> What I am trying to accomplish is to 1) launch a vi 
> dynamically that uses event structures for interaction with 
> the user interface, 2) sometimes update the display on this 
> dynamically launched vi by using another vi (opens a VI 
> reference and invokes the set control method).  It seems I 
> could use some sort of event generated by the vi that sets 
> the control value to fire the event handler in the running vi 
> and thereby update the display, but I have had no luck.  I 
> have tried setting the value(signaling) property of a 
> registered control, but this doesn't work because the waiting 
> event blocks the value from the dynamically updated control 
> from ever updating the
> value(signaling) property of the registered control.  The 
> best I have come up with is periodically timing out the event 
> structure (which forces the
> value(signaling) property to update which generates an event 
> for the registered control) but this is just a backhanded way 
> of polling for a changed value and violates the idea of an 
> event driven program.  

Mark, Check ou this method of using value changed signaling event. Let
me know if this is what you are doing:

http://forums.lavausergroup.org/index.php?showtopic=139&view=findpost&p=
307

If you read through the post you will find other methods.

Thank You
Michael Aivaliotis


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