Automatically labeling plot legend using XY Graphs?

[murchak]

Hi JaymeW,

So I was able to create what you showed. However, the plot legend didn't change. Please see the attached VI.

What am I doing wrong?

[murchak]

Forgot to attach the data file

[JaymeW]

Hi murchak,

Sorry for the confusion; the property node that you were using before is the correct one, all you need to do is add that additional property to it.  Here is a screenshot (instead of a VI snippet) that is hopefully more clear

Also, be sure that Active Plot is above Error Bar Name because the node executes from top to bottom.

[Georgesvk]

THANK YOU.

I am sending my VI. 
I am naming plots, by constant parameter different for each plot. 

[altenbach]

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Georgesvk wrote:

I am naming plots, by constant parameter different for each plot. 

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This thread is already marked as solved and has not seen activity in years. Why are you posting this???

Your VI uses a format specifier that is invalid in most of the world (using a comma in the numeric specifier ( %,2f instead of %.2f). The plot naming convention also seems quite specialized and not useful for the typical case. Your VI will just confuse.

If you think you have made a universally useful VI that could be of interest to the community, start a new thread and describe in detail why it is useful, show some typical application scenarios, and provide full documentation. It would also help to clean up the code a little bit (logical layout without overlapping wires, add comments, etc.). Also change the connectors so inputs are on the left. Right now you are violating quite a few basic design guidelines.

Thanks!

[labstew]

Super old thread apologies for dragging it up again, but I was trying to make this method work and thought it would be easier to ask in here than start a new thread with the same basic question.  I am trying to auto populate the plot names with an array of strings, and used a similar method, but it always seems to state that the XY graph is not in Edit mode (err 1073) no matter where I put the property node (I have tried putting the write function before the other data is written at the same time, and after)?  This is probably a really stupid question but I am stumped..... 

Using LV 2011 SP1.

[GerdW]

Hi stew,

This is probably a really stupid question but I am stumped..... 

Yes! 😄

You are trying to change the label of the graph - this will only work in edit mode as the error message says.

Maybe you should try to change the plot labels instead?

Btw. using AutoCleanup (Ctrl-U) will improve your block diagram as long as you don't follow the style guide…

[labstew]

Hah that does make more sense!  Thanks!