get element in combo box indicator

[DiegoDC]

a vi generates an array of strings, how can I select one element with a combo box and send it to another vi as if it is a control?

thanks

[Harold_Timmis]

hope this helps:

[DiegoDC]

Thank you but It's not what i meant, my fault

A vi generates this array of strings, as I said, so I had to fill the combobox programmatically, that mean at run time. Then another vi should be able to get the element selected by the user from front panel and do something with it.

For the first vi the combobox is an indicator, for the second a control.

Hope this will clarify,

thank you again

Diego

[jack47]

Can't you just pass the same array of strings to the subvi and fill the combobox with the same values as the indicator in the main VI?

[DiegoDC]

it doesn't let me pass an array of strings to the combobox,it accepts only string

[jack47]

You can add an array of strings to the 'Strings[]' property.

[DiegoDC]

the string property of a control is a source, not a sink! how can you make it a sink? i have the black arrow on the right, not on le left as you

[jack47]

Right-click on it and select 'Change all to write'.

[Alain_S]

You can also right-click the combobox and select: Create\Property Node\Strings[]

That way you don't need a reference to the combo box 🙂

[jack47]

That's how I had it, but the snippet tools converted it to a reference.  That's what I get for trying to be too fancy.