How to open a stand alone VI form a VI

[Tanmoy]

I want to open a front panel of a VI (say '2.vi')from a different VI (say '1.vi') and let both the VI run independently unless I close each of them. Can any one send me an example for LabVIEW 7.1.

[visuman]

You can call another Vi by using Call by reference function, and keep the vi open theough the invoke node.

[parthabe]

You can also another VI statically from your first VI by placing the second VI in the BD of the first VI.

What you need to do in this case is VI Properties >> Category -> Window Appearance >> Customize >> Window Behavior -> Check Floating Window option.

This will make you access/control both the VIs simultaneously while running.

You need to frame a mutually inclusice event logic so as to stop & exit from both the VIs when you press a (Stop)button in either of those VIs.