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Method of VI.

Opens the front panel window. If the front panel is already open, this method changes the state of the front panel window to the state you wire to this method. Use the Front Panel:Close method to close the front panel window.

You also can use the Front Panel Window:State property to set the state of a front panel window that is already open. Example

Parameters

Name	Description
activate	If TRUE (default), the front panel window opens as the active window.
State	Sets the state in which to open the front panel window. Valid values include 1 (Standard), 3 (Hidden), 4 (Minimized), and 5 (Maximized). Invalid—If you set the input to this value, the method returns an error. Standard (default)—Opens the front panel window but does not minimize, maximize, or hide the window. Closed—If you set the input to this value, the method returns an error. Hidden—Opens the front panel window as floating but not visible. If you set the input to this value and close all references to the front panel, the window remains open but hidden. Because the VI is open, the Getting Started window does not appear. To solve this problem, open the VI from the operating system. For example, double-click the VI in Windows Explorer to open the VI. Minimized—Opens the front panel window as minimized. Maximized—Opens the front panel window as maximized.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.

Settable when the VI is running	Yes
Need to authenticate before use	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Remote access disallowed	No
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Available with control VIs	Yes
Available with global VIs	Yes
Available with strict type definitions	No
Available with polymorphic VIs	Yes
Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	Yes (Read/Write)

Example

Refer to the FrontPanelStates VI in the labview\examples\viserver directory for an example of using the Front Panel:Open method.