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© National Instruments Corporation 15 LabWindows/CVI Release Notes for Windows
Generate IVI C++ Wrapper
Use the Generate IVI C++ Wrapper command to generate a C++ wrapper for an IVI driver.
Refer to the LabWindows/CVI Instrument Driver Developers Guide for more information on
IVI drivers.
Context Menus
You can access a context menu in the Function Tree Editor window by pressing the right
mouse button. The context menu contains a selection of the most commonly used menu
commands from the Function Tree Editor window menubar. The Function Tree Editor
window now includes the following context menu items:
• Edit Node
• Edit Function Panel Window
• Edit Help
• Generate Source For Function Node
• Go To Declaration
• Go To Definition
The Source window now includes the following new context menu items:
• Edit Function Tree
• Edit Function Panel
• Edit Instrument Attributes
User-Defined Entries in Tools Menu
You can install your own entries in the Tools menu. Each entry invokes an executable with
optional command line arguments. Use the Tools Menu Options command from the
Options menu of the Project window to add your own entries to the Tools menu.
Tools Menu Options
The new Tools Menu Options command in the Options menu of the Project window allows
you to add your own menu items to the Tools menu that appears in the Project, Source,
Function Panel, Function Tree Editor, and Function Panel Editor windows. Each entry
consists of a menu item name and an associated command line to execute. Each command
line consists of a program name and optional arguments. When you execute an item from
the Tools menu, LabWindows/CVI calls a system function to start another process, passing
the command line as a parameter.
New Configuration Option
The DST rules string allows you to specify the periods of the year in which daylight savings
time is in effect. The time and date functions in the LabWindows/CVI ANSI C Library use