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Use the LabVIEW Web Server to publish images of front panels on the Web. By default, after you enable the Web Server all VIs are visible to all Web browsers. However, you can control browser access to the published front panels and configure which VIs are visible on the Web. To display front panels on the Web, the VIs must be in memory on the computer.

The Web Server can generate images of front panels in the JPEG and PNG image formats. The JPEG format compresses graphics well but can lose some graphic detail. This format works best for photos. For line art, front panels, and block diagrams, JPEG compression can result in fuzzy graphics and uneven colors. The PNG format also compresses graphics well, although not always as well as the JPEG format. However, PNG compression does not lose any detail.

Use the Web Publishing Tool to create an HTML document and embed static or animated images of the front panel or to embed a front panel in an HTML document so a client computer can view and control the front panel remotely. You also can embed static images of the front panel in an existing HTML document.

Use the Snapshot option in the Web Publishing Tool to return a static image of the front panel of a VI currently in memory on the server computer. Use the Monitor option in the Web Publishing Tool to return an animated image of the front panel of a VI currently in memory on the server computer. Use the Embedded option in the Web Publishing Tool to embed a front panel in an HTML document so a client computer can view and control the front panel remotely.

Note  The front panel of the VI you want to publish might be large. It takes the Web Server longer to create a large image, which can slow the execution of the VI. Also, a large image takes a significant amount of time to transmit to the browser, especially over a slow modem connection. Therefore, make sure the front panels of VIs you want to publish are a reasonable size.

You also can submit VIs to the NI Developer Zone to share VIs with registered ni.com users.