Need help with multi xy plot

hi Labviewers,
I'm using the the 'Plot multi-xy.vi' to display a frequency sweep and several limit lines. I got my app work today but when I finished I realized the display is too small.
When I enlarge the window of the graph on my frontpanel only the size of the window itself changes but not the size of chart.
I searched for an option but couldn't find it.
Thanks in advance
Simon

The ouput of "Plot multi-xy.v" is actually a picture!
You are just resizing the picture indicator, the size of the image is programmatically set.
The VI has an input connector to set the size of the picture. Create a constant at the "dimensions (w,h)" terminal and enter the desired size in pixels(e.g. 400 and 400).
Good luck!
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Hi riraheta,
Are you using daq? Can you tell me more about this linear platform which you want to synchronize? What operation do you plan to synchronize?
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https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-12182
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http://www.ni.com/white-paper/11549/en/
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http://www.ni.com/white-paper/3023/en/
Application Design Patterns: Master/Slave
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New logic user, need help with multi-channel inst and aux strips.

Greetings all,
So I just purchased a new Mac Pro 2.66 and Logic Pro 7 to run with it. I have been a long time Nuendo/Cubase user on the PC side of things but since I got the Mac I wanted a DAW that was supported fully for the apple platform.
Anyways, its a world of difference and I am very confused as I wrap my head around the learning curve, so in the meantime I have one important question maybe some one could help me with.
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As an example in Nuendo once you create the instance of Battery, the audio mixer automatically just creates the corresponding stereo and mono channels instantly. This obviously makes is a sinch to assign Batteries pads to seperate outs for eq/comps for seperate sounds.
Now the Battery manual doesnt even make a reference to Aux channels for assigning outs in Logic, I actually had to do a Google search to figure this out.
Anways, sorry for rambling...
Here is the main issue.... How can I quickly and easily create multiple Aux's? In the mixer there is really only enough room in there to add like 1 more Aux strip, if I want to add more than that I need to re-arrange the entire global mixer which seems like a crazy system, surely there must be a more convenient method for getting muti-channel audio instruments set up quicker.
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Not sure what exactly your question is, especially since I don't use battery. But as far as creating aux tracks:
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• use the key command shift-command-a multiples times to create several new "audio objects", and double click each one to expand
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• now individual set the channel for each aux track – you'll see that now you have available "aux 4"; next time you set a successive track you'll see "aux 5" and so on
• once you've got things set up the way you want, save it as a template so you don't have to do this again later

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Yes, what Jim said...
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Need help with multi-mapping

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Change the occurance of target message type to 0..unbounded in Messages Tab in mapping for 1:n mapping.
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Change the occurance of Element2 node as 1..unbounded in target data type.
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Need help with Multi-cam editing in Premiere Pro CC/7.0

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Need help with multi database query.

Hello,
I am working on a query between multiple databases to be view on a web app. We have multiple web apps and we are integrating some functionality between them all into one page.
The data will be for a delegate someone sets for themselves (they can have more then one also). I need a way to pull the data view it as follows.
User, UserNumber, DelegateName, ForApp, ForApp, ForApp, ForApp, ForApp, ForApp
I have had no problem pulling the delegates themselves and which apps they are a delegate for, but not which person they are the delegate for.
SELECT DISTINCT
dbo.Employee.Position_Num AS Delegate_Position, dbo.Employee.Name AS [Delegate Name],
(CASE WHEN Hierarchy.dbo.Employee.Position_Num = CVI_Delegate.Delegate THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS For_CVI,
(CASE WHEN Hierarchy.dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Travel_Delegate.Delegate THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS For_Travel,
(CASE WHEN Hierarchy.dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Dept_Deposits_Delegate.Delegate THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS For_DeptDeposit,
dbo.OKCorral_Delegate.For_UserRoles AS For_OkCorralUR, dbo.OKCorral_Delegate.For_FiscalApprover AS For_OkCorralFA,
(CASE WHEN Hierarchy.dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Reqs_Delegate.Delegate THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS For_Reqs
FROM dbo.Employee LEFT OUTER JOIN
Reqs.dbo.Delegate AS Reqs_Delegate ON dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Reqs_Delegate.Position LEFT OUTER JOIN
DeptDeposits.dbo.Delegate AS Dept_Deposits_Delegate ON dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Dept_Deposits_Delegate.Position LEFT OUTER JOIN
CVI.dbo.Delegate AS CVI_Delegate ON dbo.Employee.Position_Num = CVI_Delegate.Position LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.OKCorral_Delegate ON dbo.Employee.Position_Num = dbo.OKCorral_Delegate.Position LEFT OUTER JOIN
Travel.dbo.Delegate AS Travel_Delegate ON dbo.Employee.Position_Num = Travel_Delegate.Position
This query works fine. The problem I run into is I have to use the same Employee table to get the EmployeeName and Number
Which will be used for both the person and the delegate. Any ideas will be a great help. It had been suggested I use a procedure to accomplish this, but I have no idea where to start that at. I also have tried a nested sbu-query but since
a person can have more then one delegate for an app, this through errors. Thanks.
George Fields

Ok, here are the tables Travel Application Database/Delegate Table
INSERT INTO [Travel].[dbo].[Delegate]
([Position]
,[Delegate]
,[StartDate]
,[EndDate]
,[CreateDate]
,[EditDate])
VALUES
(<Position, char(6),>
,<Delegate, char(6),>
,<StartDate, datetime,>
,<EndDate, datetime,>
,<CreateDate, datetime,>
,<EditDate, datetime,>)
GO
Requistions Application /Table Delegates
INSERT INTO [Reqs].[dbo].[Delegate]
([Position]
,[Delegate]
,[StartDate]
,[EndDate]
,[CreateDate]
,[EditDate])
VALUES
(<Position, char(6),>
,<Delegate, char(6),>
,<StartDate, datetime,>
,<EndDate, datetime,>
,<CreateDate, datetime,>
,<EditDate, datetime,>)
GO
Heirarchy Database for Purchasing Application / Delegates Table
INSERT INTO [Hierarchy].[dbo].[OKCorral_Delegate]
([Dept_Campus]
,[For_DeptNum]
,[Position]
,[Delegate]
,[StartDate]
,[EndDate]
,[CreateDate]
,[EditDate]
,[For_FiscalApprover]
,[For_UserRoles])
VALUES
(<Dept_Campus, char(2),>
,<For_DeptNum, char(5),>
,<Position, char(6),>
,<Delegate, char(6),>
,<StartDate, datetime,>
,<EndDate, datetime,>
,<CreateDate, datetime,>
,<EditDate, datetime,>
,<For_FiscalApprover, bit,>
,<For_UserRoles, bit,>)
GO
Heirarchy Database / Employee Table
INSERT INTO [Hierarchy].[dbo].[Employee]
([Dept_Num]
,[Position_Num]
,[Email]
,[Name]
,[Campus]
,[CWID]
,[Student]
,[Employee]
,[OPID]
,[Gender]
,[Birth_Date])
VALUES
(<Dept_Num, char(5),>
,<Position_Num, char(6),>
,<Email, varchar(75),>
,<Name, varchar(150),>
,<Campus, char(2),>
,<CWID, varchar(16),>
,<Student, char(1),>
,<Employee, char(1),>
,<OPID, char(4),>
,<Gender, char(1),>
,<Birth_Date, char(8),>)
GO
The other two databases also have a delegate table similar to the ones above. As you can see all information about an employee is linked by their position number in the Employee Table.
The Position Number is used in the Position field and Delegate field of all the Delegate tables.
I am needing to pull an employee (actually all of them) List them and then show delegates for them by which applications the delegate holds permissions too. Which is the purpose of the delegate. So a delegate may only be a delegate for one application
or multiple which is why I am pulling from multiple databases.
George Fields

Need help with multi-level categorization

Hi,
We have the following scenario:
A complaint has a subject profile with two catalogs:
1. Problem - 60 problem codes
2. Solution - 30 solution codes
Each catalog has code groups and codes assigned as above.
In GUI we can address this using the catalogs, code groups and codes under "Analysis" tab at complaint header / item level. However, we want to switch over to categorization schema in CRM 7.0 Webclient UI.
I tried creating a categorization schema in Web UI. However, if I understand correct, for each of the 90 codes (60 + 30 mentioned above) I need to a add category id under the root schema id and assign a subject code under the general data of the category (while maintaining the category hierarchy). Is this true? I really cannot do it since I have already created the catalogs with the mentioned number of codes under the relevant code groups. Isn't it a duplication of effort? Whats the whole point of creating subject profiles / catalogs / code groups / codes if it has to be redone in webclient's categorization schema? Moreover, every time I add a problem code (say number of codes become 61 from 60), do I need to change the schema and release it again?
I believe there would be a simpler way to do it.
My exact requirement is:
1. I want to use only the first two drop downs of the categorization view in complaints component
2. First drop down to have all the problem codes (60 of them)
3. The second drop down to have all solution codes (30 of them).
Request the gurus to provide the exact steps to achieve this (_details in terms of exact steps will be appreciated and suitably rewarded_). Please note that the customizing in terms subjects, catalogs, code groups, codes etc is already in place.
Regards,
DP

Hello DP,
we have in sum 4 categorie-fields in the service request.
And we did it like you explained it. First customizing of code / codegroups, etc.
Afterwards you have to create the categorization schema in WebUI.
And yes, everytime we add a code we need to change the categorization schema as well.
We maintain categorization schema in WebUI only in TCR and we use the RFC-Import for the QCR and PCR system.
You are right this is a duplication of effort. In our case it is needed because we use the SLA determintation based on catogorization and we have multilevel categories, which means depend from catagory A we have different entries in category B.
If you just need two dropdown boxes idependently from each other i would suggest to create to customer own fields with z-table behind. That´s much less effort if you often add or delete codes.
Best regards
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I have a situation where I enter Traditonal Chinese character from a mobile device directly into a ms sql 200 server.
When I use query Analyzer to view the data, everything is correct
When this data are display on the jsp pages its not readable.
I have tried serveral conversion with no luck.
Wonder if anyone have done this before?

yes tried that and try
String u1 = new String(s1.getBytes("iso-8859-1"), "utf-8");
The character pull out from the sql server is just not correctly displayed.
The problem can be simulated by entering a string of chinese charater
into sql2000 via query anlayzer of course with the col as nvarchar
and insert with an N before the characterset.
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and
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Java Newbie needs help with multi method dialog calculator

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
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Here is your problem:
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int tal1 = Integer.parseInt(t1.getText().trim()); // add the trim()
int tal2 = Integer.parseInt(t2.getText().trim()); // add the trim()
if(e.getSource() == b1){
    if(t1.getText().equals("") || t2.getText().equals(""))
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Mata in tal!");
    else{
      l3.setText("Resultat ");
      l4.setText(" " + (tal1+tal2));
}... Better ...
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) throws NumberFormatException {
String tala = t1.getText().trim();
String talb = t2.getText().trim();
if ( tala == null || "".equals(tala) || talb == null || "".equals(talb) ) {
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Mata in tal!");
    return();
int tal1 = Integer.parseInt(tala);
int tal2 = Integer.parseInt(talb);
if(e.getSource() == b1){
    l3.setText("Resultat ");
    l4.setText(" " + (tal1+tal2));
else if(e.getSource() == b2){
    int sub = tal1-tal2;
    l4.setText(" " + (sub));
else if(e.getSource() == b3){
    int multi = tal1*tal2;
    l4.setText(" " + (multi));
else if(e.getSource() == b4){
    int div = tal1/tal2;
    l4.setText(" " + (div));
}Message was edited by:
abillconsl

I need help with my mapping - CL_MAPPING_XMS_PLSRV3-ENTER_PLSRV

hi, guys, i need help with my mapping, i dont know this error (i not speak english)
<Trace level="1" type="B">CL_MAPPING_XMS_PLSRV3-ENTER_PLSRV</Trace>
<Trace level="2" type="T">......attachment XI_Context not found </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">Mapping already defined in interface determination </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">Object ID of Interface Mapping 4B903E2DDC853C1493E1DED5C5ED70A3 </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">Version ID of Interface Mapping 88D96A70BAAE11DFAE5EE925C0A800C2 </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="T">Mapping-Object-Id:4B903E2DDC853C1493E1DED5C5ED70A3 </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="T">Mapping-SWCV:88D96A70BAAE11DFAE5EE925C0A800C2 </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="T">Mapping-Step:1 </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="T">Mapping-Type:JAVA_JDK </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="T">Mapping-Program:com/sap/xi/tf/_mm_sgipi_fi001_vta_clientes_ </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">MTOM Attachments Are Written to the Payload </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">Dynamic Configuration Is Empty </Trace>
<Trace level="3" type="T">Executing multi-mapping </Trace>
<Trace level="1" type="E">CL_XMS_PLSRV_MAPPING~ENTER_PLSRV</Trace>
help me please

you can use the sharedobject to record a user/computer has taken your quiz, the session data and record their results. at the start of your quiz, check for the sharedobject and, if it exists, check the other data and take appropriate action.

Need help with daq problem

Hi,
I need to generate a clock with a period of 20 micro seconds, duty cycle of
approx 20% and a data line as well as an address line all linked to the clock
pulse.
I have tried many different solutions, all using the Daq PCI-1200 but nothing
seems to work correctly. Usually the system bombs and I have to do a manual
reset to over come the problem.
Any suggestions?
Ken

Hallo, Ken,
Du meintest am 20.02.00 zum Thema Need help with daq problem:
> I need to generate a clock with a period of 20 micro seconds, duty
> cycle of approx 20% and a data line as well as an address line all
> linked to the clock pulse.
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Windows ticks with appr. 18 Hz, and the CPU tick isn't always available
when Windows tasks multi.
Viele Gruesse!
Helmut

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Hi, I am in desperate need of help with some issues concerning several forms which we currently use a paid third party (not Adobe) to host and "re-distribute through email"...Somehow I got charged $14.95 for YOUR service, (signed up for a trial, but never used it)..and now I am paying for a year of use of the similar service which Adobe is in control of. I might want to port my form distribution through Adobe in the hopes of reducing the errors, problems and hassles my customers are experiencing when some of them push our "submit button". (and I guess I am familiar with these somewhat from reading what IS available in here, and I also know that, Adobe is working to alleviate some of these " submit" issues, so let's don't start by going backwards, here) I need solutions now for my issues or I can leave it as is, If Adobe's solution will be no better for my end users...
We used FormsCentral to code these forms and it works for the most part (if the end-user can co-operate, and thats iffy, sometimes), but I need help with how to make it go through your servers (and not the third party folks we use now), Not being cruel or racist here, but your over the phone "support techs" are about horrible & I cannot understand them or work with any of them, so I would definitely need someone who speaks English and can understand the nuances of programming these forms, to please contact me back. (Sorry, but both those attributes will be required to be able to help me, so, no "newbie-interns" or first week trainees are gonna cut it).... If you have anyone who fits the bill on those items and would be willing to help us, please contact me back at your earliest convenience. If we have to communicate here, I will do that & I can submit whatever we need to & to whoever we need to.
I need to get this right and working for the majority of my users and on any platform and OS.
You may certainly call me to talk about this, and I have given my number numerous times to your (expletive deleted) time wasting - recording message thingy. So, If it's not available look it up under [email protected]
(and you will probably get right to me, unlike my and I'm sure most other folks', "Adobe phone-in experiences")
Thank You,
Michael Corman
VinylCouture
Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Well, thanks for writing back...just so you know...I started using Adobe products in 1987, ...yeah...back then...like Illustrator 1 & 9" B&W Macs ...John Warnock's Helvetica's....stuff like that...8.5 x 11 LaserWriters...all that good stuff...I still have some of it working on a mac...much of it was stuff I bought. some stuff I did not...I'm not a big fan of this "cloud" thing Adobe has foisted upon the creatives of the world...which I'm sure you can tell...but the functionality and usefulness of your software can not be disputed, so feel free to do whatever we will continue to pay for, ...I am very impressed with CC PS on the 64 bit PC and perhaps I will end up paying you the stipend that you demand for the other services.
So I guess that brings us to our problem.. a few years back and at the height of the recession and near bankruptcy myself, I was damn lucky and hit on something and began a small arts and crafts supply service to sell my products online to a very "niche market" ...I had a unique product and still sell that product (plus others) online...My website is www.vinylcouture.com...Strange? Yes...but there is a market it seems, for everything now, and this is the market I service...Catagorically, these are 99%+ women that use these "adhesive, sticky backed vinyl products" to make different "craft items" that are just way too various and numerous to go into... generally older women, women who are computer illiterate for the most part...and all this is irrelevant to my problem, but I want you to have every bit of background on this and especially the demographic we are dealing with, so we can get right to the meat of the problem.
OK...So about two years ago, I decided to offer a "plain sheet" product of a plain colored "stick back" vinyl... it is available in multiple quantities of packs ( like 5 pieces, 10 pieces, 15 pieces, in a packi & so on)...and if you are still on my site.. go to any "GO RIGHT TO OUR ORDER PAGE" button, scroll down a little...and then to the "PLAIN VINYL" section...you will see the Weebly website order process.) You can back out from here, I think,..but, anyway this product is available in 63 colors + or - a few. So then the problem is, how do they select their individual colors within that (whatever) pack?... .
So my initial idea was to enable a "selection form" for these "colors" that would be transmitted to me via email as 'part" of the "order process".. We tried getting our customers to submit a " a list" ( something my competitiors still do, lol, poor bastards)......but that..is just unbelievable..I can't even begin to tell you what a freakin' nightmare that was...these people cannot even count to 10, much less any higher... figuring out what colors to list and send me... well, lets just say, it wasn't working......I had to figure out a better way...Something had to be done.
So after thinking this all out, and yeah...due to my total ignorance, i figured that we could make a form with Live Cycle Designer (Now Forms Central)...(back then something that was bundled with Adobe Acrobat Pro), I believe, and thats what this thing was authored in... and it would be all good...LOL!
Well not so simple...as you well know, Adobe Acrobat would NOT LET YOU EMAIL anything from itself.....it just wouldn't work (and I know why, and all that hooey), but not being one to take NO for answer,.I started looking for a way to make my little gizmo work.. So I found this company that said they can "hijack" (re-direct actually) the request to email, bypass the wah-wah, and re-transmit it to the proper parties.....for less than $100 a year, I think...its called http://pdf-fillableforms.com/.
A nice gentleman named Joseph Silva helped us program the thing to go to his servers and back out. Please dont hassle them...I need them...for now..it basically does work...try it...you should get back a copy of the form that you filled out...good luck however, if you're on MAC OSX or similar...
I have included a copy of both of our forms (and feel free to fill it out and play with it)...just put test somewhere on it...(and you must include YOUR email or it will balk)..they are supposed to be mostly identical, except one seems to be twice as large....generating a 1.7 meg file upon submission, while the other one only generates a 600K file or so...thats another issue for another day or maybe you can advise on that also...
OK so far so good......In our shop, once Grandma buys a 10 pack (or whatever), Only then she gets to the link on her receipt page ro the relevant "selection form" ,(this prevents "Filling and Sending" with "no order" and "no payment", another early problem we had)... which they can click on and it will usually download and open up on their device if all goes well...Then our little form is supposed to be fillable and is supposed to ADD UP all the quantities, so grandma knows how many she is buying and so forth right on the fly, and even while she changes her mind..., and IT'S LARGE so grandma can see it, and then it TOTALS it all up for them, ( cause remember, they can NOT add).., except there is a programming bug (mouse-click should be a mouse-up probably or something..) which makes you click in the blank spaces to get to a correct TOTAL...about 70-80% of our customers can enable all these features and usually the process completes without problems for them especially on PC's running Windows OS and Acrobat Reader X or XI...at least for most... Unfortunately it is still not the "seamless process" I would like or had envisioned for the other folks out there that do have trouble using our form.... Many folks report to us the following issues that we know of. First of all it takes too much time to load up...We know its HUGE...is there anyway that you can see, to streamline this thing? I would love for it to be more compact...this really helps on the phones and pads as I'm sure you well know.
Some just tell us,"it WON'T work"....I believe this is because they are totally out of it and dont even have Adobe Reader on their machine, & don't know how to get it ( yes, we provide the links).....or it's some ancient version....no one can stop this one...
It almost always generates some kind ( at least one time) of "error message" which we do warn them about..., telling one, basically that "Acrobat doesnt even like this happening at all, and it could be detrimental to ones computer files", blah-blah...(this freaks grandma out really bad)...& usually they end up not even trying to send it... and then I get calls that even you wouldn't believe...& If they DO nut up and push the Red "Submit Form" button, it will usually send the thing to us (and also back to them at the "required email address" they furnished on the form, thats what the folks at the "fillable forms place" do) so, if it's performing it's functions, why it is having to complain?. What are we doing wrong?....and how can I fix it?...Will re-compiling it or saving it as a newer version of "FormsCentral" correct any of these problems ?
Ok, so that should keep you busy for a minute and we can start out with those problems...but the next thing is, how can I take advantage of YOUR re-direct & hosting services?, And will it get rid of the error messages, and the slowness, and the iOS incompatibilities ? (amazingly, the last iOS Reader version worked almost OK.. but the newest version doesnt seem to work with my form on my iphone4) If it will enable any version of the iOS to send my form correctly and more transparently, then it might be worth the money...$14.95 a MONTH you say. hmmmmm...Better be good.
Another problem is, that I really don't need 5000 forms a month submitted. I think its like 70-100 or less....Got any plans for that? Maybe I'm just not BIG ENOUGH to use Adobe's services, however in this case, I really don't care whose I do use as long as the product works most correctly for my customers as well as us. Like I said, If I'm doing the best I can, I won't change anything, and still use the other third party, If Adobe has a better solution, then i'm all for that as well. In the meantime, Thanks for any help you can provide on this...
Michael Corman
VinylCouture.com
(706) 326-7911

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