Here is a tool, that i have just created, that lets a developer, to externally control front panels that are imbedded in an executable. I thought other developers, who use lots of executables, would find this useful too.

Some Basic Instructions:
- To be able to display a VI's front panel, the application builder has to be forced, in the applications builder's 'VI Settings', to leave it in.
- 'Open' Button
This displays a dialog box which you use to select the actual executable you want to access.
- If the executable is already running and the correct Port is already open, when selected, the program immediately displays the exes displayable VI's.
- It the executable is not running, a dialog box is displayed that says it is waiting for the executable to be opened. The user can either open the executable manually or use the 'Open App' button.
- There are more combinations handled but i am not going to describe them all there.
- 'Refresh' Button
If VI's are loaded dynamically, the user will have to use the refresh button to update the displayed list.
- The rest of the UI is self explanatory.

Some Notes:
- This program modifies , VI Server port setting and host address, in the executables ini file, if these settings are important or you don't want this port left open keep a copy of the original ini file so it can be replaced.
- I have included the executable, which is compiled in LV6.1, i have never tested its use on a LV7.x executable and so i am including the code as well.
- To use the LabVIEW code it needs OpenG's file library.

If you have any questions let me know.

Tim

Thanks Tim, nifty tool. Do you have any updates planned?