National Instruments Window - Manual (Page 13)

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Create ActiveX Automation Controller (Windows 95/NT only)
Use the Create ActiveX Automation Controller command to generate a new instrument
driver for an ActiveX Automation Server. When you select the Create ActiveX Automation
Controller command, the Select ActiveX Automation Server dialog box appears, which
contains a list of the ActiveX Automation Servers on the current computer. After you select
an ActiveX Automation Server, a wizard guides you through creating an instrument driver to
control the ActiveX Automation Server. The wizard lets you select the property constants,
method functions, and creation functions for the objects to include in the instrument driver.
Refer to the Create ActiveX Automation Controller (Windows 95/NT Only) section in
Chapter 3, Project Window, of the LabWindows/CVI User Manual for more information on
how to use this feature.
Update ActiveX Automation Controller (Windows 95/NT only)
Use the Update ActiveX Automation Controller command to add new objects to an existing
ActiveX Automation controller instrument driver. The command opens the Browse ActiveX
Automation Server dialog box for the ActiveX Automation Server the instrument driver
controls. Refer to the Create ActiveX Automation Controller (Windows 95/NT Only) section
in Chapter 3, Project Window, of the LabWindows/CVI User Manual for more information on
how to use this feature.
Create IVI (Intelligent Virtual Instruments) Instrument Driver
Use the Create IVI Instrument Driver command and the IVI wizard to create the source
file, include file, and function panel file for controlling an instrument. You can base the new
instrument driver on one of the following:
• An existing driver for a similar instrument
• The core IVI driver template
• A template for a particular type of instrument
The IVI wizard copies the template or existing driver files and replaces all instances of the
original instrument prefix with the prefix you select for your new driver.
Refer to the LabWindows/CVI Instrument Driver Developers Guide for more information on
IVI drivers.
Edit Instrument Attributes
Use the Edit Instrument Attributes command to add, delete, or edit attributes for an IVI
driver. You can invoke this command only if the file in the Source window has the same path
and base filename as an instrument driver function panel (
.fp ) file and its associated .sub
file. The command is useful only if the instrument driver files were generated using the
Create IVI Instrument Driver command.
This command analyzes the instrument driver files to find all the attributes the driver uses. It
then opens a dialog box that displays the attributes and information about them. In the dialog