Remote Panel:Client Connections Method

Short Name: RP.Client Connections

Installed With: Full Development System

Class: VI Methods

Returns an array of clusters containing connection information about the clients viewing or controlling the VI.

LabVIEW opens a connection on the server computer when another application instance or a related application, such as a Web browser, requests to view the front panel of a VI in memory on the server computer.

This method can return networking error codes.

Example

Parameters

Name	Required	Description
Remote Panel Connections	No	Describes the clients viewing or controlling the VI. VI Name Name of the VI being viewed or controlled by the client. Remote IP address of the client viewing or controlling the VI. UserName LabVIEW user name of the client viewing or controlling the VI. Port Port that the Web Server on the client computer uses. Status An enumeration type that specifies the controlling status of the connection. Create Time A time stamp that specifies in seconds when the connection was created. Status Time A time stamp that specifies in seconds when the client changed to its current connection status. Control End Time A time stamp that indicates when the server will regain control of the VI or transfer control to another client. A value of MM/DD/YY indicates that you did not set a time limit for the VI in the Web Server: Visible VIs page of the Options dialog box.
Remote Panel Controller	No	Index of the client in Remote Panel Connections currently controlling the VI. A value of –1 indicates that no client is controlling the VI and that the server is in control.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this method.

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

Example

Refer to the RemotePanelMethods-Server VI in the labview\examples\remotepanel directory for an example of using the Remote Panel:Client Connections method.

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