sub VI front panel not on top when it opens

[mcnedrow]

Hello;

I have a large program that, after some operator querries geneerates and loads cal. files into my device using the Xmodem features.

I have a progress bar and some other information on the front panel during the file load.  This panel opens as I expect....the problem is that it is not "on top" of all the other open windows.

I feel that I missed some setting.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[Labuser16383]

right click on sub vi -> sub vi settings -> "open frontpanel when load" and "show frontpanel on call"?

[ben64 · Accepted solution]

Go to File, VI Properties, select Window Appearance, press customize... and set window behavior to modal.

Ben64

[Gregory]

Yes, modal is probably what you want. Alternatively, if you want the user to be able to click on a different window of your application (modal doesn't allow this), then you can use a property node. Place this one at the beginning of your "File Loading" SubVI and it will bring that front panel to the front of all other LV windows initially, and the user can still click around if they want.