How to convert string to enum using LabVIEW 7.0

[altenbach]

Your enum is a typedef and it will only work if the string matches one of the items exactly. If it does, it works just fine. You cannot change the items of an enum at run time. What exactly are you trying to do?

[rkesmodel]

altenbach,

Excuse me for jumping in.

"You cannot change the items of an enum at run time. What exactly are you trying to do?"

So, there is no way to fill the strings in an enum other than manually, correct?  I have a list of about 24 items I would like to have an an enum.  If there is another wy, I would like to know, for this and future uses.

Thanks, 

Roy

[Kyle97330]

You can't set the value of enum strings during run time of a program, but if you use VI scripting to create or edit the enum control while it's not running, then you can.

Or, to do it without scripting, place down a Ring control, set its strings to what you want the enum strings to be using a property node, and then use the right-click-->Replace functionality to replace the Ring with an Enum, and your enum now has all the values that your Ring did.

[Frozen]

Yes, there is a "way to fill the strings". you just cannot do it "at runtime". (Runtime  is the important part)

You can modify the enum from a different vi through scripting. In fact I have done the same thing as you want to do so many times I created my own tool for it.

Where "Your Enum.vi" contains the enum you want to modify.

Hope this helps.

[rkesmodel]

Thanks, all, for the quick replies.  I now have several solutions and a new tool for my toolbox (thanks, Frozen).