Make a remote panel file dialog open remote directory

My remote panel file dialog opens in local directory
How TO: Make a remote panel file dialog open remote directory? Ideas, examples, welcome.

Hi!
I have done that, but i have the same problem.
I want to control an application from a remote machine. At the biguinning of the application, I have so open a File to save all the data to this file. When I run the application from the server machine, I have no problem, the dialog box "save as" opens and I save there my file with al the data, but when I control the application remotely, the dialog box "save as" does not open, and I get the error 43. Do you know what do I have to do if I want to run and control the aplication from a remote machine and save all the data in a file?
Thanks a lot

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Hello to everybody. I am using Labview 6.1 and I would like to know how to make a remote panel file dialog open remote directory from any computer (Not only from a specific computer. If I open the file with a specific computer, I have to conect the path of the remote machine, but if I don´t know which remote computer is going to run the aplication, how can I do it?)?

Hi!
first you have to know progammatically the name of the remote pc connected to your server: this is a problem!
I did not find a straigth way, LV 6.1 doesn't allow much progammatic control on the remote panel connection feature, but I'm confident that in the next LV version this will be improved!
The point is that the Remote Panel Connection Manager (from the Tools menu) has all the informations about the connection: client name, server vi and whatever.
This application is embedded in the \PROJECT\REMOTEPANEL.LLB and consists of a set of password protected vis.
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f the remote panel connection. See my example.
By the way use client machine name to build the file dialog function input path.
If anybody has an alternative method it would be more than appreciated to share it.
Good luck,
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get_remote_machine_data.vi ‏151 KB

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Sorry, this is a repost as I have gotten no response from my original request here: Finder not displaying all files in remote directory
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thanks for responding
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