LabVIEW FAQ

Getting Started

• What is G?
• How can I learn more about LabVIEW?
• How to report a LabVIEW bug
• What is OpenG?

General

• What is a State Machine?
• Is the while loop really a while loop?
• Is there a NaN equivalent for integer data types?
• What is good LabVIEW programming style?

Application Builder, Installers and code distribution

• Why doesn't the VI method "Make Current Values Default" work?
• How do I build an executable?

Application Design & Architecture

• What are LabVIEW 2 style globals?
• What is a state machine?

External Code

• How do I write data to an Excel spreadsheet?

Database and File IO

• How do I rename a file?

Hardware

• How do I print to a line printer?
• How do I find a single character in a serial stream?
• Can I use a modem to send data?
• How do I use a modem to send an audio message?
• Why doesn't my VISA session work?
• How do I release control over an instrument?
• Why don't the Fieldpoint examples use FP Read?

LabVIEW Development Environment

• How to run multiple instances of LabVIEW?
• What does an "Insane Object" mean?