National Instruments 322179A-01, LabView manual

Version 5.1 Addendum

LabVIEW 5.1 Addendum

February 1999 Edition

Part Number 322179A-01

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Contents About This Addendum Chapter 1 Required Configuration, Installation, and Upgrade Information Chapter 2 New Features in LabVIEW 5.1 Appendix A Manual Clarifications and Additions Index Figures Tables About This Addendum Page Page Page Operating System Patches Concurrent PowerMAX Distribution Changes in LabVIEW 5.1 LabVIEW 5.1 Platforms Discontinued Media Installing LabVIEW LabVIEW RT ! Windows Macintosh UNIX Solaris 2 HP-UX 10. x Linux PowerMAX For More Information about LabVIEW Data Acquisition, VXI, and GPIB Installation Notes Windows Macintosh Sun Installing HiQ for Windows Examples and Solutions for Your LabVIEW Programs Low-Level Register I/O for Windows 95/98 Common LabVIEW Launch Errors on UNIX Configuring LabVIEW Windows on UNIX Configuring LabVIEW with the Tab Window Manager Configuring LabVIEW with the HP VUE Window Manager Configuring LabVIEW with the Motif or CDE Window Manager Notice to Sun SPARCstation 5 Users ! Compatibility Issues between Versions 4.1 and 5. x Compatibility VIs for New Server Functionality Compatibility VIs for ActiveX Functions Additional Resources Upgrading to LabVIEW 5.1 Converting VIs Upgrading Application Libraries and Toolkits Page New Features in LabVIEW 5.1 Dialog Box, Menu, and Window Enhancements Scaling Front Panel Objects Setting an Object to Scale Setting All Objects on a Front Panel to Scale Defining a Minimum Window Size Maintaining Window Proportions with Monitor Resolution Saving for a Previous Version Accessing Recently Opened Files Searching in LabVIEW Find Dialog Box Find All Instances and Search Results Dialog Box Macintosh Navigation Services in LabVIEW New VIs, Functions, and Controls Changes to Controls and Indicators Labels Dialog Controls 3D Graph Controls for Windows Enhancements to Property and Invoke Nodes Improvements to VI Server Properties in Reserved VIs and Runtime Systems Page Ring Enhancements IVI Instrument Drivers and ActiveX ActiveX Enhancements for Windows Ring Enhancements Support for ActiveX Events Working with ActiveX Events ActiveX Event Functions for Windows Improvements to ActiveX Automation HiQ and MATLAB Functionality for Windows Creating a HiQ Script Page Creating a MATLAB Script Importing or Exporting a Script Choosing a Script Server Scrolling through a HiQ or MATLAB Script Configuring the Datatype of a Terminal Debugging a HiQ or MATLAB Script Error Codes Integration of Mathematics and Signal Processing VIs Mathematics Palette Signal Processing Palette Integration of the Picture Control VIs Sound VIs for Windows and Macintosh Generating Reports in LabVIEW for Windows Hints for Generating Reports in LabVIEW Easy Text Report VI Overview Report In/Report Out Parameters Tokens Report Generation VI Descriptions Report Generation Parameter Descriptions Page Page Page Easy Text Report Append File to Report Append Report Text Page Page Page Page Set Report Tab Width Enhancements to DAQ DAQ Solution Wizard Support for NI-DAQ for Windows and Macintosh New Syntax Element for Nonsequentially Scanned SCXI Module Channels Enhancements to VISA Enhancements for Building and Distributing Applications Building Executable Programs Building an Application Customizing Application Features Modifying VIs as Part of the Build Creating an Installer (Windows only) Run-Time Engine for the Application Builder for Windows Enhancements to Networking DataSocket VIs for Windows Internet/HTTP Services The Web Server The Web Server Configuration Dialog Box The Web Server Browser Access Dialog Box Page Page The Web Server Visible VIs Dialog Box Page Page Configuring the Web Server Running the Web Server Publishing Front Panel Images on the Web Retrieving a Static Image of a VI Front Panel Viewing an Animated Version of a Front Panel Determining Which Front Panels are Visible What URLs Can I Use with My Front Panel Images? Front Panel Image Formats Static Front Panel Image (.snap URL) Page Animated Front Panel Image (.monitor URL) Page Enhancements to Examples and Activities A Manual Clarifications and Additions Multithreading ActiveX Instrumentation General Interface Features Icon and Text Palettes File Manager Tool Page Other General Interface Features Page Support for Template VIs and Controls Adding VIs to the Project and Help Menus Allocation of Threads on Concurrent PowerMAX and Solaris 2 Clarifications to the LabVIEW User Manual VISA Error Codes Appendix A Manual Clarifications and Additions National Instruments Corporation LabVIEW 5.1 Addendum A-10 Appendix A Manual Clarifications and Additions National Instruments Corporation A-11 LabVIEW 5.1 Addendum Index Numbers A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V W