User`s guide

Using Operator Interfaces Chapter 11
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To create a RunTime version of a VEE program, follow these
steps:
1 Create a panel view for the run time version of the
program.
2 Save the program so that you have a copy you can edit.
3 Select File ⇒ Create RunTime Version.... VEE will automatically
use a *.vxe extension to indicate a run time version.
Displaying a Pop-Up Panel During Execution
You can cause a panel to pop up when a UserObject or
UserFunction executes in a program. To display a pop- up
panel, select ShowPanelonExecute under Properties in the
object menu. To keep the panel on screen until the operator
is ready to proceed, add a Confirm (OK) object. Otherwise,
the panel disappears when the UserObject or UserFunction
is done executing.
To keep a pop- up panel displayed during multiple calls to a
UserFunction, use the ShowPanel() and HidePanel()
functions. For example, you may want to keep the pop- up
panel displayed as a status panel while the program
executes. See the next section for an example.
Creating a Status Panel
In VEE, you can implement status panels to monitor the
results of multiple tests or functions. This feature is
implemented with the ShowPanel() and HidePanel()
functions, as shown in Figure 237. For more information,
refer to “Lab 11- 5: Creating a Status Panel" on page 434.