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LabVIEW 5.1 Addendum vi
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Chapter 2New Features in LabVIEW 5.1
Dialog Box, Menu, and Window Enhancements.......................................................... 2-1
Scaling Front Panel Objects............................................................................2-1
Saving for a Previous Version........................................................................2-4
Accessing Recently Opened Files................................................................... 2-4
Searching in LabVIEW...................................................................................2-5
Macintosh Navigation Services in LabVIEW.................................................2-6
New VIs, Functions, and Controls................................................................................2-7
Changes to Controls and Indicators................................................................2-7
3D Graph Controls for Windows....................................................................2-9
Enhancements to Property and Invoke Nodes................................................ 2-9
Improvements to VI Server Properties in Reserved VIs and
RuntimeSystems ..........................................................................................2-9
Ring Enhancements.........................................................................................2-11
ActiveX Enhancements for Windows.............................................................2-13
ActiveX Event Functions for Windows..........................................................2-14
HiQ and MATLAB Functionality for Windows.............................................2-15
Integration of Mathematics and Signal Processing VIs..................................2-22
Integration of the Picture Control VIs.............................................................2-24
Sound VIs for Windows and Macintosh.........................................................2-25
Generating Reports in LabVIEW for Windows..............................................2-25
Report Generation VI Descriptions.................................................................2-28
Enhancements to DAQ..................................................................................................2-39
DAQ Solution Wizard.....................................................................................2-39
Support for NI-DAQ for Windows and Macintosh........................................ 2-39
New Syntax Element for Nonsequentially Scanned SCXI
Module Channels.........................................................................................2-39
Enhancements to VISA.................................................................................................2-40
Enhancements for Building and Distributing Applications...........................................2-41
Building Executable Programs........................................................................2-41
Run-Time Engine for the Application Builder for Windows......................... 2-46
Enhancements to Networking........................................................................................2-47
DataSocket VIs for Windows......................................................................... 2-47
Internet/HTTP Services...................................................................................2-47
Enhancements to Examples and Activities....................................................................2-62