Disable main vi while executing sub vi

[anushaas]

Hi 

Can anyone help me to disable the main vi front panel while executing the sub vi ?

The vi is attached

I want the label 'starting...' and the count down  to be displayed in a separate vi and not along with the main vi.

I tried fixing the sub vi properties as specified in 

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/5D861C416A55F2208625700600537025

but it is not working.

[James.M]

You haven't included your subVI, so we don't know what code you call in that. If you want to make the Main VI transparent, you need to include a reference to that VI to the property node that you've linked to above.

Do you want to make your Main VI transparent before that inside While loop executed? And then reappear afterwards? Use the code in the link that you gave above to do that before and after the loop.

FYI, usually, if you have a subVI popup like you're describing, the While loop that the subVI is looping is inside the subVI, not looping outside the subVI.

[Gregory]

If you set the Window Appearance >> Customize... >> Modal the user will not be able to click behind the SubVI. Make sure the SubVI definitely finishes execution though, otherwise the user will never be able to get back to the main application.

[billko]

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@Gregory wrote:

If you set the Window Appearance >> Customize... >> Modal the user will not be able to click behind the SubVI. Make sure the SubVI definitely finishes execution though, otherwise the user will never be able to get back to the main application.

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I usually select the "Dialog" preset and then go to customize and change anything I don't like about it.  Which is pretty much exactly what you said, but done at a "higher" level.

[GerdW]

Duplicate post!

[billko]

Seems like this is my day to respond to useless posts.