> 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