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* '''PropPage_Appearance.vi''': All Classes with Other Appearance VIs (This appears in the Top Subpanel, the specific in the Bottom Subpanel) | |||
* '''PropPage_ColorBoxAppearance.vi''': [[ColorBox class|ColorBox Control (7)]] | * '''PropPage_ColorBoxAppearance.vi''': [[ColorBox class|ColorBox Control (7)]] | ||
* '''PropPage_BooleanAppearance.vi''': [[Boolean class|Boolean Control (8)]] | * '''PropPage_BooleanAppearance.vi''': [[Boolean class|Boolean Control (8)]] | ||
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## Ensure the VI has the standard 4x2x2x4 connector pane. | ## Ensure the VI has the standard 4x2x2x4 connector pane. | ||
## Create a boolean indicator called '''OKtoQuit''' and connect it to [2] (or the second one down on the right, a.k.a. outputs). | ## Create a boolean indicator called '''OKtoQuit''' and connect it to [2] (or the second one down on the right, a.k.a. outputs). | ||
## Create a string control called '''QueueName'''. It is not connected to the connector pane but is used for a [[Named Queue]] | ## Create a string control called '''QueueName'''. It is not connected to the connector pane but is used for a [[Named Queue]]. This Queue is required to stop the VI. | ||
## Create an array of Generic Refnum controls called '''Main Ref Array In'''. It also is not connected to the connector pane and is the array of references to the selected objects. Only tabs that are defined for all of the selected objects are shown. | ## Create an array of Generic Refnum controls called '''Main Ref Array In'''. It also is not connected to the connector pane and is the array of references to the selected objects. Only tabs that are defined for all of the selected objects are shown. | ||
# Goto ''[LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\PropertyPages'' and find the text file or files for the [[VI Server Class Hierarchy|VI Server Classes]] you want your page to show up for. The files are named for the VI Server Class ID (for example 6 = Control, 27 = String, etc.). | # Goto ''[LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\PropertyPages'' and find the text file or files for the [[VI Server Class Hierarchy|VI Server Classes]] you want your page to show up for. The files are named for the VI Server Class ID (for example 6 = Control, 27 = String, etc.). | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 19 March 2024
The Properties dialog is accessed by right-clicking on any element on the Front Panel or Block Diagram and then selecting Properties. Depending on the type of the object different tabs are shown. Also, many tabs have two subpanels that contain different controls based on the data type.
Custom Property Pages
The tabs are pre-set and the names on them cannot be changed. However, a tab that is shown can be overridden or a tab that wouldn't normally be shown can be overridden and made to be shown. To do this follow these steps:
- Create your VI and save it at: [LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\PropertyPages\Pages\PropPage_[your unique name].vi
- Ensure the VI has the standard 4x2x2x4 connector pane.
- Create a boolean indicator called OKtoQuit and connect it to [2] (or the second one down on the right, a.k.a. outputs).
- Create a string control called QueueName. It is not connected to the connector pane but is used for a Named Queue. This Queue is required to stop the VI.
- Create an array of Generic Refnum controls called Main Ref Array In. It also is not connected to the connector pane and is the array of references to the selected objects. Only tabs that are defined for all of the selected objects are shown.
- Goto [LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\PropertyPages and find the text file or files for the VI Server Classes you want your page to show up for. The files are named for the VI Server Class ID (for example 6 = Control, 27 = String, etc.).
- In the File, a line exists for each page that will appear for that class. The number is the page from the table above and the VI is the VI to appear in that page's subpanel.