How to get Tab Control update from a subvi

[hiNI]

Hello,

I am using the subVI to change the color of the highlighted tab on the top VI.

In the attached program, how to get the main VI tab control to show correctly highlighted as per the operation in the sub VI?

Thanks. 

[LucianM · Accepted solution]

Modify your subVI to accept a reference to a tab control and use property nodes on that reference to change properties of the tab. Wire the reference of the tab in the main VI to the tab reference subVI input.

[hiNI]

Hello,

I have put the reference in, but I cannot seem to color the main vi tab color.  Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi hiNI,

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@hiNI wrote:

I cannot seem to color the main vi tab color.  Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

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You don't set the background color.

You set the foreground color twice…