NI-DAQmx .NET Framework 4.0 API Reference

DaqSystem.SaveGlobalChannel Method (Channel, String, SaveOptions)

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Updated2023-02-21
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Saves the specified local or global channel to Measurement Automation Explorer (MAX) as a global channel, under the virtual name it was given when it was created and with specified author and options values.

Namespace: NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly: NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.40.49302

Syntax

public void SaveGlobalChannel(
	Channel channel,
	string author,
	SaveOptions options
)

Public Sub SaveGlobalChannel ( 
	channel As Channel,
	author As String,
	options As SaveOptions
)

Parameters

channel: Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxChannel
The channel instance to save.
author: Type: SystemString
A user-specified string that represents the name to store with the channel. For example, channels created with the DAQ Assistant have the string "DAQ Assistant" as their author. You may pass Empty.
options: Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxSaveOptions
One or more flags indicating various save options.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
DaqException	The NI-DAQmx driver returned an error.

Remarks

You may save a channel under a different name by calling SaveGlobalChannelAs(Channel, String).

You cannot view programmatically saved global channels in the DAQ Assistant for versions of NI-DAQ earlier than 7.4. To view a programmatically saved global channel in an earlier version of NI-DAQ, first use the DAQ Assistant in NI-DAQ 7.4 or later to save the global channel.

Visit the DAQmx Professional Developer Tools Web site for more information and examples of programmatically saving global channels.

NI-DAQmx .NET Framework 4.0 API Reference

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DaqSystem.SaveGlobalChannel Method (Channel, String, SaveOptions)

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