How can I read the table-color in a sub-vi??

[Norick_17]

How can I read the table-color in a sub-vi? Is it done by a reference to the table or with a global variable? For a better understanding of the problem I added to vi's. Please start the "run.vi". I wanna see

the same background color of the table in "run.vi" in the called sub-vi "read color.vi".

How can I do that?

thanks in advance

                        Norick

[MikeS81]

Hi Norick,

i can't open your vi at the moment. You can use the reference of the table to read the properties.

See the attched picture.

Mike

[Norick_17]

Hi

well I tried your suggestion but I do have the problem that I only read the background color of the selected index. Is it not possible to have access to all entries of the table at once?

In my opinion I should have access through the reference to all parameters like values,background color etc.

Please check my attached vi's for the problem.

thanks

     Norick

[MikeS81]

Hi Norick,

you can read everything at ones. You can resize the property node. Select what ever you want. The value property results in an array with all values.

Mike

[Norick_17]

Mike

with the values etc. it seems to work but I really struggle with the background colors of each index. Could you please check the vi's and put in the way you think it should work?

thanks in advance

                    Norick

[Ben]

Check the help on valid index values.

In adition to the cell indexes you would expect (0,0), (0,1), etc an index like (-1,0) will select a whole row (or collumn) and (-2,-2) selects the whole table.

Ben

[Norick_17]

Ben

the propertie with the background color reads the color of the current table. What I need is the color which comes along with the reference and afterwards I would like to 

use this color to set it in the sub-vi.

Everything is working so far except the color...

[Ben · Accepted solution]

pop-up on the table refernece wire and do  "create control". Add this control to the icon connector of the sub-VI and then wire a ref from the calling VI to that terminal so the calling VI is passing the ref to the sub-VI.

Ben