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Global Variables

Status: New

Make the global variable icon double in size on the block diagram every time it is referenced by a VI in the project.

 

Global OK.PNG

 

So this is OK!

 

Global Bad.PNG

 

This is not so good. Although this suggestion is semi-facetious it is an immediate indicator of poor coupling

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SteenSchmidt
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That's where it should go really! The runtime engine can detect this and just popup a dialog saying "Ahem, lost marbles detected. I'll just park you here in a root-loop deadlock for your own safety...".

 

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or a recursive Are You Sure dialog!

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Intaris
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But the "Are you sure" should add another " you're sure" at the end of each iteration so that an impending memory leak will eventually stop the idiot in his tracks.

 

"Are you sure you're sure you're sure you're.........."?