Labview & Expect(TCl/TK) integration on Solaris

I have a test System currenly based around Expect scripts with a Java front End. I have been asked to evaluate Labview for use instead of Java front end.
I have some concerns which I hope some of you experts can help with :
1) Can we continue to use our current expect scripts & simply use Labview as front end ? Can anyone detail approach they have used ? ( seems to be info on Window but none on solaris )
2) Can Labview communicate in both directions to a script ?
3) Are there any issues/limitations of Labview on Solaris ?

pbyrne1 wrote:
> 1) Can we continue to use our current expect scripts & simply use
> Labview as front end ? Can anyone detail approach they have used ? (
> seems to be info on Window but none on solaris )
> 2) Can Labview communicate in both directions to a script ?
How do you communicate right now? Since LabVIEW for Solaris can use
pipes, I'd expect the answer to be yes.
> 3) Are there any issues/limitations of Labview on Solaris ?
Since the Platform is a rather small one, LabVIEW for Solaris is rather
buggy.
- The help system for example is very poor (5, 5.1) or simply does not
work at all (6i, fails to install properly, no index).
- Sun Keyboards other than Type 4 (that is FOUR) are not properly
supported (3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6i, '-'si
gn on the numerical keypad results in
a '=', Meta and Alt keys are exchanged).
- Choose a Courier Font and LabVIEW 6i will crash immediately.
- I have serious problems with TCP/IP networking and multithreading at
the same time on a multiprocessor machine (SS10 50 MP).
On the other hand: The application I have 'written' in 5.1, consisting
of more than 300 VIs, is capable of running for weeks without any error.
For me, 6i on Solaris is unusable for the time being.
HTH,
Thomas
Thomas Ludwig
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