You will have to use VI Server to do this. This is different from placing a VI on the diagram. Instead, you open a reference to the VI and use an invoke node with the "Run VI" method. Make sure to specify "Wait until done" to be false.
Michael Aivaliotis <http://forums.lavausergroup.org> > I have a project with several VIs and sub VIs in maybe 4 > hierarcy levels. The main VI is basically a state machine > waiting for user clicks to go to one of the sub VIs, which > e.g. displays a xy chart of measurements. Up to now the user > always had to close the chart window (go back to main) before > he could select a different sub VI (e.g. for changing some > settings). Now a customer wants to get direct acess to other > sub VIs (frontpanels) without closing the chart window first. > But the main VI does not respond to user input as long as the > chart window is open. The buttons just go to ON when clicked, > but the state machine does not react until thechart window is > closed. How can I get the main VI to commence working (not > waiting for the chart window to complete and return)?
