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LabVIEW 5.1 Addendum vi
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Chapter 2
New 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
Runtime Systems.......................................................................................... 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