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Owning Palette: Data Communication VIs and Functions

Use the DataSocket VI and functions to pass data between VIs programmatically.

The VI and functions on this palette can return networking error codes.

Palette Object	Description
DataSocket Close	Closes a data connection you specify in connection id.
DataSocket Open	Opens a data connection you specify in URL.
DataSocket Read	Dequeues the next available data value from the client-side buffer associated with the connection you specify in connection in and returns the data.
DataSocket Select URL	Displays a dialog box for the user to select a data source and returns the URL to that data.
DataSocket Write	Writes data to the connection you specify in connection in.