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March Meeting’s Follow-up Files Questions & Answer / Discussion…. As Presented by Jim Kring April 1, 2003. Follow-up Files and Topics. Restart LabVIEW LabVIEW Init Launcher (Iv_init) Auto Backup Utility Development Environment Application Builder (DEAB). Restart LabVIEW (Philippe Guerit).
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March Meeting’s Follow-up FilesQuestions & Answer / Discussion… As Presented by Jim Kring April 1, 2003
Follow-up Files and Topics • Restart LabVIEW • LabVIEW Init Launcher (Iv_init) • Auto Backup Utility • Development Environment Application Builder (DEAB) OpenG User Group Meeting
Restart LabVIEW (Philippe Guerit) • “hats off” to Philippe for answering the need defined in our last meeting • Restarts LabVIEW using a “stub” exe and System Exec. OpenG User Group Meeting
Restart LabVIEW – File Restart • Adds a “Restart LabVIEW” option to the LabVIEW File pull-down menu OpenG User Group Meeting
Restart LabVIEW – how it works 1) LVDE Launches the “stub” EXE 2) Small Time Delay 3) “stub” EXE launches the LVDE OpenG User Group Meeting
Restart LabVIEW – future additions • Pass command-line arguments to LVDE • Re-open or launch VIs upon restart OpenG User Group Meeting
lv_init.vi • LabVIEW will launch vi.lib/lv_init.vi at start-up • The OpenG lv_init.vi looks at lv_init.rc for files to launch • Dev Env Apps can register for launch by placing themselves in lv_init.rc OpenG User Group Meeting
Auto Backup • Registers with lv_init when installed • Saves snapshots of your code, while you work • Detects a LabVIEW crash (post mortem) and allows you to restore files OpenG User Group Meeting
Auto Backup • Registers with lv_init when installed • Saves snapshots of your code, while you work • Detects a LabVIEW crash (post mortem) and allows you to restore files OpenG User Group Meeting
Recap • Visit OpenG.org to find Restart LabVIEW, LabVIEW Init Launcher, and Auto Backup OpenG User Group Meeting