would use a (system) combo box. This allows the user to select an existing calibration number from the menu, but also to enter a new calibration number if they need to. If the user will almost always enter new calibration numbers, then I would use a standard string control. Either way, you'll probably want to validate the format of the number the user enters.
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I would like to know the version or name of SAP that is implemented in real

I would like to know the version or name of SAP that is implemented in real time?

This is a very generic question and really depends on what you are implementing (modules).
The history of the "R/3" is
3.0D Basis 300
3.0E Basis 300
3.0F Basis 300
3.1H Basis 310
3.1I Basis 310
4.0B Basis 400
4.5B Basis 450
4.6C Basis 460
4.71 Basis 6.20
4.72 Basis 6.20
5.00 Basis 6.40 (ECC 5.0 - Enterprise Core components)
6.00 Basis 7.00 (ECC 6.0) - actually in RampUp
All of those have increased business functionality and interfaces to other systems (CRM, BW etc.)

Lightroom features/bug fixes I would like to see in next version

I love the Adobe Lightroom Application. It is very intiutive and out of the different RAW processing programs I've tried, it is the only one that has most of the features I need and has the least amount of complications. However, I think there are still places to improve upon:
* Decouple raw processor from the monolithic software executable so that updates to the RAW camera component to add new cameras can be made without requiring huge downloads or reinstallation of a new software program but simply updating a few DLLs and files.
* Improve performance of the Develop panel. It is extremely slow on my laptop running 32bit Windows 7 and 3GB of RAM with dual core processor (pre-Core duo). 8 to 10 seconds for the "loading" message to disappear per image no matter how often I have loaded or edited the image. No caching is being done at all.
* On my higher powered Desktop (Quad Core2 processor/4GB RAM,Windows 7), Adobe Lightroom frequently will start behaving strangely after only a few hours of running. It seems like it is leaking resources or something because eventually functionality will start failing. Specifically, right clicking on images will no longer bring up menus for example. If i shutdown and restart the application, the problem goes away.
* Photoshop-like healing brush. Many times I want to "brush" over areas of image defects but the only choice in Lightroom is the healing tool which always creates a circle and does not allow "brushing". This only works if the defect is a spot and not an irregular area.
* Adjustment with Arbitrary Mask tool. Bibble 5 has this nice concept where you can mask out a section of an image and then apply adjustments to it without affecting the rest of the image. You simply draw a mask and then you can apply adjustments to it. The only option in Lightroom is to select the "Mask" option but that leaves the decision of where exactly you want to mask to Lightroom which only uses edge contrast to determine masking area.
* I'd like a way to tell Lightroom to update the metadata (write out) on all images that are out of sync. Right now the write metadata function will write out metadata to all files whether or not it is required. This means that it is inpractical to try to update your entire catalog as tens of thousands of files will be written to and not just those that are out of sync. This is very important as a way to preserve editing metadata in case of loss of the Lightroom catalog.
* Option to write import metadata to imported files. For example, I have an import metadata for copyright and keywords and I want the imported JPG or DNG files to permanently have this metadata so that even if individual files are copied my copyright and other metadata are preserved with it.
* Option to append text labels to automatically generated import destination folder names. So for example, I can still import into date based directories but append a description to help me remember what the folder contains when I'm later browsing it. Right now it is either/or. You can either choose the name of the import folder destination OR you can have the software generate one for you.
* A google-type search box at the top of the library panel so that ad-hoc searches can be done without having to fool around with the filters. Everybody is used to a single search box for simple textual searches.
* some way to filter images by whether they have been exported previously or not
* Please support lens and shooting information for Sony DSLRs in both JPG and RAW files. Also support 3rd party lenses on Sony DSLRs without assigning the wrong Minolta lenses to them. I want to be able to see both Lens name, max aperture, focusing distance (if available) etc...
* Some way to edit the Shooting lens information to support lenses which are not known to Lightroom, and if suggestion above won't be implemented, some way for the user to edit the lens id --> mapping table so that I can properly map my own 3rd party lenses.
* Facial recognition/tagging option. Some way to have Lightroom apply people tags after I have tagged representative images. Handle multiple people in a scene.
* Automatic (batch) export of images on schedule. I would like a way to configure Lightroom to automatically generate particular export configuration of all my images in a catalog (or some defined subset) such that new files or files that have been edited since last export are automatically exported on a schedule even if Lightroom is not running. Perhaps a Lightroom batch service. This is so that I can always have up to date processed versions of my images for use in my media center display. I would like to configure the Lightroom batch service to run weekly at say 2am every day, run a particular export function and export all new or modified images to a network share accessible by the media center. That way, I can always have access to cropped and edit images without manually doing exports all the time or having to remember which files I've edited and then export them. Also by doing this at off hours it would not slow down my computer while I'm using it.
* Better profiles for Sony DSLRs and support for their picture styles the same way that Canon and Nikon camera are supported.
* Teethering support for Sony DSLRs that have this feature
* Support for parametric plugins -- Plugins that do not require the image to be exported before running.
* Simple support for "picture frames" when exporting. Some way to apply a frame to an image as part of export with a dozen or so frames included and a way for 3rd parties to create more.
* A better way to safely share catalogs or pictures between multiple computers/users in a networked environment.

Did these come to you all at once, or have you been saving them up for a while?
Anyway, Adobe *should* be able to handle long lists of FR, but another option is to break them up and submit them for voting on the new FR/Idea site that will shortly replace this one: (It was really hot for a while, but has cooled down lately...)
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/products/photoshop_family_photoshop_lightro om
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
I love the Adobe Lightroom Application...
Me too, and continue to push for improvements as well...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Decouple raw processor from the monolithic software executable so that updates to the RAW camera component to add new cameras can be made without requiring huge downloads or reinstallation of a new software program but simply updating a few DLLs and files.
They are already decoupled - you can update ACR independently for new camera support, however it's released at about the same frequency as Lightroom itself, so that doesn't help much. Perhaps this should be reworded: "Provide more timely ACR updates..."
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Improve performance of the Develop panel. It is extremely slow on my laptop running 32bit Windows 7 and 3GB of RAM with dual core processor (pre-Core duo). 8 to 10 seconds for the "loading" message to disappear per image no matter how often I have loaded or edited the image. No caching is being done at all.
I've been complaining about this for a long time - ACR cache is worthless for me too - if dev image not in RAM cache, takes same amount of time to render whether in ACR disk cache or not. Some say ACR cache speeds things up for them - perhaps you need to *believe*...
PS - After new motherboard upgrade, this went from 15 seconds to 3 seconds average.
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* On my higher powered Desktop (Quad Core2 processor/4GB RAM,Windows 7), Adobe Lightroom frequently will start behaving strangely after only a few hours of running. It seems like it is leaking resources or something because eventually functionality will start failing. Specifically, right clicking on images will no longer bring up menus for example. If i shutdown and restart the application, the problem goes away.
Yep - Lightroom still has some leaks - gotta restart it from time to time...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Photoshop-like healing brush. Many times I want to "brush" over areas of image defects but the only choice in Lightroom is the healing tool which always creates a circle and does not allow "brushing". This only works if the defect is a spot and not an irregular area.
+1 vote - arguably the most desired addition to the dev tools. I bet Lr4 will have this (no inside info though).
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Adjustment with Arbitrary Mask tool. Bibble 5 has this nice concept where you can mask out a section of an image and then apply adjustments to it without affecting the rest of the image. You simply draw a mask and then you can apply adjustments to it. The only option in Lightroom is to select the "Mask" option but that leaves the decision of where exactly you want to mask to Lightroom which only uses edge contrast to determine masking area.
+1 vote - this is one of my highest hopes for Lr(4) too: sophisticated auto-masking + manual masking: to apply to all or at least most adjustments...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* I'd like a way to tell Lightroom to update the metadata (write out) on all images that are out of sync. Right now the write metadata function will write out metadata to all files whether or not it is required. This means that it is inpractical to try to update your entire catalog as tens of thousands of files will be written to and not just those that are out of sync. This is very important as a way to preserve editing metadata in case of loss of the Lightroom catalog.
Frequently requested - some use pre-startup database query + plugin to make collection in the mean time (I dont).
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Option to append text labels to automatically generated import destination folder names. So for example, I can still import into date based directories but append a description to help me remember what the folder contains when I'm later browsing it. Right now it is either/or. You can either choose the name of the import folder destination OR you can have the software generate one for you.
RC Importer supports this - its an import plugin that bypasses the import dialog box - not for everyone...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* A google-type search box at the top of the library panel so that ad-hoc searches can be done without having to fool around with the filters. Everybody is used to a single search box for simple textual searches.
Maybe the seeds of a good idea here, but may be worth some refinement/clarification - what would be searched? Would special syntax be supported? Personally, I mostly hate all 1-box search fields, because one never knows what's being searched and how, e.g. does it search the whole catalog?, is it case sensitive? On the other hand, I get the convenience factor... - I think if accompanied by help and/or the ability to pop up a dialog box for refinement or options, this might make a nice addition. Along these lines, I sometimes think a quick-smart-collection would be nice too - for when one wants to search 2 text fields, instead of just one. I keep a temporary smart collection just for this purpose, but still...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* some way to filter images by whether they have been exported previously or not
Change detecting export plugins have mostly solved this for me (and publishing for some folks), although adding export info (and metadata change info) to catalog for searching / sorting still sounds like a good idea to me...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Automatic (batch) export of images on schedule. I would like a way to configure Lightroom to automatically generate particular export configuration of all my images in a catalog (or some defined subset) such that new files or files that have been edited since last export are automatically exported on a schedule even if Lightroom is not running. Perhaps a Lightroom batch service. This is so that I can always have up to date processed versions of my images for use in my media center display. I would like to configure the Lightroom batch service to run weekly at say 2am every day, run a particular export function and export all new or modified images to a network share accessible by the media center. That way, I can always have access to cropped and edit images without manually doing exports all the time or having to remember which files I've edited and then export them. Also by doing this at off hours it would not slow down my computer while I'm using it.
Yes, better export management would be welcome. Export Manager might help you (if you have multiple export destinations to update), but its not a panacea... Many of us ultimately "consume" our photos outside Lightroom, having the consumption copies kept up to date more fluidly would be good. Using change detecting export plugins (along with export-manager) and/or publishing helps..
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Support for parametric plugins -- Plugins that do not require the image to be exported before running.
Yep - much room for plugins to get better integrated with Lightroom proper, to participate in image enhancement, as well as other things...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Simple support for "picture frames" when exporting. Some way to apply a frame to an image as part of export with a dozen or so frames included and a way for 3rd parties to create more.
That would be nice. Although support for 3rd parties to add frames *upon export* already exists (export filter plugin + export post-process actions), as well as adding text overlays and such. But since its not built into Lightroom, one has to find them and configure them... And there is no good way to preview them in Lightroom... I think this would go nicely with the previous request - ability to feed image data to plugins for preview in Lightroom. Even if these updates were not built-into the dev module - i.e. weren't kept updated automatically whilst editing - just being able to click a 'see final' button or have it rolled into the build-previews function, so one could have post-process imaging plugins (with preview before export) - might be a nice compromise until true imaging plugins (that fit into dev pipeline) are supported.
The end - for now...
-R

Features I would like to see in Capacity IQ

Hi all,
I am currently implementing Capacity IQ in our virtual environment and I encounter some issue's. I know some probably will be solved by VCops however it is yet uncertain whether we will purchase that software.
- I have 4 vCenters, so I need to log into Capacity IQ 4 times. This makes it hard to provide a Capacity Plan for over all my resources.
- I have multiple hardware platforms in the same vCenter. Sometimes my managment would like to know what the remaining capacity is on a specific platform. I cannot select multiple clusters, so I need to provide a forecast myself.
- Capacity IQ does not provide the intelligence for performing a what-if analysis on datacenter level.
- Some of my clusters function as a DR test-cluster. Never running any machines only during the DR-test, which are scheduled frequently. I would like the option to exclude clusters in Capacity IQ's trend analysis. This way the DR-test does not mess up the trend analysis.
- I cannot enter a custom account to schedule reports with(workaround logon to vCenter and schedule)
- I need the reports to be written to a NFS/CIFS share somewhere, so I can serve them from there and anyone can go look for themselves.
Any ideas with regards to these issue's are much appreciated!
Regards,
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Something I Would Like to see in Flash

When creating animations I start with the final image and
then animate the elements into position e.g. If I am animating the
word FRY onto the screen then I would place the artwork for the
word on screen and then create 3 seperate movies to animate the F
coming from the left, Y from the right and then R from the top.
The problem comes if the client changes something e.g. if
they want the R (only) to be in a different font. In this example
the animation for the 'F' movie would need to move to the left ...
but the problem is that you do not know how far to the left to move
it because you can not see the end position of the animation on
screen.
What I would like is the ability to select a frame in a movie
as the frame that is seen in movies which contain it (in this case
I would mark the end one) rather than the current 'default' of
frame 1. This has two advantages...
1) If only part of an animation needs changing you can easily
see where to move the other elements. (Whilst the above example
would be easy to do without this - it is not so easy when you have
animations inside animations inside animations.)
2) If the aniimation starts with a blank frame then it
becomes MUCH easier to find it on screen. (The current circle that
appears can be hard to find and hard to click on).
I realise that this would be a non-trivial change to
implement - but I can hope.

Onion skinning is very useful, but it only works (as far as I
can tell) for graphics that exist in the current movie. What I
don't think it allows for is for the following...
Put two graphics on screen.
Turn the first graphic into a movie (movie 'A') with 2
frames. Make the first frame blank and keep the graphic in the 2nd.
Return to the top layer, you now will not see the graphic as
it only shows frame 1 of movie 'A' and not frame 2.
Repeat for the second graphic (creating movie 'B') so you now
have 2 movies on the sceen, but there is nothing visible.
Now what I would like to be able to do is see Frame 2 (or any
specified frame) of the movies on screen instead of Frame 1. If,
for example, you changed the graphic in movie 'A' you can not see
how the new movie will look with BOTH the graphics in 'A' and 'B'
visible at the same time. You can run the movie but if the relative
position of the 2 graphics is off then there is no easy way of
positioning them correctly.
Obviously with only 2 frames and 2 movies you can use other
methods, but if they form part of a long and complex animation with
movies inside movies inside movies then it becomes very difficult
to make such changes.

How can i create my BC featured product list in to a slide show for multiple products in one row. i have products aligned in a row i just would like to make it a slide show of the multiple (20) products.

i have products aligned in a row already using custom css.i just would like to make it a slide show of the multiple (20) products in the one row.
i am using the featured product module from the development section of business catalyst. i would love to display as many new products as possible in one row of products. so i can just click a arrow left button and scroll through the products.
holy-shippers.businesscatalyst.com is the site i am mentioning.

Hello,
Aside from any custom implementations that may be suggested by any other members, you could also consider using some hero-type slider like those found on our new responsive templates, and have each web-app item contain a product.
Kind Regards,
Alex Pavelescu

I would like to overlay a graphic on top of an array.

I have the framework for a front panel control that I would like to use. The easiest way for me to have a scaleable soloution would be to have a large, 2D boolean control array that I can simply resize for different projects.
Each boolean control needs to have a different label, so that is making it very hard to just use a simple boolean array. I have come pretty close to a solution, but I just can't get it working due to the front panel ordering.
What I would like to do, ideally, is be able to place a transparant overlay on TOP of the the array, sized so that each element in the boolean array has a text label on top. When I need to use a different sized array, I can just put a different image in and not have to mess with the underlying code.
I've tried a few things, and everythig ALMOST works. The overlay looks great on top of the boolean buttons, but the image is on top of the array and blocks the operation of the array control. If I put the array on top of the transparant graphic, the array hides the graphic.
I really need to be able to either click through the graphic as if it is not there except for decoration, or make the array control transparant. The boolean buttons already have a transparant overlay on them already. If I put transparant buttons alone on top of the overlay, it works great, but I can't put the buttons into an array and still have the transparancy working.
Is there some way to make the graphic invisible to the mouse and allow me to click buttons underneath? I'm getting pretty close to just printing out my transparant graphic onto transparancy paper and taping it on top of the monitor...
Solved!
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etsellers wrote:
I have the framework for a front panel control that I would like to use. The easiest way for me to have a scaleable soloution would be to have a large, 2D boolean control array that I can simply resize for different projects.
Each boolean control needs to have a different label, so that is making it very hard to just use a simple boolean array. I have come pretty close to a solution, but I just can't get it working due to the front panel ordering.
What I would like to do, ideally, is be able to place a transparant overlay on TOP of the the array, sized so that each element in the boolean array has a text label on top. When I need to use a different sized array, I can just put a different image in and not have to mess with the underlying code.
I've tried a few things, and everythig ALMOST works. The overlay looks great on top of the boolean buttons, but the image is on top of the array and blocks the operation of the array control. If I put the array on top of the transparant graphic, the array hides the graphic.
I really need to be able to either click through the graphic as if it is not there except for decoration, or make the array control transparant. The boolean buttons already have a transparant overlay on them already. If I put transparant buttons alone on top of the overlay, it works great, but I can't put the buttons into an array and still have the transparancy working.
Is there some way to make the graphic invisible to the mouse and allow me to click buttons underneath? I'm getting pretty close to just printing out my transparant graphic onto transparancy paper and taping it on top of the monitor...
"And now for something completly different...."
You have described a picture control!
Take a look at the code that was part of the CC & Friends project. THe GUI looks like this;
In that app we did not know at development time, what the emoticons the end user would include in their collection so a picture control gave us the option to "build the GUI" at run time. When that code loads up, it develops the image the user will see and keeps track of where each emoticon is located in the picture. When a user clicks on an image the coordinates of the click within the picture are used to find which emoticon the user selected.
So maybe you should concider implementing your GUI using a picture control.
Ben
Ben Rayner
I am currently active on.. MainStream Preppers
Rayner's Ridge is under construction

I would like to add a project to an existing project.

I am trying to add a photo project to my existing project. Both projects work independantly. I did the the file add procedure and now both projects work independently when chosen from the project. I would like to link them up now by adding some navigation between them, Maybe a button from one to the other so I can access the function and come back to the original. I cannot get an access to link the two. I am wondering is there a way to do this.
Project A gets a button that connects with Project B then Project B gets a button that takes you home to Project A.

See Implementing Custom URL Schemes in http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOS ProgrammingGuide/AdvancedAppTricks/AdvancedAppTricks.html

Would like to "confirm exit" before ApplicationMgr_OnExitApplication is called...

Hello all,
I am using TS3.5 with CVI8.0.1 and the "full-featured" CVI operator interface that ships with TS3.5...
I would like to force the user to have to answer a confirm pop-up prior to being able to exit the application before the "ApplicationMgr_OnExitApplication ()" is called...
Naturally, this event happens when the menu "File >> Exit" is selected or when the main window close control (the "X") is clicked on. I want to do this because there are things I'd like to clean-up and close-down when the user plans to exit. I thought it would be as simple as placing the body of that callback inside a simple ConfirmPopup (). So that's the first thing I tried.
However, at run-time, when I select the menu "File >> Exit" I get the error popup: "Application is not running (TSUI.ApplicationMgr) Unexpected Operating System Error.[Error Code: - 17501]". I disabled the Window-Close in the main window for now, just so that I could concentrate on the menu item that exits.
So, my next step was to crawl into the "RebuildMenuBar" code and learn how to create a custom version of the enumerated "TSUIConst_CommandKind_DefaultFileMenu_Set", or at the least, understand the "CommandKinds Enumeration" in the TestStand Bookshelf and the TestStand Help file to even see if this was the proper way to go...
So after looking at it for a while, I got to thinking that this looked like a long-winded solution to something that should be very straightforward to implement (in CVI-speak).
I think I must be doing something wrong here. Is there a different ActiveX event I should be registering to a new callback function that I need to create?
Any help would be appreciated,
Jumper Bones
To whom it may concern: My alias is also my nickname, I've had it since I was a (very) skinny basketball-playing teen. OK, so I've got a 38 inch waist now, but my hometown friends haven't shaken that appellation for me. I trust that you will someday be OK with that alias, as I have been with that nickname.

Thanks for the quick reply, I'll be trying that soon.
To whom it may concern: My alias is also my nickname, I've had it since I was a (very) skinny basketball-playing teen. OK, so I've got a 38 inch waist now, but my hometown friends haven't shaken that appellation for me. I trust that you will someday be OK with that alias, as I have been with that nickname.

I would like to test FireFox5 but need to keep my FF4 running as is - are there instructions anywhere for how to do a parallel install?

Background:
I use IE for everyday browsing, and FF4 for a proxy-tunnel when travelling. Given the new features in FF5 - fuller SVG implementation, SMIL animation set, and CSS animations I would like to test FF5 - or at least be able to view the demos you provide/link to. Thus my question to instructions for doing a parellel install.
Thank you

Thank you - I had found this article but since it dealt with earlier releases I wasn't sure how much of it was relevant for FF4 & FF5 installations.

Swing , would like to print hello inside of the frame, how?

i would like to print hello inside of the frame, how can i do that?
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
public class Main extends JPanel
implements ActionListener {
JButton button;
public Main() {
super(new BorderLayout());
button = new JButton("Click Me");
button.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 80));
add(button, BorderLayout.CENTER);
button.addActionListener(this);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("hello");
* Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety,
* this method should be invoked from the
* event-dispatching thread.
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
//Create and set up the window.
JFrame frame = new JFrame("welcome");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
//Create and set up the content pane.
JComponent newContentPane = new Main();
newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);
//Display the window.
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
//creating and showing this application's GUI.
javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}

Recommended lessons in this context: [Using Layout Managers|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/using.html] and [Painting in AWT and Swing|http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/painting/]
If the second lesson is a little heavy, look at this light version: [Performing Custom Painting|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/painting/index.html]
Edited by: Andre_Uhres on Aug 24, 2008 8:34 AM

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