How to launch/show panel without suing blocking functions like RunUserInterface()?

[AlePinto]

Good afternoon,

I developed a DLL in LabWindows/CVI containing new step types that i use in TestStand. One of those step types (in running mode, post substep) launches a panel which must remain active through all the test sequence allowing the normal procedure of steps after calling that specific step.

I cannot use a blocking function like RunUserInterface() since it doesn't return until QuitUserInterface() is called.

Regards,

Alejandro 

[richferrara · Accepted solution]

A couple of ideas:

• Set up a loop that calls ProcessSystemEvents and then sleeps.
• Create a function in a new thread using CmtScheduleThreadPoolFunction and call RunUserInterface from this thread.

[AlePinto]

Thanks for your response richferrara!

Finally, i implemented a secondary thread which runs RunUserInterface function as you mention but, to finish its execution programmatically or by pressing "Quit" button of a panel loaded in secondary thread, i used PostDeferredCallToThread to call QuitUserInterface in that secondary thread, whose ID is got by CmtGetCurrentThreadID.

Regards, 

Alejandro